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 +/−
INC Indian National Congress	157	+157	252	45,22,476	47.29%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	50	+50	145	23,86,834	24.96%	—
FB FB	13	+13	34	4,41,098	4.61%	—
IND Independent	11	+11	295	10,50,515	10.98%	—
RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party	9	+9	17	2,45,261	2.56%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	5	+5	87	4,77,254	4.99%	—
LSS LSS	4	+4	11	68,583	0.72%	—
GL GL	2	+2	4	38,076	0.40%	—
SBP SBP	1	+1	16	58,806	0.61%	—
HMS HMS	0	0	25	76,138	0.80%	—
SUC SUC	0	0	11	69,844	0.73%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	0	0	24	55,447	0.58%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	25	43,483	0.45%	—
WPI WPI	0	0	8	26,913	0.28%	—
SOC SOC	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

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 252 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 252

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
BURTOLA SOUTH	CPIAMARENDRA NATH BASU	INCSUHRID RUDRA	2,8567.50%	68.8%
CANNING	INCKHAGENDRA NATH NASKAR	INDAMULYA CHARAN NASKAR	8822.57%	45.0%
CHAKDAH	INCSANTI DAS	CPIAKHIL CHANDRA NANDY	11,85326.54%	53.9%
CHANDERNAGORE	CPIBHABANI MUKHAPADHYAY	INCTARAK DAS DEY	8432.06%	62.7%
CHANDITALA	INCKANAI LALL DEY	CPIMOHAMAD ABDUL LATIF	2850.65%	60.6%
CHANDRAKONA	INCINDRAJIT ROY	CPISATYESWAR SINGHA	3,2938.33%	58.7%
CHAPRA	SBPMOHANANDA HALDAR	INCRAJINDRA NATH BISWAS	8212.62%	41.8%
CHHATNA	INCKAMLA KANTA HEMRAM	INDANATH BANDHU SAREN	3,38517.86%	30.8%
CHINSURAH	FBSAMBHU CHARAN GHOSE	INCBHUPATI MAJUMDAR	3,1085.22%	69.0%
CHOPRA	INCMOHAMMAD AFAQUE CHOUDHURY	CPIMOHAMMAD GOLAM RABBANI	6,07425.13%	37.8%
CHOWRINGHEE	INCBIDHAN CHANDRA ROY	CPIBISWANATH MUKHERJEE	15,16648.47%	59.6%
CONTAI NORTH	INCBEJOY KRISHNA MAITY	CPISWADESH BHUSAN BHUMIA	12,01327.06%	62.9%
CONTAI SOUTH	PSPSUDHIR CHANDRA DAS	INCRASH BIHARI PAL	9362.12%	64.0%
COOCH BEHAR NORTH	FBSUNIL DAS GUPTA	INCMAZIRUDDIN AHMED	7,93025.86%	42.6%
COOCH BEHAR SOUTH	FBSUNIL BASUNIA	INCSATISH CH. ROY SINGHA	6,55223.80%	42.0%
COSSIPUR	INCSUNIL KUMAR DAS GUPTA	CPIMOHIT KUMAR MOITRA	2790.73%	69.6%
DANTAN	INCCHARU CHANDRA MAHANTI	INDBASANT KUMAR PANIGRAHI	11,54728.91%	53.1%
DARJEELING	GLDEO PRAKASH RAI	CPIANANDA PRASAD PATHAK	4,52024.32%	34.7%
DASPUR	CPIMRIGENDRA BHATTACHARIYYA	INCBANKIM CHANDRA SASMAL	5,86213.08%	60.8%
DEBRA	INCSANTOSH KUMAR MUKHERJEE	PSPGANGA PADA KUAR	5,99313.13%	57.7%
DEGANGA	INCMAULANA BAZLUR RAHAMAN DARGAPURI	INDBARODA MUKUTMANI	9,61927.58%	49.5%
