Kandi Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Gargi Das Ghosh wins by 10,335 vote margin
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Kandi Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Gargi Das Ghosh wins by 10,335 vote margin

Apurba Sarkar (David) (Trinamool Congress), Gargi Das Ghosh (Bharatiya Janata Party), Pratap Das (Bahujan Samaj Party), Shamim Rana (Congress), Mesbahul Islam Khan (All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen), Rejaul Karim (Communist Party of India), Srikanta Das (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Sakshi Gopal Deb (Amra Bangalee), Abhijit Halder (Independent), Ashis Das (Independent), Gokul Hazra (Independent), Rajkumar Mondal (Independent), and Syed Azizur Hossain (Nashim) (Independent) — 13 candidates contesting from Kandi in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Kandi is a General constituency under the Baharampur Lok Sabha segment, with 238,973 voters on its electoral rolls. In 2021, Apurba Sarkar (David) of the Trinamool Congress won by a margin of 38,080 votes. The 2016 winner was Apurba Sarkar of the Congress. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Kandi in 2026.
08:33 (IST) May 07
Kandi Assembly Election Results 2026: BJP’s Gargi Das Ghosh wins by 10,335 vote margin

In Kandi, Gargi Das Ghosh of the BJP secured victory with 73,355 votes and defeated TMC’s Apurba Sarkar (David) by a margin of 10,335 votes. Congress candidate Shamim Rana finished third with 31,160 votes, as the constituency witnessed a competitive contest ending in a BJP win.

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11:35 (IST) May 04
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11:04 (IST) May 04
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10:54 (IST) May 04
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10:03 (IST) May 04
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Kandi is a General constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Baharampur Lok Sabha segment. The constituency has 238,973 voters on its electoral rolls. 13 candidates are contesting in 2026: Apurba Sarkar (David) (Trinamool Congress), Gargi Das Ghosh (Bharatiya Janata Party), Pratap Das (Bahujan Samaj Party), Shamim Rana (Congress), Mesbahul Islam Khan (All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen), Rejaul Karim (Communist Party of India), Srikanta Das (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Sakshi Gopal Deb (Amra Bangalee), Abhijit Halder (Independent), Ashis Das (Independent), Gokul Hazra (Independent), Rajkumar Mondal (Independent), and Syed Azizur Hossain (Nashim) (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Apurba Sarkar (David) of the Trinamool Congress won Kandi with a margin of 38,080 votes. The runner-up was Goutam Roy of the BJP. In 2016, Apurba Sarkar of the Congress had won the seat with a margin of 20,780 votes. round-by-round trends from Kandi will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.