West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1962
252 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 52.97% turnout.
Seats
252
Candidates
961
17 women, 10 elected
Turnout
52.97%
95.6 lakh of 1.81 cr
Leading party
INC
157 of 252 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 157 | +157 | 252 | 45,22,476 | 47.29% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 50 | +50 | 145 | 23,86,834 | 24.96% | — |
| FBFB | 13 | +13 | 34 | 4,41,098 | 4.61% | — |
| INDIndependent | 11 | +11 | 295 | 10,50,515 | 10.98% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 9 | +9 | 17 | 2,45,261 | 2.56% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 5 | +5 | 87 | 4,77,254 | 4.99% | — |
| LSSLSS | 4 | +4 | 11 | 68,583 | 0.72% | — |
| GLGL | 2 | +2 | 4 | 38,076 | 0.40% | — |
| SBPSBP | 1 | +1 | 16 | 58,806 | 0.61% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 25 | 76,138 | 0.80% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 11 | 69,844 | 0.73% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 24 | 55,447 | 0.58% | — |
| JSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 25 | 43,483 | 0.45% | — |
| WPIWPI | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26,913 | 0.28% | — |
| SOCSOC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,663 | 0.03% | — |
- INC157 (62%)
- CPI50 (20%)
- FB13 (5%)
- IND11 (4%)
- RSP9 (4%)
- PSP5 (2%)
- Others7 (3%)
- INC157
- CPI50
- FB13
- IND11
- RSP9
- PSP5
- Others7
- INC157
- CPI50
- FB13
- IND11
- RSP9
- PSP5
- LSS4
- GL2
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 252 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
SWARUPNAGAR
won by 22 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
MAGRAHAT EAST
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
SINGUR
77.14%
Lowest turnout
MAGRAHAT EAST
0.00%
Vote share & turnout trend
West Bengal, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPI
- FB
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 252 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 252
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | CPISOMNATH LAHIRI | INCSAILENDRANATH BANERJEE | 6,18017.19% | 65.2% |
| ALIPUR DUARS | INCPIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE | INDNILKANTHA ROY | 2,1636.52% | 42.0% |
| AMTA | INCTARAPADA PRAMANIK | CPISAMAR MUKHERJEE | 5,08711.09% | 56.1% |
| ARAMBAGH EAST | INCPRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | FBRABINDRA NATH ROY | 19,59339.24% | 61.4% |
| ARAMBAGH WEST | INCRADHA KRISHNA PAL | INDNIRMAL CHANDRA PAL | 9,35727.66% | 46.6% |
| ARSA | FBDAMAN KUIRY | INCMATILAL MAJHI | 2201.03% | 35.1% |
| ASANSOL | CPIBIJOY PAL | INCSIBDAS GHATAK | 4,81516.01% | 42.5% |
| AUSGRAM | INDMONORANJAN BAKSI | INCLABANYA GOPAL GHATAK | 5692.02% | 39.2% |
| BADURIA | INCMD. ZIAUL HAQUE | CPIMIR ABDUS SAYEED | 4,0598.83% | 60.8% |
| BAGDAH | INCMANINDRA BHUSAN BISWAS | INDJOGENDRA NATH MONDAL | 9,99821.59% | 62.0% |
| BAGNAN | INCRANJIT KIMAR GHOSH CHOUDHURY | CPINIRUPAMA CHATTOPADHYAY | 2,2704.90% | 63.4% |
| BALAGARH | INCBRINDABAN CHATTOPADHYYA | CPIBIJOY KRISHNA MODAK | 9,33321.34% | 59.8% |
| BALARAMPUR | LSSPADAK MAHATA | CPIUMESH CHANDRA MAHATO | 300.17% | 34.1% |