DHANIAKHALI	INCBIRENDRA CHAUDHURY	INDRAM CHATTERJEE	5,47311.52%	64.1%
DIAMOND HARBOUR	INCJAGDISH CHANDRA HALDER	INDASHRAF MONDAL	6,46615.35%	57.6%
DINHATA	FBKAMAL KANTI GUHA	INCUMESH CHANDRA MANDAL	10,42223.63%	44.8%
DOMJUR	CPITARA PADA DEY	INCAHMAD HOSSAIN MONDAL	8091.55%	64.0%
DUBRAJPUR	FBBHAKTI BHUSHAN MANDAL	INCKHAGENDRA NATH BANDOPADHYAYA	4,60314.57%	45.2%
DUM DUM	CPITARUN KUMAR SEN GUPTA	INCPRASHANTA KUMAR GHOSE	17,45121.00%	71.6%
DURGAPUR	INCANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA	FBAJIT SEN	12,62235.90%	43.0%
EGRA	INCHRISHIKEH CHAKRABORTY	PSPBIBHUTI BHUSAN PAHARI	17,78139.06%	59.5%
EKBALPORE	INCNARENDRA NATH SEN	INDNEPAL BHATTACHARYA	9,32624.61%	60.1%
ENGLISHBAZAR	INCSANTIGOPAL SEN	INDPROFULLADHAN MUKERJEE	2,0496.90%	49.8%
ENTALLY	CPIABU ASAD MOHAMMED OBAIDUL GHANI	INCGOLAM KARIM	8152.15%	61.7%
FALAKATA	INCHIRALAL SINGHA	PSPJAGADANANDA ROY	1,3543.35%	50.0%
FALTA	INCKHAGENDRA NATH DAS	CPIJYOTISH CHANDRA ROY	6,20613.49%	61.2%
FARAKKA	INCMOHAMAD GIASUDDIN	SWAT. A. NURANNABI	4,06018.38%	34.9%
FORT	INCMAITREYEE BOSE	CPINARESH CHANDRA BANERJEE	2,2648.45%	61.8%
GALSI	INCKANAI LAL DAS	FBPRAMATHA NATH DHIBAR	2,8089.90%	40.4%
GANGAJALGHATI	INCSISHURAM MONDAL	HMSBIJOY KUMAR MANDAL	300.11%	39.4%
GANGARAMPUR	CPIMANGLA KISKU	INCLAKSHAN CHANDRA HASDA	2,3237.73%	44.3%
GARDEN REACH	INCS. M. ABDULLAH	CPISHAIKH ABDULLAH FAROOQUIE	8,26616.30%	70.1%
GARHBETA	INCTUSHAR TUDU	CPIDURGA PADA SAREN	8,54924.65%	46.2%
GHATAL	CPINAGEN DOLAI	INCHARENDRA NATH DOLUI	7,37017.75%	54.1%
GOALPOKHAR	PSPMOHAMMAD HAYAT ALI	INCMOHAMMAD MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN	1,3077.13%	31.3%
GOPIBALLAVPUR	INCSURENDRA NATH MAHTA	PSPDHANANJOY KAR	3,36911.28%	45.5%
HABIBPUR S N	CPINIMAI CHAND MURMU	INCBOILA MURMU	8,29922.05%	51.8%
HABRA	INCTARUN KANTI GHOSE	CPISADHAN SEN	16,91526.85%	62.6%
HANSKHALI	INCPRAMITHA RANJAN THAKUR	CPIJNANENDRA NATH BISWAS	3,7628.64%	44.7%
HARIHARPARA	INCABDUL LATIF	INDSUBRAHMANYA KRISHNA CHOUDHURY	5,02111.62%	55.4%
HARINGHATA	INCNARENDRA NATH SARKER	CPISUSHIL CHATTERJEE	4,8207.71%	56.5%
HARISCHANDRAPUR	INCBIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA	WPIMOHAMMAD ELIAS RAZI	4,30310.12%	64.9%

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 assembly election, Feb 1962?

Indian National Congress won 157 of 252 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1962?

Turnout was 52.97% — 95.6 lakh of 1.81 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?

West Bengal has 252 assembly seats.