West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1969
280 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 64.80% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 80 | +37 | 97 | 26,76,981 | 19.97% | +1.86 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 55 | -72 | 280 | 55,38,622 | 41.32% | +0.19 |
| BACBAC | 33 | -1 | 49 | 10,94,654 | 8.17% | -1.99 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 30 | +14 | 36 | 9,38,472 | 7.00% | +0.47 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 21 | +8 | 28 | 6,71,664 | 5.01% | +0.58 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 12 | +12 | 17 | 3,75,983 | 2.80% | — |
| INDIndependent | 11 | -20 | 101 | 4,81,092 | 3.59% | -9.90 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 9 | +2 | 15 | 2,49,362 | 1.86% | -0.27 |
| SUCSUC | 7 | +7 | 7 | 2,02,721 | 1.51% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 5 | -2 | 24 | 1,75,890 | 1.31% | -0.57 |
| LSSLSS | 4 | +4 | 6 | 99,844 | 0.74% | — |
| IGLIGL | 4 | +4 | 4 | 71,665 | 0.53% | — |
| PMLPML | 3 | +3 | 40 | 2,08,574 | 1.56% | — |
| RCIRCI | 2 | +2 | 4 | 51,181 | 0.38% | — |
| WPIWPI | 2 | +2 | 2 | 47,391 | 0.35% | — |
| NDFNDF | 1 | +1 | 97 | 1,18,650 | 0.89% | — |
| MFBMFB | 1 | +1 | 1 | 27,143 | 0.20% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1,39,575 | 1.04% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -1 | 50 | 1,19,307 | 0.89% | -0.44 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 59 | 36,444 | 0.27% | — |
| BJDBiju Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25,081 | 0.19% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19,627 | 0.15% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10,796 | 0.08% | +0.07 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -1 | 4 | 8,927 | 0.07% | -0.74 |
| BBCBBC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7,512 | 0.06% | — |
| PBKPBK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,780 | 0.05% | — |
| MILMIL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 372 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM80 (29%)
- INC55 (20%)
- BAC33 (12%)
- CPI30 (11%)
- FBL21 (8%)
- RSP12 (4%)
- Others49 (18%)
- CPM80
- INC55
- BAC33
- CPI30
- FBL21
- RSP12
- Others49
- CPM80
- INC55
- BAC33
- CPI30
- FBL21
- RSP12
- IND11
- SSP9
- SUC7
- PSP5
- Others17
Constituency performance
From the 280 results in West Bengal
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained120 (43%)
- Changed hands140 (50%)
- New seat20 (7%)
120 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 140 changed hands. 20 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
- CPM
- INC
- BAC
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 280 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–280 of 280
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEALDAH | RSPJATIN CHAKRAVORTY | INCPRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER | 5,34710.64% | 60.5% |
| SERAMPORE | CPIPANCHUGOPAL BHADURI | INCGOPAL DAS NAG | 6,36610.47% | 70.6% |
| SHAMPUKUR | FBLBASU HEMANTA KUMAR | INCGOBINDA CHANDRA DEV | 4,7989.48% | 67.0% |
| SHYAMPUR | FBLSASABINDU BORA | INCMURARI MOHAN MANNA | 1,3282.19% | 78.7% |
| SILIGURI | IGLPREM THAPA | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | 7,99818.42% | 49.2% |
| SINGUR | CPMGOPAL BANDOPADHAYA | INCPRABHAKAR PAL | 9,01716.05% | 81.1% |
| SITAI | INCMD. FAZLE HAQUE | FBLBEJOY KUMAR ROY | 9,12020.34% | 68.3% |
| SONAMUKHI | CPMSUKHENDU KHAN | INCKANAI LAL SAHA | 8,64919.76% | 64.5% |
| SONARPUR | CPMGANGADHAR NASKAR | INCGOURHARI SARDAR | 7,93114.46% | 72.6% |
| SURI | SUCPROTIVA MUKHERJEE | INCBADYA NATH BANDOPADHYAYA | 7,73416.13% | 66.6% |
| SUTAHATA | INCHARAHARI DEB | BACBANESWAR PATRA | 4420.80% | 75.3% |
| SUTI | INCMD. SOHORAB | RSPSHISH MOHAMMAD | 2900.52% | 70.5% |
| SUZAPUR | INCA . B . A . G . KHAN CHOUDHRY | BACHAZI TALEB ALI MANDAL | 24,07048.51% | 66.4% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | CPIJAMINIRANJAN SEN | INCCHANDRA NATH MISRA | 4,7818.57% | 73.6% |
| TALDANGRA | CPMMOHINI MOHAN PANDA | INCPURABI MUKHOPADHAYAYA | 2,7635.62% | 64.4% |
| TALTOLA | CPMABUL HASSAN | INCKARAM HOSSAIN | 8,03021.37% | 55.1% |
| TAMLUK | BACAJOY KUMAR MIKHOPADHYAY | INCKUMAR CHADRA JANA | 28,18952.20% | 74.2% |
| TAPAN | RSPNATHANIEL MURMU | INCKERKATA HINDIRAM | 1,7073.89% | 65.4% |
| TARAKESWAR | MFBRAM CHATTERJEE | INCKANAILAL TAH | 2,1364.08% | 79.3% |
| TEHATTA | INCSURAT ALI KHAN | CPMMADHABENDU MOHANTA | 3,6127.25% | 69.8% |
| TITAGARH | CPMMOHAMMED AMIN | INCKRISHNA KUMAR SHUKLA | 8,02314.96% | 66.4% |
| TOLLYGUNGE | CPMNIRANJAN SEN GUPTA | INCDAS GUPTA ARABINDA PRASAD | 15,88327.63% | 71.6% |
| TUFANGANJ | INCAKSHAY KUMAR BARMA | CPMMANINDRA NATH BARMA | 10,46720.08% | 71.3% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | CPMPANNA LAL MAJI | INCSATISH CHANDRA SAMANTA | 7,66814.73% | 71.8% |
| UKHRA | CPMLAKHAN BAGDI | INCHARADHAN MONDAL | 2,3957.02% | 47.5% |
| ULUBERIA NORTH | FBLKALIPADA MONDAL | INCGOBINDA SINGH | 15,70230.09% | 64.7% |
| ULUBERIA SOUTH | FBLBISWANATH DAS GHOSE | INCABANI KUMAR BASU | 10,85419.53% | 72.5% |
| UTTARAPARA | CPMMONORANJAN HAZRA | INCN.N. MUKHOPADHYA | 13,09624.24% | 69.7% |
| VIDYASAGAR | CPMSAMAR KUMAR PUDRA | INCMRINAL CHANDRA SARBADHIKAR | 9,13520.93% | 59.8% |
| VISHNUPUR | BACSASTHIDAS SARKAR | INCTILAK CHAND CHAKRABARTI | 8,43719.90% | 62.1% |
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 1969?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 80 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 1969?
Turnout was 64.80% — 1.34 cr of 2.07 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 280 assembly seats.
