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 151–200 of 252

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
KRISHNAGAR	PSPKASHI KANTA MAITRA	INCJAGANNATH MAJUMDER	3,51311.32%	44.0%
KULPI	INDHRISHIKESH HALDER	INCHANSADHWAJ DHARA	6171.24%	67.8%
KULTI	INCJAYNARAYAN SHARMA	CPITAHER HASSAIN	2,0309.91%	49.3%
KUSHMANDI	CPIKHALIL SAYED	INCMAHARAJA BASU	3,54411.70%	46.9%
LABHPUR	CPIRADHANATH CHATTORAJ	INDSATYANARAYAN BANDOPADHYAYA	1,7764.60%	50.5%
LALGOLA	INCSYED KAZIM ALI MIRZA	INDMOHAMMAD SAJJAD ALI	4,04813.98%	43.1%
MADARIHAT	RSPA. H. BESHTERWITCH	INCMAHADEO BHAGAT	1300.45%	49.4%
MAGRAHAT EAST	INCARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR	IND—	0—	0.0%
MAGRAHAT WEST	INCABUL HASHEM	CPIMAIZUDDIN AHMAD	6,92017.53%	53.1%
MAHAMMAD BAZAR	INCBHUSAN HANSDAH	CPITURKU HANSDAH	2,63315.62%	25.9%
MAHESHTOLA	INCAHAMMAD ALI MUFTI	CPISUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI	9,07821.05%	53.4%
MAHISHADAL	INCSUSHIL KUMAR DHARA	INDJAGADINDRA NATH MAITI	2,8306.29%	66.9%
MAINAGURI	INCKAMINI MOHAN ROY	PSPPANCHANAN MALIK	4,08112.02%	42.9%
MAKLIGANJ	FBAMARENDRA NATH ROY PROHAN	INCSATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTOPADHYAY	7,56227.38%	47.3%
MAL	INCBARENDRA KRISHNA BHOWMIK	CPIDEBAPROSAD GHOSE	9,16425.76%	53.4%
MALDA	CPIDHARANIDHAR SARKAR	INCNIKUNJA BEHARI GUPTA	7,62122.69%	43.8%
MANBAZAR	LSSGIRISH MAHATO	INDPRAHLAD CHANDRA CHAKRAVARTY	5,83325.41%	18.3%
MANGALKOT	CPINARAYANDAS DAS	INCSANKAR DAS	2,7118.03%	45.9%
MANICKTOLA	CPIILA MITRA	INDNAREN SEN	8,49316.78%	73.1%
MANIKCHAK	INCSOWRINDRA MOHAN MISRA	CPISUDHENDU JHA	1,7365.92%	49.0%
MANTESWAR	CPISYED ABUL MANSUR HABIBULLAH	INCNARAYAN CHANDRA CHAUDHURI	4721.19%	53.9%
MATHABHANGA	INCMAHENDRA NATH DAKUA	CPIDINESH CHANDRA DAKUA	3,2889.60%	42.3%
MATHURAPUR NORTH WEST	INCBRINDABAN GAYEN	PSPBISHNUPADA PRAMANIK	9,55020.45%	60.7%
MATHURAPUR SOUTH EAST	INCBHUSAN CHANDRA DAS	CPIRASH BEHARI GHOSH	6,61214.42%	63.4%
MAYNA	INCANANGA MOHAN DAS	CPIKANAI LAL BHOWMICK	7401.34%	73.5%
MAYURESWAR	CPIGOBARDHAN DAS	INCKANAI LAL SAHA	1,3235.17%	37.1%
MEMARI	CPISUCHAND SOREN	INCBAIDYANATH MAJHI	1250.37%	45.8%
MIDNAPORE	INCSYED SHAMSUL BARI	CPIKAMAKSHYA CHARAN GHOSE	9112.74%	43.7%
MUCHIPARA	INCPRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER	RSPJATIN CHAKRAVORTY	5451.48%	69.2%
MURARAI	RSPAHAMMAD SHAMSUDDIN	INCMD. YEAQUB HOSSAIN	6663.48%	27.4%
MURSHIDABAD	INDBIRENDRA NARAYAN RAY	INCDURGAPADA SINHA	6,96118.43%	51.3%
NABADWIP	CPIDEBI PRASAD BASU	INCNIRANHAN MODAK	12,08325.68%	53.5%
NAGRAKATA	INCBUDHU BHAGAT	CPIJAGARNATH URAON	5,01017.13%	50.4%
NAIHATI	CPIGOPAL BASU	INCBIBHUTI BHUSAN BHATTACHARJEE	2,0044.81%	67.6%
NAKASHIPARA	INCS. M. FAZLUR RAHMAN	SBPMOHADEB BHATTACHARYA	14,82934.87%	60.4%
NALHATI	INCSHIROMANI PRASAD	PSPMAHIMA RANJAN HURY	3,37014.53%	34.8%
NANDIGRAM NORTH	INCSUBODH CHANDRA MAITI	INDPRASANTA KUMAR GAYEN	8,88118.11%	69.9%
NANDIGRAM SOUTH	INCPRABIR CHANDRA JANA	CPIBHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA	9,05617.14%	74.3%
NAODA	INCMOHAMMAD ISRAIL	INDMANOJ KUMAR BISWAS	6,33912.90%	65.2%
NARAYANGARH	INCKRISHNA PRASAD MANDAL	CPIBEJOY KUMAR GHORAI	11,74038.69%	44.8%
NAYAGRAM	INCDEBNATH HANSDA	PSPISWAR MANDI	3,63323.17%	24.6%
NOAPARA	CPIJAMINI BHUSHA SAHA	INCSATISH CHANDRA BASU	1,5983.49%	68.7%
ONDA	INCGAKUL BEHARI DAS	HMSRAM KRISHNA BISWAS	7,36023.21%	44.0%
PANCHLA	FBAPURBA LAL MAJUMDAR	INCMANI LAL BASU	190.05%	45.8%
PANDUA	INCRADHA NATH DAS	CPIBASUDEV SHEE	6,36719.12%	50.6%
PANSKURA EAST	INCRAJANI KANTA PRAMANIK	CPISUBAL BERA	3,0755.64%	74.9%
PANSKURA WEST	INCSYAMADAS BHATTACHIRYYA	CPIOMAR ALI	4,6217.82%	76.3%
PARA	INCNEPAL BAURI	LSSBHARAT BAURI	2,26613.71%	22.6%
PATASPUR	INCRADHA NATH DASADHIKARI	PSPSISIR KUMAR DAS	12,42824.82%	69.5%
PATRASAYER	INCGURU PADA KHAN	CPIKAMLA KANTA BAGDI	4,40314.36%	51.6%

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.