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 101–150 of 252

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
HAROA	INCJEHANGIR KABIR	INDABDUL MOQUID	2,0345.69%	54.4%
HASNABAD	INCDINABANDHU DAS	CPIHEMANTA GHOSHAL	11,32826.68%	58.5%
HIRAPUR	INCGOPIKARANJAN MITRA	CPICHANDRA SEKHAR MUKHERJEE	3,92514.17%	45.3%
HOWRAH EAST	INCBEJOY BHATTACHARYA	CPINARESH DAS GUPTA	1,4693.18%	61.1%
HOWRAH NORTH	INCSAILA MUKERJEE	CPIBIREN BANERJEE	9,96824.16%	62.5%
HOWRAH SOUTH	FBKANAI LAL BHATTACHARYA	INCANJALI CHATTERJEE	4,2469.63%	60.8%
HOWRAH WEST	INDANADI DASS	INCBANKIM CHANDRA KAR	2,5975.86%	63.3%
HURA	INCAJIT PRASAD SINGHADEO	LSSSRIS CHANDRA BANEJRE	1,9658.74%	45.1%
INDPUR	INCASHUTOSH MALLICK	HMSNAGENDRA NATH MANDAL	1,9898.81%	36.0%
ITAHAR	INCJOYNAL ABEDIN	CPIBASANTLAL CHATTERJEE	2,7346.43%	63.6%
JAGATBALLAVPUR	INCSATYANARAYAN KHAN	FBBRINDABAN BEHARI BASU	7,79619.24%	56.9%
JAIPUR	LSSADWAITA MANDAL	INCNAKUL CHANDRA SAHIS	2,52515.16%	25.9%
JALANGI	INDABDUL BARI MOKTAR	INCGOLAM SOLEMAN	5,80019.42%	40.3%
JALPAIGURI	INCKHAGENDRA NATH DAS GUPTA	CPINARESH CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY	6,65317.08%	53.5%
JAMALPUR	INCMRITYUNJOY PRAMANIK	PSPRADHAKANTA MALIK	15,83754.26%	48.1%
JAMURIA	INCAMARENDRA MONDAL	PSPTINKORI MONDAL	4,79624.24%	31.6%
JANGIPARA	INCBISWANATH SAHA	CPIMAHADEB SABUI	1,5574.37%	52.1%
JANGIPUR	INCMUKTIPADA CHATTERJEE	INDABDUL HOQUE	1,3164.89%	44.8%
JHALDA	INCDEBENDRA NATH MAHATO	INDKESHAV CHANDRA MAHATA	9,18030.85%	43.0%
JHARGRAM	INCMAHENDRA NATH MAHATA	PSPSIVAPADA ROY	2,2517.25%	46.4%
JORABAGAN	INCNAPAL CH, ROY	FBAJIT BISWAS	11,17924.60%	59.2%
JORE BUNGALOW	CPIBHADRA BAHADUR HAMAL	GLNANDALAL GURUNG	1290.60%	36.7%
JORSANKO	INCBADRI PRASAD PODDAR	FBNALINI KANTA GUHA	9,39226.89%	60.0%
JOYNAGAR NORTH	INCJNANTOSH CHAKRAVARTI	SUCSUBODH BANERJE	4,1959.12%	62.8%
JOYNAGAR SOUTH	INCANADI MOHAN TANTI	SUCRENUPADA HALDER	12,00525.70%	55.9%
KAKDWIP	INCMAYA BANERJEE	INDGOBARDHAN DINGAL	3,8606.39%	70.8%
KALCHINI	RSPNANI BHATTACHARJEE	INCANIMA HOARE	1,9934.96%	48.2%
KALIACHAK	INDPROMODE RANJAN BOSE	INCABU BARKAT ATUAL GANI KHAN CHOUDHURY	5,54913.61%	55.8%
KALIGANJ	INCSYAMA PROSAD BARMAN	CPIAMRITA LAL SARKER	2,6788.94%	47.0%
KALIGHAT	INCBEVA MITRA	CPIMANI KUNTALA SEN	1,6864.37%	69.0%
KALIMPONG	GLLAKSHMI RANJAN JOSSE	INCNARBAHADUR GURUNG	4,86720.11%	41.2%
KALINAGAR	INCRAJKRISHNA MONDAL	CPIHAZARI LAL MONDAL	5,06414.00%	58.3%
KALNA	CPIHARE KRISHNA KONAR	INCDEHENDRA BEJOY GHOSH	3,7028.26%	57.5%
KANDI	INCKUMAR JAGDISH CHANDRA SINHA	RSPAMALENDRA LAL ROY	940.23%	50.7%
KARANDIGHI	INCPHANIS CHANDRA SINHA	PSPSHAHABUDDIN AHMAD	1,6636.80%	36.5%
KARIMPUR	INCSAMARAJIT BANDYOPADHYAY	INDNALINAKSHA SANYAL	2,5526.58%	50.1%
KASHIPURA	INCBUDHAN MAJHI	LSSLEDU MAJHI	3,07225.95%	18.7%
KATWA	CPISUBODH CHOUDHURY	INCNITYANANDA THAKUR	5,86513.61%	56.2%
KESHPUR	INCBANKIM ROY	CPIRABINDRA NATH MITRA	4,46011.13%	58.1%
KETUGRAM	CPISHREEMOHAN THAKUR	INDABUL QASIM	4,55812.90%	52.1%
KHAJURI	INCABANTI KUMAR DAS	PSPLAL BEHARI DAS	13,69031.01%	63.7%
KHANAKUL	INCKRISHNA PADA PANDIT	CPIMADAN MOHAN SAHA	10,70025.08%	57.1%
KHANDAGHOSH	INCJAHAR LAL BANERJEE	INDPHAKIR CHANDRA ROY	9,54134.03%	41.1%
KHARAGPUR	CPINARAYAN CHOUBEY	INCGYAN SINGH SOHAN PAL	4,47612.83%	57.1%
KHARAGPUR LOCAL	INCMRITYUNJOY JANA	CPIDEBEN DAS	4,43714.68%	41.5%
KHARBA	INDGOLAM YAZDANI	INCTAFAZZAL HOSSAIN	8,13119.54%	61.0%
KHARDAH	CPIGOPAL BANERJEE	INCSHISHIR KUMAR MITRA	17,47227.43%	66.7%
KHARGRAM	RSPABHAYAPADA SAHA	INCSUDHIR KUMAR MONDAL	1,2163.77%	41.9%
KHARIA	INCBHUPENDRA DEB RAIKUT	CPIBASANTA KUMAR ROY	6,86718.05%	55.6%
KOTULPUR	INCJAGANNATH KOLAY	INDEUNAS	19,60163.77%	40.7%

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.