West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996
The 12th West Bengal legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
294
148 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
157 seats · majority
Candidates
2,035
114 women, 20 elected
Turnout
80.64%
3.68 cr of 4.56 cr
The house
294 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM157
- INC82
- FBL21
- RSP18
- CPI6
- IND5
- GNLF3
- JKPN1
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous West Bengal assembly election (1991)
INC
+39
CPM
-32
FBL
-8
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 157 | -32 | 217 | 50.5% | 1,39,49,664 | 37.92% | +1.05 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 82 | +39 | 288 | 40.2% | 1,45,23,964 | 39.48% | +4.36 | 6 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 21 | -8 | 34 | 45.5% | 19,12,183 | 5.20% | -0.32 | 0 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 18 | 0 | 23 | 48.8% | 13,67,439 | 3.72% | +0.25 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 6 | +1 | 12 | 46.4% | 6,42,993 | 1.75% | +0.21 | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -1 | 844 | 1.0% | 9,59,130 | 2.61% | -0.40 | 838 |
| GNLFGNLF | 3 | — | 3 | 53.4% | 1,61,498 | 0.44% | — | 0 |
| JKPNJKPN | 1 | — | 8 | 15.6% | 1,45,503 | 0.40% | — | 6 |
| FBSFBS | 1 | — | 20 | 5.0% | 1,23,316 | 0.34% | — | 18 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 292 | 6.5% | 23,72,480 | 6.45% | -4.90 | 278 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4.4% | 1,34,436 | 0.36% | +0.06 | 24 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 5 | 27.9% | 1,05,697 | 0.29% | -0.39 | 0 |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | — | 2 | 39.7% | 1,05,366 | 0.29% | — | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.0% | 67,853 | 0.18% | -0.10 | 48 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 30 | 1.2% | 47,206 | 0.13% | — | 30 |
| ABGLABGL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14.3% | 43,261 | 0.12% | 0.00 | 1 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.7% | 31,857 | 0.09% | +0.08 | 33 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | — | 29 | 0.6% | 20,555 | 0.06% | — | 29 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.8% | 19,221 | 0.05% | -0.04 | 20 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0.3% | 17,330 | 0.05% | -0.03 | 46 |
| JMMMJMMM | 0 | — | 5 | 2.2% | 11,593 | 0.03% | — | 5 |
| PBRMLPBRML | 0 | — | 5 | 0.7% | 5,359 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| INLINL | 0 | — | 7 | 0.5% | 4,480 | 0.01% | — | 7 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 16 | 0.3% | 4,476 | 0.01% | — | 16 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0.6% | 3,533 | 0.01% | -0.32 | 5 |
| HJKPHJKP | 0 | — | 2 | 1.4% | 3,309 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | — | 2 | 1.2% | 2,448 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 1,218 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| IDPPIDPP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.1% | 515 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| AICDBPPAICDBPP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.4% | 392 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 251 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 178 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 49 | 0.00% | — | 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 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANNING EAST | West Bengal | CPMABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA | INCAKRAM LASKAR | 66,76557.11% |
| JHARGRAM | West Bengal | CPMBUDDHADEV BHAKAT | INCCHAITNYA MURMU | 67,91151.33% |
| GOGHAT | West Bengal | FBLSHIBA PRASAD MALICK | INCLAKSHMI CHARAN KANRI | 63,31348.49% |
| GOPIBALLAVPUR | West Bengal | CPMRANA SAKTI | INCREKHA RANI MAHATA | 52,80445.52% |
| INDPUR | West Bengal | CPIKIRITY BAGDI | INCLAYEK BIBEKANANDA | 44,51643.59% |
| GARHBETA EAST | West Bengal | CPMSUSANTA GHOSH | INCTAPAN CHAKRABORTY | 51,37643.49% |
| BALRAMPUR | West Bengal | CPMBHANDU MAJHI | INCDULALI MANDI | 41,52943.25% |
| INDAS | West Bengal | CPMNANDADULAL MAJHI | INCNABA KUMAR RAJAK | 50,89341.86% |
| KESHIARI | West Bengal | CPMMAHESWAR MURMU | INCGOURI TUDU | 51,33141.73% |
| SEALDAH | West Bengal | INCSOMENDRA NATH MITRA | CPIARUN PRAKASH CHATTERJEE | 20,96540.85% |
Closest results of Feb 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMNAGAR | West Bengal | CPMMRINAL KANTI ROY | INCDIPAK KUMAR DAS | 500.04% |
| MAGRAHAT WEST | West Bengal | INCABUL BASAR LASKAR | CPMANURADHA PUTATUNDA | 730.06% |
| MOYNA | West Bengal | CPMDIPAK BERA | INCMANIK BHOWMIK | 960.07% |
| JAGATDAL | West Bengal | INCANAY GOPAL SINHA | FBLNIHAR BASU | 1170.09% |
| PANSKURA EAST | West Bengal | INCBIPLAB RAY CHOWDHURY | CPMSARKAR SISIR | 1370.10% |
| NANDIGRAM | West Bengal | INCDEBISANKAR PANDA | CPISAKTI BAL | 1380.11% |
| BASIRHAT | West Bengal | CPMNARAYAN MUKHERJEE | INCASIT MAZUMDER | 1810.12% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | West Bengal | INCGOPAL KRISHNA DEY | CPMJANMEJAY MANNA | 1410.12% |
| TAMLUK | West Bengal | INCANIL MUDI | CPISURAJIT BAGCHI | 3300.25% |
| BHAGABANPUR | West Bengal | INCKHANRA AJIT | CPMPRADHAN PRASANTA KUMAR | 2930.27% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 157 of 294 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996?
Turnout was 80.64% — 3.68 cr of 4.56 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996?
2,035 candidates contested 294 seats.
