West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1971
40 constituencies in West Bengal, 59.26% turnout.
Seats
40
Candidates
195
9 women, 2 elected
Turnout
59.26%
1.31 cr of 2.21 cr
Leading party
CPM
20 of 40 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 20 | +15 | 38 | 44,85,105 | 34.29% | +18.65 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 13 | -1 | 31 | 36,87,665 | 28.20% | -11.49 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -2 | 15 | 13,78,813 | 10.54% | +1.40 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -6 | 28 | 7,56,659 | 5.79% | -9.49 |
| BACBAC | 1 | -4 | 14 | 5,18,781 | 3.97% | -5.40 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2,66,186 | 2.04% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1,69,119 | 1.29% | -0.40 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9,17,947 | 7.02% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -2 | 10 | 3,53,179 | 2.70% | -2.18 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,13,140 | 0.87% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1,12,189 | 0.86% | -0.63 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,11,675 | 0.85% | -0.53 |
| IGLIGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72,131 | 0.55% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63,477 | 0.49% | — |
| LSSLSS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62,527 | 0.48% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,755 | 0.07% | — |
- CPM20 (50%)
- INC13 (33%)
- CPI3 (8%)
- IND1 (3%)
- BAC1 (3%)
- RSP1 (3%)
- Others1 (3%)
- CPM20
- INC13
- CPI3
- IND1
- BAC1
- RSP1
- Others1
- CPM20
- INC13
- CPI3
- IND1
- BAC1
- RSP1
- PSP1
Constituency performance
From the 40 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
GHATAL
won by 1,322 (0.37%)
Biggest victory
PURULIA
won by 76,043 (30.24%)
Highest turnout
MATHURAPUR
71.53%
Lowest turnout
CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
39.99%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained15 (38%)
- Changed hands23 (57%)
- New seat2 (5%)
15 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 23 changed hands. 2 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
West Bengal, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 40 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–40 of 40
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | CPIINDRAJIT GUPTA | CPMKAMAL SARKAR | 26,9587.60% | 55.2% |
| ARAMBAGH | CPMMANORANJAN HAZRA | INCSANTI MOHAN RAY | 22,2206.58% | 64.5% |
| ASANSOL | CPMROBIN SEN | INCNARAYAN CHOUDHURY | 33,66012.57% | 49.3% |
| AUSGRAM | CPMHALDER KRISHNA CHANDRA | BACMAHADEB SAHA | 90,91226.35% | 54.9% |
| BALURGHAT | INCRASENDRA NATH BARMAN | CPMPIJUSH KANTI DAS | 85,27825.38% | 67.7% |
| BANKURA | INCSANKAR NARAYAN SINGH DEO | CPMMAHADEB MUKHERJEE | 25,49810.37% | 45.0% |
| BARASAT | CPIRANENDRA NATH SEN | CPMHEMANTA GANGOPADHYAY | 9,2392.75% | 61.5% |
| BARRACKPORE | CPMMD. ISMAIL | CPIRENU CHAKRABORTY | 83,77516.57% | 66.5% |
| BASIRHAT | INCA. K. M. ISHAQUE | CPMMD. ABDULLARASUL | 54,91017.61% | 58.0% |
| BERHAMPORE | RSPTRIDIB CHOUDHURI | INCKARIM REZAUL | 10,7573.63% | 55.0% |
| BIRBHUM | CPMGADADHAR SAHA | INCKANAI SAHA | 8,3854.11% | 41.5% |
| BOLPUR | CPMSARADISH ROY | INCPHULRENU GUHA | 36,62514.38% | 49.6% |
| BURDWAN | CPMCHATTERJEE SOMNATH | INCBHOLANATH SEN | 64,08017.85% | 62.2% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH EAST | CPIHIREN MUKHERJEE | CPMPIYUS KANTI DAS GUPTA | 2,2910.82% | 52.1% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | INCASOKE KUMAR SEN | CPMPRASANTA KUMAR SUR | 73,27929.13% | 40.0% |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH | INCPRIYA RANJANDAS MUNSI | CPMGANESH GHOSH | 22,0397.70% | 57.0% |
| CONTAI | PSPSAMAR GUHA | NCOABHA MAITY | 70,35920.73% | 63.5% |
| COOCH BEHAR | INCBENOY KRISHNA DASCHOWDHURY | CPMNAGENDRA NATH ROY | 70,60420.30% | 61.5% |
| DARJEELING | CPMRATANLALL BRAHMAN | IGLGURUNG G. S. | 12,2774.83% | 50.6% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | CPMJYOTIRMOY BASU | INCAMBAR PROSAD BANDOPADHAYA | 73,33619.09% | 67.5% |
| GHATAL | CPMJAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA | INCPARIHAL GHOSH | 1,3220.37% | 70.6% |
| HOOGHLY | CPMBIJOY KRISHNA MODAK | INCPHANI GHOSH | 31,4717.37% | 67.7% |
| HOWRAH | CPMSAMAR MUKHERJEE | INCMRITYUNJOY BANERJEE | 25,0427.91% | 52.8% |
| JALPAIGURI | INCTUNA ORAON | CPMBIRSEN KUJAR | 52,96718.34% | 59.1% |
| JANGIPUR | INCLUTFAL HAQUE | RSPBARUN ROY | 49,35616.42% | 54.0% |
| JHARGRAM | INCAMIYA KUMAR KISKU | CPMJADU NATH KISKU | 14,6934.32% | 64.3% |
| JOYNAGAR | INCSAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | CPMNIRMAL KUMAR SINHA | 74,23619.43% | 68.1% |
| KATWA | CPMSAROJ MUKHERJEE | INCDWAIPAYAN SEN | 68,48718.52% | 69.7% |
| KRISHNANAGAR | CPMRENUPADA DAS | INCILA PAL CHAUDHURI | 33,63111.42% | 58.5% |
| MALDA | CPMDINESH CHANDRAJOARDER | INCUMA ROY | 33,76610.33% | 66.3% |
| MATHURAPUR | CPMMADHURJYA HALDAR | INCBIMALENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | 1,5850.38% | 71.5% |
| MIDNAPORE | INCSUBODH CHANDRA HANSDA | CPICHOUBEY NARAYAN | 22,0096.32% | 65.8% |
| MURSHIDABAD | INDCHOWDHURY ABU TALEB | INDSYED BADRUDDUJA | 20,3827.48% | 54.7% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBIBHA GHOSH | INCPROMOTHA RANJAN THAKUR | 10,6002.81% | 65.4% |
| PURULIA | INCDEBENDRA NATH MAHATA | LSSBHAJAHARI MAHATO | 76,04330.24% | 46.6% |
| RAIGANJ | INCSIDHARTHA SANKAR RAY | CPMSUBODH SEN | 64,00721.52% | 52.3% |
| SERAMPORE | CPMDINENDRA NATH BHATTACHARYYA | CPIJADU GOPAL SEN | 62,45818.25% | 62.1% |
| TAMLUK | BACSATIS CHANDRA SAMANTA | CPIARUNA ASAF ALI | 7,2711.85% | 71.2% |
| ULUBERIA | CPMSHYAMAPRASANNA BHATTACHARYYA | INCMURARI MOHAN MANNA | 52,72013.74% | 69.5% |
| VISHNUPUR | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCKHAN GURU PADA | 2,4600.83% | 55.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in West Bengal alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 20 of 40 seats in West Bengal, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Turnout was 59.26% — 1.31 cr of 2.21 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 40 Lok Sabha seats.