West Bengal assembly election, Mar 1971
279 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 58.56% turnout.
Seats
279
Candidates
1,405
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
58.56%
1.29 cr of 2.2 cr
Leading party
CPM
113 of 279 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 113 | +33 | 241 | 42,41,557 | 32.86% | +12.89 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 105 | +50 | 239 | 37,67,314 | 29.19% | -12.13 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 13 | -17 | 110 | 10,91,578 | 8.46% | +1.46 |
| INDIndependent | 12 | +1 | 207 | 8,24,986 | 6.39% | +2.80 |
| SUCSUC | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2,04,711 | 1.59% | +0.07 |
| BACBAC | 5 | -28 | 137 | 6,95,376 | 5.39% | -2.78 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 3 | -18 | 52 | 3,74,141 | 2.90% | -2.11 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | -9 | 40 | 2,64,323 | 2.05% | -0.76 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 3 | -2 | 20 | 1,47,176 | 1.14% | -0.17 |
| RCIRCI | 3 | +1 | 7 | 46,153 | 0.36% | -0.02 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 2 | +2 | 219 | 7,23,229 | 5.60% | — |
| JKPJKP | 2 | +2 | 23 | 80,543 | 0.62% | — |
| WPIWPI | 2 | 0 | 3 | 62,927 | 0.49% | +0.13 |
| MFBMFB | 2 | +1 | 3 | 50,974 | 0.39% | +0.19 |
| IGLIGL | 2 | -2 | 3 | 38,380 | 0.30% | -0.24 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 1 | +1 | 23 | 1,05,251 | 0.82% | -0.07 |
| BBCBBC | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16,384 | 0.13% | +0.07 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -9 | 24 | 69,567 | 0.54% | -1.32 |
| LSSLSS | 0 | -4 | 11 | 52,980 | 0.41% | -0.33 |
| PMLPML | 0 | -3 | 2 | 13,821 | 0.11% | -1.45 |
| SMLSML | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11,853 | 0.09% | — |
| BIBBIB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8,918 | 0.07% | — |
| SOCSOC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,696 | 0.06% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,038 | 0.05% | -0.10 |
| RSMRSM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 551 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 510 | 0.00% | -0.08 |
- CPM113 (41%)
- INC105 (38%)
- CPI13 (5%)
- IND12 (4%)
- SUC7 (3%)
- BAC5 (2%)
- Others24 (9%)
- CPM113
- INC105
- CPI13
- IND12
- SUC7
- BAC5
- Others24
- CPM113
- INC105
- CPI13
- IND12
- SUC7
- BAC5
- FBL3
- RSP3
- Others18
Constituency performance
From the 279 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
KHARGRAM
won by 19 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
RANIGANJ
won by 24,408 (52.28%)
Highest turnout
SAGAR
76.96%
Lowest turnout
JORABAGAN
30.77%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1969), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained126 (45%)
- Changed hands130 (47%)
- New seat23 (8%)
126 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 130 changed hands. 23 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
