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West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1962

The 3rd West Bengal legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
252
127 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
157 seats · majority
Candidates
961
17 women, 10 elected
Turnout
52.97%
95.6 lakh of 1.81 cr

The house

252 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

252SEATS
  • INC157
  • CPI50
  • FB13
  • IND11
  • RSP9
  • PSP5
  • LSS4
  • GL2
  • Others1

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress157—25247.3%45,22,47647.29%—1
CPICommunist Party of India50—14540.9%23,86,83424.96%—8
FBFB13—3438.2%4,41,0984.61%—10
INDIndependent11—29510.1%10,50,51510.98%—236
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party9—1740.1%2,45,2612.56%—3
PSPPraja Socialist Party5—8714.7%4,77,2544.99%—52
LSSLSS4—1129.7%68,5830.72%—3
GLGL2—439.3%38,0760.40%—0
SBPSBP1—168.5%58,8060.61%—14
HMSHMS0—257.9%76,1380.80%—20
SUCSUC0—1115.8%69,8440.73%—7
SWASwatantra Party0—246.4%55,4470.58%—19
JSBharatiya Jana Sangh0—253.9%43,4830.46%—24
WPIWPI0—87.5%26,9130.28%—7
SOCSOC0—71.0%2,6630.03%—7

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in West Bengal at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Feb 1962

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
KOTULPURWest BengalINCJAGANNATH KOLAYINDEUNAS19,60163.77%
BARA BAZARWest BengalINCISHAWAR DAS JALANCPIKISHAN LAL MAKHARIA20,49360.57%
JAMALPURWest BengalINCMRITYUNJOY PRAMANIKPSPRADHAKANTA MALIK15,83754.26%
RANINAGARWest BengalINDSYED BADRUDDUJAINCAZIZUR RAHMAN16,91950.22%
BHAGABANPURWest BengalINCABHA MAITIPSPBASANTA KUMAR PANDA26,70250.04%
CHOWRINGHEEWest BengalINCBIDHAN CHANDRA ROYCPIBISWANATH MUKHERJEE15,16648.47%
SAGARDIGHIWest BengalINCAMBIKA CHARAN DASINDKUBER CHAND HALDAR8,10542.63%
BASANTIWest BengalINCSHAKILA KHATUNINDPHANI BHUSHAN MONDAL13,97841.97%
RAGHUNATHPURAWest BengalINCSHANKAR NARAYAN SINGHADEOLSSCHITTA DAS GUPTA7,62540.50%
ARAMBAGH EASTWest BengalINCPRAFULLA CHANDRA SENFBRABINDRA NATH ROY19,59339.24%

Closest results of Feb 1962

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
SWARUPNAGARWest BengalINCABDUL GAFURCPIJAMINI RANJAN SEN220.04%
PANCHLAWest BengalFBAPURBA LAL MAJUMDARINCMANI LAL BASU190.05%
SINGURWest BengalINCPROBHAKAR PALCPIAJIT KUMAR BASU310.05%
GANGAJALGHATIWest BengalINCSISHURAM MONDALHMSBIJOY KUMAR MANDAL300.11%
BALARAMPURWest BengalLSSPADAK MAHATACPIUMESH CHANDRA MAHATO300.17%
KANDIWest BengalINCKUMAR JAGDISH CHANDRA SINHARSPAMALENDRA LAL ROY940.23%
MEMARIWest BengalCPISUCHAND SORENINCBAIDYANATH MAJHI1250.37%
MADARIHATWest BengalRSPA. H. BESHTERWITCHINCMAHADEO BHAGAT1300.45%
JORE BUNGALOWWest BengalCPIBHADRA BAHADUR HAMALGLNANDALAL GURUNG1290.60%
VISHNUPURWest BengalCPIRADHIKA DHIBARINCBINODER MAJI2060.63%