West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1984
42 constituencies in West Bengal, 77.05% turnout.
Seats
42
Candidates
248
9 women, 5 elected
Turnout
77.05%
2.54 cr of 3.3 cr
Leading party
CPM
18 of 42 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 18 | -10 | 31 | 91,19,546 | 35.92% | -4.00 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 16 | +16 | 42 | 1,22,27,863 | 48.16% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | -1 | 4 | 11,73,869 | 4.62% | -0.59 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9,55,649 | 3.76% | -0.51 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 2 | -1 | 4 | 10,47,752 | 4.13% | -0.43 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 130 | 4,86,571 | 1.92% | +0.30 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,96,767 | 0.77% | -0.47 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,01,165 | 0.40% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 10 | 61,120 | 0.24% | +0.14 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12,807 | 0.05% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,488 | 0.02% | -4.51 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,785 | 0.01% | — |
- CPM18 (43%)
- INC16 (38%)
- RSP3 (7%)
- CPI3 (7%)
- FBL2 (5%)
- CPM18
- INC16
- RSP3
- CPI3
- FBL2
- CPM18
- INC16
- RSP3
- CPI3
- FBL2
Constituency performance
From the 42 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
DARJEELING
won by 1,389 (0.25%)
Biggest victory
CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
won by 1,32,422 (35.01%)
Highest turnout
PANSKURA
84.61%
Lowest turnout
CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
63.24%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Lok Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained26 (62%)
- Changed hands16 (38%)
26 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 16 changed hands.
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
- RSP
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 42 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–42 of 42
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPURDUARS | RSPPIJUS TIRKEY | INCPHILIP MINJ | 30,1825.63% | 72.8% |
| ARAMBAGH | CPMANIL BASU | INCGOPAL DAS NAG | 14,1602.18% | 84.5% |
| ASANSOL | INCANADA GOPAL MUKHERJEE | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | 86,66614.31% | 67.8% |
| BALURGHAT | RSPPALAS BARMAN | INCSATYENDRA NATH RAY | 22,2173.60% | 80.2% |
| BANKURA | CPMACHARIA BASUDEB | INCARUN KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | 24,2164.39% | 71.5% |
| BARASAT | INCTARUN KANTI GHOSH | FBLCHITTA BASU | 12,6121.82% | 82.6% |
| BARRACKPORE | INCDEBI GHOSAL | CPMMOHAMMED AMIN | 53,6698.88% | 77.7% |
| BASIRHAT | CPIINDRAJIT GUPTA | INCKAMAL BASU | 39,0436.42% | 80.5% |
| BERHAMPORE | INCATISH CHANDRA SINHA | RSPTRIDIB CHAUDHURI | 3,0470.47% | 75.3% |
| BIRBHUM | CPMGADAHAR SAHA | INCBADAL BAGDI | 13,4812.44% | 73.6% |
| BOLPUR | CPMSARADISH ROY | INCNIHAR DUTTA | 60,93110.56% | 76.6% |
| BURDWAN | CPMSUDHIR RAY | INCPRADYUT GUHA | 57,6848.42% | 81.5% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH EAST | INCAJIT KUMAR PANJA | CPMSUNIL MAITRA | 88,57617.79% | 70.2% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | INCASHOK KUMAR SEN | FBLAMIYA NATH BOSE | 1,32,42235.01% | 63.2% |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH | INCBHOLA NATH SEN | CPMSATYASADHAN CHAKRABORTY | 88,93915.59% | 71.0% |
| CONTAI | INCPHULRENU GUHA | CPMSUDHI KUMAR GIRI | 13,7582.47% | 80.0% |
| COOCH BEHAR | FBLAMAR ROY PRODHAN | INCPRASENJIT BARMAN | 45,5176.99% | 83.7% |
| DARJEELING | CPMANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | INCDAWA NARBULA | 1,3890.25% | 66.1% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | CPMAMAL DATTA | INCSUDHENDU MUNDLE | 4,6730.80% | 73.7% |
| DUM DUM | INCASUTOSH LAW | CPMNIREN GHOSH | 2,7030.36% | 75.7% |
| DURGAPUR | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALIK | INCGOPAL MONDAL | 38,7686.15% | 76.1% |
| HOOGHLY | INCINDUMATI BHATTACHARYYA | CPMRUP CHAND PAL | 10,9671.73% | 81.9% |
| HOWRAH | INCPRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSHI | CPMSAMAR MUKHERJEE | 94,04213.88% | 75.3% |
| JADAVPUR | INCMAMATA BANERJEE | CPMSOMNATH CHATTERJEE | 19,6603.02% | 74.8% |
| JALPAIGURI | CPMMANIK SANYAL | INCARUN MOITRA | 33,1725.86% | 75.6% |
| JANGIPUR | CPMABEDIN ZAINAL | INCMD. SOHORAB | 14,7382.51% | 75.8% |
| JHARGRAM | CPMMOTILAL HANSDA | INCAMIYA KUMAR KISKU | 75,24213.08% | 77.1% |
| JOYNAGAR | RSPSANT KUMAR MANDAL | INCARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | 20,4493.42% | 78.5% |
| KATWA | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHOWDHURY | INCCHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH | 43,4506.69% | 81.1% |
| KRISHNAGAR | CPMRENU PADA DAS | INCSANKAR DAS BANERJI | 4,7870.80% | 81.9% |
| MALDA | INCABU BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | CPMDINESH JOARDAR | 46,6267.94% | 81.9% |
| MATHURAPUR | INCMANORANJAN HALDER | CPMNIRMAL SINHA | 2,2990.39% | 80.5% |
| MIDNAPORE | CPINARAYAN CHOUBEY | INCAJIT KUMAR KHANRA | 56,9979.51% | 78.7% |
| MURSHIDABAD | CPMSYED MUSUDAL HOSSAIN | INCAZIZUR RAHMAN | 6,2620.93% | 83.5% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBIBHA GHOSH (GOSWAMI) | INCAPURBA LAL MAJUMDAR | 6,6520.97% | 79.7% |
| PANSKURA | CPIGEETA MUKHERJEE | INCCHITTARANJAN CHAKRABORTY | 47,8767.98% | 84.6% |
| PURULIA | FBLCHITTARANJAN MAHATA | INCK.P. SINGH DEO | 13,7512.52% | 72.2% |
| RAIGANJ | INCGOLAM YAZDANI | CPMSUBRATA MUKHERJEE | 20,2243.60% | 73.3% |
| SERAMPORE | INCBIMAL KANTI GHOSH | CPMAJIT BAG | 30,2314.60% | 75.0% |
| TAMLUK | CPMMISHRA SATYAGOPAL | INCSARADINDU SAMANTA | 11,6921.86% | 82.0% |
| ULUBERIA | CPMHANNAN MOLLAH | INCANWAR ALI SK. | 12,4252.01% | 79.8% |
| VISHNUPUR | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCGOURANDR CHA LOHAR | 75,64012.61% | 78.8% |
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 1984?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 18 of 42 seats in West Bengal, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1984?
Turnout was 77.05% — 2.54 cr of 3.3 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats.
