West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1967
280 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 62.56% turnout.
Seats
280
Candidates
1,058
20 women, 9 elected
Turnout
62.56%
1.27 cr of 2.02 cr
Leading party
INC
127 of 280 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 127 | -30 | 280 | 52,07,930 | 41.13% | -6.16 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 43 | +43 | 135 | 22,93,026 | 18.11% | — |
| BACBAC | 34 | +34 | 80 | 12,86,028 | 10.16% | — |
| INDIndependent | 31 | +20 | 327 | 17,08,011 | 13.49% | +2.50 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 16 | -34 | 62 | 8,27,196 | 6.53% | -18.43 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 13 | +13 | 42 | 5,61,148 | 4.43% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 7 | +7 | 26 | 2,69,234 | 2.13% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 7 | +2 | 26 | 2,38,694 | 1.88% | -3.11 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 1 | +1 | 58 | 1,67,934 | 1.33% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 1 | +1 | 21 | 1,02,576 | 0.81% | +0.23 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,253 | 0.01% | — |
- INC127 (45%)
- CPM43 (15%)
- BAC34 (12%)
- IND31 (11%)
- CPI16 (6%)
- FBL13 (5%)
- Others16 (6%)
- INC127
- CPM43
- BAC34
- IND31
- CPI16
- FBL13
- Others16
- INC127
- CPM43
- BAC34
- IND31
- CPI16
- FBL13
- SSP7
- PSP7
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 280 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
BANKURA
won by 15 (0.03%)
Biggest victory
SUZAPUR
won by 32,710 (67.09%)
Highest turnout
SINGUR
81.67%
Lowest turnout
SAGARDIGHI
30.32%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1962), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat280 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 280 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
West Bengal, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPM
- BAC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 280 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 280
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | CPIM.SANYAL | INCN.N.SEN | 2390.54% | 60.8% |
| ALIPORE DUARS | INDN.BHATTACHARYA | INCB.K.BHOWMICK | 5,25510.73% | 65.8% |
| AMTA | CPMN . BHANDARI | INCT . PRAMANIK | 10,15519.49% | 69.0% |
| ARAMBAGH | BACA . K . MUKHOPADHYAYA | INCP . C . SEN | 8811.57% | 72.9% |
| ARSHA | INCB . MUKHERJEE | SWAM . MAJHI | 4,47310.67% | 54.7% |
| ASANSOL | INCG . R . MITRA | CPMB . MUKHERJEE | 4,19411.05% | 54.7% |
| ASHOKENAGAR | CPIS.K.SEN | INCK.R.CHATTOPADHYA | 1,0952.09% | 69.8% |
| AUSGRAM | CPMK . C . HALDER | INCK . L . DAS | 4,53313.11% | 46.2% |
| BADURIA | INCQ.A.GAFFAR | CPMM.SAYEED | 2,0043.78% | 74.8% |
| BAGDAHA | FBLA.L.MAJUMDAR | INCM.B.BISWAS | 19,13942.17% | 73.7% |
