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 201–250 of 252

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
PHANSIDEWA	INCTENZING WANGDI	CPIJANGAL SANTAL	1,2575.07%	45.3%
PURBASTHALI	INCBIMALANANDA TARKATIRTHA	CPISUBODH BHOWAL	2,6166.14%	56.9%
PURULIA	INCTARA PADA ROY	LSSBIBHUTI BHUSHAN DAS GUPTA	3,88913.22%	45.4%
RAGHUNATHPURA	INCSHANKAR NARAYAN SINGHADEO	LSSCHITTA DAS GUPTA	7,62540.50%	32.3%
RAIGANJ	INCRAMENDRA NATH DUTTA	CPIMANASH ROY	4,77814.65%	46.4%
RAINA	INCPROBODH KUMAR GUHA	PSPDASARATHI TAH	14,60735.45%	56.8%
RAIPUR	INCSUDHA RANI DUTTA	PSPBIBHUTI BHUSAN MANDAL	5,14715.49%	48.8%
RAJARHAT	INCPRANAB PRASAD ROY	INDLAKSHMI KANTA PRAMANIK	2,2185.79%	53.9%
RAJNAGAR	FBSIDDHESWAR MANDAL	INCNABANIDHAR MANDAL	2,10910.93%	29.7%
RAMNAGAR	PSPBALAILAL DAS MAHAPATRA	INCTRAILOKYA NATH PRODHAN	9182.40%	52.2%
RAMPURHAT	INCNIHARIKA MAJUMDAR	FBSASANKA SEKHAR MONDAL	3,95313.98%	42.6%
RANAGHAT	CPIGOUR CHANDRA KUNDU	INCBINOY KUMAR CHATTERJEE	2,9847.75%	60.1%
RANIBANDH	CPIJALESWAR HANSDA	INCJADU NATH MURMU	6,51730.39%	34.3%
RANIGANJ	CPILAKHAN BAGDI	INCDHAJADHARI MONDAL	3,11012.85%	33.9%
RANINAGAR	INDSYED BADRUDDUJA	INCAZIZUR RAHMAN	16,91950.22%	46.1%
RASHBEHARI AVENUE	INDBEJOY KUMAR BANERJEE	INCPRIYA RANJAN SEN	3,3728.82%	61.5%
RATUA	INCDHANESWAR SAHA	SWANILMANI SAHA	7,99834.85%	37.6%
SABANG	INCADITYA KUMAR BAKURA	INDGOURANGA CHANDRA SAMANTA	2,8996.02%	66.5%
SAGARDIGHI	INCAMBIKA CHARAN DAS	INDKUBER CHAND HALDAR	8,10542.63%	28.6%
SALBANI	INCNIRANJAN KHAMRAI	CPISUDHIR KUMAR PANDEY	4,26913.35%	50.4%
SALTORA	INCBIDHAN CHANDRA ROY	CPIBISHWA NATH BONDAPADHYAY	5,41733.26%	27.9%
SANDESHKHALI	INCANANTA KUMAR BAIDYA	RSPHARAN CHANDRA MONDAL	3,8539.10%	54.4%
SANKRAIL	CPIDULAL CHANDRA MONDAL	INCNITYANANDA BHUNIYA	8532.20%	59.7%
SANTIPUR	INDKANAI PAL	INCHARIDAS DEY	9,15318.55%	50.7%
SERAMPORE	CPIPANCHU GOPAL BHADURI	INCGOPAL DAS NAG	1,6742.79%	70.5%
SHAMPUKUR	FBHEMANTA KUMAR BASU	INCSYAM SUDER BANERJEE	13,70636.86%	68.8%
SILIGURI	INCJAGADISH CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE	CPISATYENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR	1,7935.51%	45.9%
SINGUR	INCPROBHAKAR PAL	CPIAJIT KUMAR BASU	310.05%	77.1%
SITAL KUCHI	FBBEJOY KUMAR ROY	INCHEMLATA DEVI	3,84411.45%	46.0%
SONARPUR	CPIKHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHARY	INCANIL KUMAR BANERJEE	11,02822.60%	41.5%
SUJAPUR	INCASHADULLA CHOUDHURY	SWASAMJUDDIN AHAMMED	7,85926.72%	43.0%
SUKEAS STREET	INCKESHAB CHANDRA BASU	CPISUHRID KUMAR MALLICK CHAUDHURY	1,1853.50%	65.3%
SURI	INCBAIDYANATH BANERJEE	SUCPRATIVA MUKHERJEE	11,06530.34%	51.8%
SUTAHATA	INCMAHATAB CHAND DAS	PSPHRIDAY NATH DAS	9,44424.77%	60.1%
SUTI	INCLUTFAL HOQUE	RSPSHISH MOHAMMAD	6,26612.17%	65.6%
SWARUPNAGAR	INCABDUL GAFUR	CPIJAMINI RANJAN SEN	220.04%	72.5%
SYAMPUR	INCMURAARI MOHAN MANYA	FBSASABINDU BERA	6,87911.34%	74.8%
TALANGRA	INCPURABI MUKHOPADHYAY	CPIHARASUNDAR SAHANIGRAHI	7,84320.68%	49.8%
TALTOLA	INCKARAM HOSSAIN	CPIDHIRENDRA NATH DHAR	2,9969.36%	57.3%
TAMLUK	INCAJOY KUMAR MUKHERJI	CPIDEVA PRASAD BHOWMIK	2,3694.77%	70.5%
TAPAN	RSPNATHANIEL MURMU	INCHAKAI MARDI	3,23211.45%	46.1%
TARAKESWAR	INCPARBATI CHARAN HAZRA	CPIGOUR MOHAN GANGULY	3,5438.06%	62.1%
TEHATTA	INCSANKARDAS BANDYOPADHYAY	CPISHAHABUDDIN MONDAL	11,20225.87%	62.5%
TITAGARH	INCKRISHNA KUMAR SHUKLA	CPISURENDRA CHANDRA CHOUDHURY	1,9274.06%	64.0%
TOLLYGUNGE	CPINIRANJAN SENGUPTA	INCASHA GHOSH	12,51817.17%	70.3%
TUFANGANJ	CPIJIBAN KRISHNA DEY	INCJATINDRA NATH SINHA SARKAR	5,47610.93%	58.7%
UDAYNARAYANPUR	INCARABINDA ROY	FBJALADHAR BAGH	7,01514.93%	53.9%
ULUBERIA NORTH	FBBEJOY BHUSAN MONDAL	INCPULIN BIHARI MULLICK	1,8544.96%	49.8%
ULUBERIA SOUTH	INCABANI KUMAR BASU	FBBIBHUTI BHUSAN GHOSE	6,31915.88%	56.2%
UTTARPARA	CPIMONORANJAN HAZRA	INCSUBRATA KUMAR DINDA	4,2959.07%	60.2%

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.