West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1967
280 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 62.56% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- CPM
- BAC
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 280 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–250 of 280
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NABAGRAM | INCA. K. BAKSHI | INDB. N. ROY | 2620.62% | 62.8% |
| NADANGHAT | INCP . C . GOSWAMI | CPMS . C . BHOWAL | 4,9559.77% | 72.2% |
| NAGRAKATA | INCB.BHAGAT | CPMP.URAON | 5,08215.34% | 57.4% |
| NAIHATI | INCG.BHATTACHARJEE | CPMG.BASU | 4,1047.22% | 71.5% |
| NAKASHIPARA | BACM.C.MONDAL | INCN.K.SARKAR | 4,60411.35% | 61.1% |
| NALHATI | INDG . MAHIUDDIN | INCM . A . RAQUIL | 1,2244.38% | 47.0% |
| NANDIGRAM | CPIB.C. PANDA | INCP.C. JANA | 10,56317.90% | 76.2% |
| NANUR | INCS. JASH | CPMB. DAS | 2,4407.33% | 47.4% |
| NAODA | INCM.ISRAIL | INDJ.K.BISWAS | 1690.34% | 70.6% |
| NARAYANGARH | INCK . D . ROY | BACM . K . LAHA | 3,0636.24% | 72.7% |
| NARGHAT | BACP.K. GAYEN | INCS.C. MAITI | 12,19521.04% | 79.5% |
| NAYAGRAM | BACJ . HANSDA | SSPI . MAN-DI | 2,97610.44% | 41.0% |
| NOAPARA | INCS.ROY | CPMJ.SAHA | 290.06% | 70.2% |
| ONDA | INCS . DUTTA | INDB . CHATTOPADHYAY | 1,9614.04% | 61.8% |
| PANCHLA | INCP . MUKHOPADHYA | INDM . R . SEPAI | 8,13315.96% | 70.6% |
| PANDUA | INCR . KUNDU | CPMM . R . MANDAL | 3,2307.48% | 64.6% |
| PANIHATI | CPMG.K. BHATTACHARYYA | INCS.C. DATTA | 10,82014.88% | 70.5% |
| PANSKURA EAST | CPIG. MUKHOPADHYAY | INCS. SAMANTA | 19,15435.43% | 77.3% |
| PANSKURA WEST | BACR . K . PRAMANIK | INCS . BHATTACHARYYA | 15,18326.60% | 80.8% |
| PARA | BACS . BAURI | INCB . BAURI | 1,1074.25% | 35.2% |
| PATASPUR | CPIK . D . MAHAPATRA | INCR . D . ADHIKARY | 4,6258.87% | 76.5% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | INDR.MANDAL | INCB.C.DAS | 3,2896.13% | 69.2% |
| PHANSIDEWA | INCT.WANGOI | CPMJ.SAONTAL | 5,74316.05% | 53.3% |
| PINGLA | CPIG . SAMANTA | INCS . SAMANTA | 6,39112.41% | 76.0% |
| POLBA | INCB . CHATTOPADHAYAY | CPMB . G . NEOGY | 7,87515.97% | 70.0% |
| PURBASTHALI | CPML . HAZRA | INCRAMA DEVI | 1,6903.75% | 63.8% |
| PURSURAH | INCS . M . ROY | CPMM . ROY | 6,45912.59% | 68.4% |
| PURULIA | INDB . B . D . GUPTA | INCT . P . ROY | 7,54519.68% | 51.5% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | INCN . BAURI | INDH . BAURI | 2,2397.75% | 41.7% |
| RAIGANJ | PSPN.N.KUNDU | INCR.N.DUTT | 4,14510.51% | 57.9% |
| RAINA | PSPD . TAH | INCP . GUHA | 7681.90% | 57.0% |
| RAIPUR | BACB . SAREN | INCJ . N . MURMU | 4,1359.32% | 51.7% |
| RAJARHAT | CPMS.N.DAS | BACS.N.ROY | 3,0816.28% | 66.6% |
| RAJGANJ | SSPB.N.R.HAKIM | INCP.D.BOSE | 1,0792.70% | 58.9% |
| RAJNAGAR | FBLS. MANDAL | INCN. MANDAL | 1870.72% | 32.9% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCT . PRADHAN | PSPB . L . D . MAHAPATRA | 5,55910.79% | 64.0% |
| RAMPURHAT | FBLS . S . MONDAL | INCN . MAJUMDAR | 3,9539.89% | 58.5% |
| RANAGHAT EAST | CPIN.SARKAR | INCS.K.MRIDHA | 4,4059.69% | 70.3% |
| RANAGHAT WEST | INCB.K.CHATTOPADHYAY | CPMG.C.KUNDU | 3,7697.02% | 71.0% |
| RANIBANDH | INCB . HEMRAN | CPMJ . HANSDA | 12,20229.03% | 54.4% |
| RANIGANJ | CPMH . ROY | INCS . C . GHOSH | 9832.78% | 55.1% |
| RASHBEHARIAVENUE | INDB.K.BANERJEE | INCG.MUKHERJEE | 5,64814.08% | 65.8% |
| RATDA | INCS.M.MISRA | INDM.ALI | 3,1159.16% | 58.5% |
| SAGAR | INCT.MISRA | INDG.DINGAL | 3,4315.92% | 75.5% |
| SAGARDIGHI | INCA.C. DAS | BACK.C. HALDAR | 1,4596.97% | 30.3% |
| SALBANI | BACA . R . MAHATO | INCS . K . GHOSAL | 3,7899.75% | 57.7% |
| SANDESHKHALI | INCD.N.SINHA | CPMS.SARDAR | 3,8018.92% | 62.3% |
| SANKRAIL | INCN . N . BHUNIA | CPMH . C . HAJRA | 8,82117.88% | 74.2% |
| SANTIPUR | CPMK.PAL | INCH.DEY | 4,1189.48% | 64.7% |
| SEALDAH | INCP . C . CHUNDER | CPMS . M . CHOWDHURY | 4,3019.09% | 56.6% |
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 1967?
Indian National Congress won 127 of 280 seats in West Bengal, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1967?
Turnout was 62.56% — 1.27 cr of 2.02 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 280 assembly seats.
