[1] In the 2011 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Ainal Haque of CPI.
Sahitya Pradip Sinha, contesting as an independent, was reportedly backed by Trinamool Congress.
In the 2006 election, Apurba Sarkar of Congress MP of Baharampur, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Supported Independent defeated his nearest rival Abdul Hamid of CPI.
[3] Sudhir Mondal and Bimal Chandra Sinha, both of Congress, won the seat jointly.
In independent India's first election in 1951 Goalbadan Trivedi of Congress won from the Kandi seat.