gobinda chandra naskar of inc won the canning (vidhan sabha constituency) in 1972 and 1971. narayan naskar of inc won in 1969. a.c.halder of bangla congress won in 1967. khagendra nath naskar of inc won in 1962. in 1957, canning (vidhan sabha constituency) had joint seats. khagendra nath naskar and abdus shukur, both of inc, won. the seat did not exist prior to that.