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West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1967

The 4th West Bengal legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
280
141 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
127 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,058
20 women, 9 elected
Turnout
62.56%
1.27 cr of 2.02 cr

The house

280 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

280SEATS
  • INC127
  • CPM43
  • BAC34
  • IND31
  • CPI16
  • FBL13
  • SSP7
  • PSP7
  • Others2

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous West Bengal assembly election (1962)

CPI
-34
INC
-30
IND
+20

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress127-3028041.1%52,07,93041.13%-6.161
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)43—13536.1%22,93,02618.11%—17
BACBAC34—8036.2%12,86,02810.16%—20
INDIndependent31+2032712.0%17,08,01113.49%+2.50249
CPICommunist Party of India16-346228.6%8,27,1966.53%-18.4322
FBLAll India Forward Bloc13—4229.7%5,61,1484.43%—15
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party7—2625.3%2,69,2342.13%—11
PSPPraja Socialist Party7+22620.3%2,38,6941.89%-3.1113
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh1—586.3%1,67,9341.33%—52
SWASwatantra Party1+12111.8%1,02,5760.81%+0.2315
RPIRPI0—13.1%1,2530.01%—1

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 1967

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
SUZAPURWest BengalINCA.B.A.G.K.CHOUDHURYSWAS.AHAMMAD32,71067.09%
TAMLUKWest BengalBACA.K. MUKHOPADHYAYINCS.N. MANDAL36,51963.31%
BHANGARWest BengalBACA.MOLLAINCSUKURALI24,42553.48%
KAKDWIPWest BengalINCH.DHARACPMH.MAITY30,76250.24%
DEGANGAWest BengalBACJ.KABIRINCM.Z.HAQUE20,49649.83%
KARIMPURWest BengalBACN.SANYALINCS.BANERJEE21,70846.57%
LALGOLAWest BengalINCA. SATTARINDS. ALI17,75643.44%
MAHISHADALWest BengalBACS.K. BHARAINCD.P. GARGA24,81142.23%
BAGDAHAWest BengalFBLA.L.MAJUMDARINCM.B.BISWAS19,13942.17%
JAMAL PURWest BengalINCP . PRAMANIKCPMT . SARKAR13,85239.68%

Closest results of Feb 1967

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
BANKURAWest BengalINCS . MITRACPIB . GHOSH150.03%
NOAPARAWest BengalINCS.ROYCPMJ.SAHA290.06%
BALAGARHWest BengalINCH . K . DASCPMA . PRAMANIK430.10%
NAODAWest BengalINCM.ISRAILINDJ.K.BISWAS1690.34%
ALIPOREWest BengalCPIM.SANYALINCN.N.SEN2390.54%
NABAGRAMWest BengalINCA. K. BAKSHIINDB. N. ROY2620.62%
RAJNAGARWest BengalFBLS. MANDALINCN. MANDAL1870.72%
HINGALGANJWest BengalINDB.N.BRAHMACHARICPIH.MANDAL3610.79%
DUBRAJPURWest BengalINDK.N. BANDOPADHYAYFBLB. B. MANDAL2900.80%
KHARGRAMWest BengalINCS.K.MONDALINDK.C.MOULICK3540.91%