| BALLY | INCSHAHKAR LAL MUKHARJEE | CPIPATIT PABAN PATHAK | 2,1273.94% | 55.1% |
| BALLYGUNGE | INCANIL MAITRA | CPIJNANENDRA NATH MAZUMDER | 5431.21% | 67.8% |
| BALURGHAT | INCSUSIL RANJAN CHATTOPADHYAY | RSPDHIRENDRA NATH BANERJEE | 2,0155.77% | 53.7% |
| BANDUAN | LSSKANDRU MAJHI | INCSARADA PRASAD KISKU | 3,04013.19% | 42.2% |
| BANKURA | CPIABONI BHATTACHARYYA | INCANATH BANDHU ROY | 5771.67% | 47.7% |
| BARA BAZAR | INCISHAWAR DAS JALAN | CPIKISHAN LAL MAKHARIA | 20,49360.57% | 54.7% |
| BARABANI | CPIHARIDAS CHAKRAVARTY | INCRAMKRISHNA ROY | 1,2615.65% | 34.0% |
| BARANAGAR | CPIJYOTI BASU | INCDHIRENDRA NATH CHATTOPADHYAY | 13,41218.71% | 73.5% |
| BARASAT | INCASOKE KRISHNA DUTTA | FBCHITTO BASU | 3,4326.43% | 57.4% |
| BARJORA | CPIPRAMATHA GHOSH | INCBHABATARAN CHAKRABARTY | 6,11317.53% | 48.9% |
| BARUIPUR | INCSAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | CPIGANGADHAR NASKAR | 10,61024.66% | 55.7% |
| BASANTI | INCSHAKILA KHATUN | INDPHANI BHUSHAN MONDAL | 13,97841.97% | 38.3% |
| BASIRHAT | INCBIJESH CHANDRA SEN | CPIMONORANJAN SUR | 9,86524.32% | 53.7% |
| BEHALA | CPIRABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY | INCBIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAK | 12,43819.18% | 71.6% |
| BELDANGA | RSPDEBSARAN GHOSH | INDMAHAMMAD KHUDA BUKHSH | 2,7516.92% | 54.7% |
| BELGACHIA | CPIGANESH GHOSH | INCGANAPATI SUR | 3,3846.68% | 71.9% |
| BELIAGHATA NORTH | CPIJAGAT BASU | INCSANKU LAL BISWAS | 6,57116.67% | 68.6% |
| BELIAGHATA SOUTH | INCGONESH PROSAD ROY | CPIRAMA SANKAR PROSAD | 1,2033.54% | 64.2% |
| BERHAMPORE | CPISANAT KUMAR RAHA | INCBEJOY KUMAR GHOSE | 5,54214.21% | 57.3% |
| BHADRESWAR | CPIGIRIJA BHUSAN MUKHERJEE | INCBYOMKESH MAJUMDAR | 4,3209.84% | 61.8% |
| BHAGABANPUR | INCABHA MAITI | PSPBASANTA KUMAR PANDA | 26,70250.04% | 64.3% |
| BHAGAWANGOLA | PSPSAILENDRA NATH ADHIKARY | INCHAFIZUR RAHAMAN KAZI | 6,03216.61% | 50.4% |
| BHANGAR | INCA. K. M. ISAHAQUE | INDSAMIR KUMAR SIRCAR | 18,26334.75% | 64.5% |
| BHARATPUR | RSPSHAMBHU GOPAL DAS | INCGOALBADAN TRIVEDI | 6,83217.85% | 46.7% |
| BHATAR | CPIASWINI ROY | INCSURADINDU SEKHAR GUPTA | 5,89415.32% | 46.6% |
| BHATPARA | INCDAYARAM BEGI | CPISITA RAM GUPTA | 5,98214.44% | 54.3% |
| BHOWANIPUR | INDSIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY | INCPRITI KR. ROY CHAUDHURY | 2,3666.91% | 59.8% |
| BIJPUR | CPIMONORANJAN ROY | INCANIMA ROY CHAUDHURI | 1,6453.81% | 63.2% |
| BINPUR | INCMANGAL CHANDRA SAREN | CPIJOYRAM SAREN | 5,69926.07% | 31.9% |
| BISHNUPUR EAST | INCSANTILATA MONDAL | CPISUNDAR NASKAR | 17,68037.68% | 55.5% |
| BISHNUPUR WEST | INCJUGAL CHARAN SANTRA | CPIPROVASH CHANDRA ROY | 4,2729.10% | 64.4% |
| BOLPUR | RSPRADHA KRISHNA SINGHA | INCAMARENDRA NATH SARKAR | 12,57132.72% | 48.0% |
| BONGAON | INCJIBAN RATAN DHAR | CPIAJIT KUMAR GANGULY | 14,88025.48% | 65.4% |
| BOW BAZAR | INCBIJOY SINGH NAHAR | CPIMD. ISMAIL | 6,60719.25% | 63.8% |
| BUDGE BUDGE | INCHARALAL HALDAR | CPIKSHITI BHUSAN ROY BARMAN | 3,3297.51% | 56.9% |
| BURDWAN | INCRADHARANI MAHATAB | CPIBENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY | 18,64936.35% | 50.1% |
| BURTOLA NORTH | RSPNIKIL DAS | INCAMERENDRA NATH GHOSE | 4,92413.42% | 69.1% |
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.