| BAGNAN | INCR . G . CHOUDHURY | CPMN . CHATTOPADHAYA | 8301.64% | 73.7% |
| BALAGARH | INCH . K . DAS | CPMA . PRAMANIK | 430.10% | 70.4% |
| BALARAMPUR | INDG . MAJHI | CPMT . MAJHI | 3,57711.41% | 45.4% |
| BALLY | INCS . N . MUKHRJEE | CPMP . P . PATHAK | 2,1633.69% | 58.2% |
| BALLYGUNGE | INDJ . B . BHATTACHARYA | INCA . MAITRA | 4,22410.73% | 59.0% |
| BALURGHAT | INDM.BASU | INCG.L.GHOSE | 4,2619.15% | 72.2% |
| BANDUAN | INDK . MAJHI | INCB . MAJHI | 5,60015.56% | 49.0% |
| BANKURA | INCS . MITRA | CPIB . GHOSH | 150.03% | 57.6% |
| BARABANI | INCM . UPADHYAY | CPMS . B . RAY | 3,53910.20% | 53.9% |
| BARABAZAR | INCI.D.JALAN | BJSB.P.KEDIA | 9,04417.50% | 56.0% |
| BARANAGAR | CPMJ. BASU | INCN. BHATACHARJEE | 3,4595.79% | 72.0% |
| BARASAT | FBLH.K.BASU | INCA.K.DUTTA | 10,06017.90% | 68.3% |
| BARJORA | INCA . CHATTERJEE | CPMA . K . RAJ | 1,7033.41% | 60.6% |
| BARUIPUR | SSPK.R.MANDAL | BACS.K.SARKAR | 4,7659.49% | 69.0% |
| BARWAN | INDA.L.ROY | INCS.M.G.MOULIK | 2,1025.03% | 52.8% |
| BASANTI | INCS.KHATUN | INDS.SARKAR | 1,4462.61% | 66.1% |
| BASIRHAT | CPIA.B.BANDOPADHYAY | INCB.C.SEN | 16,65032.97% | 68.7% |
| BEHALA EAST | CPMN.MUKHERJEE | INCB.M.GHATAK | 5,04111.12% | 67.3% |
| BEHALA WEST | CPMR.MUKHERJEE | INCR.ROY | 7,55911.86% | 67.5% |
| BELDANGA | INCA.LATIF | INDS.BHADRA | 10,80220.86% | 69.9% |
| BELGACHIA | CPML . C . SEN | INCG . SUR | 2,1573.91% | 67.4% |
| BELIAGHATA NORTH | CPMK . P . GHOSH | INCS . BISWAS | 3,9527.88% | 67.6% |
| BELIAGHATA SOUTH | INCG . P . ROY | CPMR . S . PRASAD | 5,06112.20% | 61.5% |
| BERHAMPORE | INCS.BHATTACHARYYA | INDS.SANYAL | 7,58116.79% | 63.2% |
| BHAGABANGOLA | INCS. BHATTACHARYYA | SSPS.N. ADHIVARY | 2,6756.76% | 60.8% |
| BHAGBANPUR | INCA. MAITI | BACA. JANA | 2,3974.66% | 73.7% |
| BHANGAR | BACA.MOLLA | INCSUKURALI | 24,42553.48% | 61.1% |
| BHARATPUR | INCS.SINHA | INDS.P.BHATTACHARYYA | 1,0562.86% | 50.6% |
| BHATAR | INCS . HAZRA | CPIA . ROY | 6532.03% | 49.3% |
| BHATPARA | INCD.BERI | CPMS.GUPTA | 4,7467.33% | 62.6% |
| BIJPUR | CPMJ.C.DAS | INCP.GHOSH | 1,3142.88% | 67.5% |
| BINPUR | INCM . C . SAREN | CPIJ . SAREN | 3,98613.37% | 41.0% |
| BISHNUPUR EAST | CPMS.K.NASKAR | INCS.MONDAL | 6,64813.73% | 69.0% |
| BISHNUPUR WEST | CPMP.C.ROY | INCJ.C.SANTRA | 8,28414.35% | 80.1% |
| BOLPUR | INDR.K. SINHA | INCA.K. CHATTOPADHYAY | 2,7917.73% | 53.1% |
| BONGAON | INCK.BHOWMICK | CPIA.K.GANGULI | 4,5218.96% | 74.6% |
| BOWBAZAR | INCB.S.NAHAR | FBLS.GUPTA | 16,21737.77% | 50.6% |
| BUDGE BUDGE | CPMK.B.R.BARMAN | INCH.L.HALDAR | 10,41518.04% | 66.2% |
| BURDWAN NORTH | CPMS . SHAHEDULLAH | INCG . BASU | 2,8126.61% | 59.7% |
| BURDWAN SOUTH | INCS . B . CHOUDHURY | CPMB . K . CHOWDHURY | 1,7103.92% | 53.0% |
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.