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 279 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 279
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOGHAT | INCMADAN MOHAN MEDDA | CPMRADHA NATH DAS | 2,4626.76% | 49.8% |
| GOPIBALLAVPUR | INCHARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | CPMMONORANJAN MAHAPATRA | 1,7323.32% | 64.5% |
| GOSABA | RSPGANESH CHANDRA MONDAL | INCPARESH CHANDRA BAIDYA | 9081.69% | 73.1% |
| HABBA | INCTARUN KANTI GHOSH | CPMHEMANTA GHOSHAI | 13,13924.52% | 60.6% |
| HABIBPUR | INDSARKAR MURMU | INCBOILA MURMU | 1,4603.17% | 61.5% |
| HANSAN | RCITRILOCHAN MAL | INCSATYABAN MANDAL | 4,28720.64% | 31.2% |
| HANSKHALI | INCANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | CPMJNANFNDRA NATH BISWAS | 5,0209.65% | 67.1% |
| HARIHARPARA | INDAFTABUDDIN AHMED | BJSSUBHENDU SEKHAR BISWAS | 16,17235.27% | 60.4% |
| HARINGHATA | CPMMALAKAR NANI GOPAL | INCMANAS KUMAR GANGULY | 2,5934.51% | 66.7% |
| HARIPAL | WPICHITTARANJAN BOSE | INCADHIRKUMAR GHOSE | 5,76512.73% | 69.7% |
| HARISHCHANDRAPUR | WPIMD. ELIAS RAZI | NCOBIRENDRA KUMAR MITRA | 6,94914.29% | 73.2% |
| HAROA | INCGANGADHAR PRAMANICK | CPMJAGANNATH SARDER | 3,5949.12% | 56.9% |
| HASNABAD | INCMOLLA TASMATULLA | CPMBIMAL KUMAR SENGUPTA | 10,23628.11% | 53.9% |
| HINGALGANJ | CPMGOPAL CHANDRA GAYEN | NCOPANCHANAN MONDAL | 1,0572.30% | 65.1% |
| HIRAPUR | CPMBAMAPADA MUKHERJEE | CPINITISH SETT | 7,46018.11% | 52.0% |
| HOWRAH CENTRAL | RCISUDHIN KUMAR | NCOSARADINDU SEKHAR SETT | 2,2096.97% | 41.2% |
| HOWRAH SOUTH | INCSANTI KUMAR DAS GUPTA | CPMPRALAY TALUKDAR | 2,3015.40% | 49.7% |
| HOWRAM NORTH | INCSANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE | CPMCHITTABRATA MAZUMDAR | 4,57910.39% | 52.1% |
| HURA | INCSATDAL MAHATO | CPMAMBARISH MUKHOPADHAYA | 10,30128.83% | 47.6% |
| INDAS | CPMBADAN BORA | INCSANTAN SANTRA | 2,2455.37% | 60.6% |
| INDPUR | BBCPRAYAG MANDAL | BACGOUR LOHAR | 4121.24% | 41.3% |
| ITAHAR | INCABEDIN ZAINAL | CPMHARI CHARAN DEBNATH | 17,68034.65% | 70.3% |
| JADAVPUR | CPMDINESH MAJUMDER | CPISANTIMOY ROY | 18,94428.62% | 58.7% |
| JAGATBALLAVPUR | CPMTARAPADA DEY | INCPANNA LAL SIT | 15,68632.42% | 66.7% |
| JAIPUR | INCRAMKRISHNA MAHATO | BACBHARAT CHANDRA BHANDARI | 10,83835.44% | 41.9% |
| JALANGI | BJSPRAFULLA KUMAR SARKAR | INDAHAMMAD FAHYMUDDIN | 1030.29% | 54.6% |
| JALPAIGURI | INCANUPAM SEN | CPMPARSWH CHANDRA MTRA | 11,08821.60% | 55.9% |
| JAMALPUR | MFBKALIPADA DAS | INCPURANJOY PRAMANIK | 3,6838.29% | 62.1% |
| JAMURIA | CPMDURGADAS MANDAL | INCAMAARENDRA NATH MANDAL | 4,94017.90% | 48.4% |
| JANGIPARA | CPMMANINDRA NATH JANA | INCGANESH HATUI | 8,75118.89% | 63.0% |
| JANGIPUR | INDRADARUDDIN AHAMMAD | INCASRAF HOSSAIN | 6111.69% | 44.3% |
| JHALDA | INCKINKAR MAHATO | FBLCHITTA RANJAN MAHATO | 6,21815.61% | 51.6% |
| JHARGRAM | INCBIRENDRA REJOYMALLADEV | CPMDANARESWAR SEN | 3,8207.20% | 64.0% |
| JORABAGAN | INCNEPAL CHANDRA ROY | CPMCHATTERJEE HARAPRASAD | 10,79934.11% | 30.8% |
| JORASANKO | INCDEOKI NANDAN PODDAR | CPMDAS SATYANARAYAN | 9,91126.17% | 37.8% |
| JORE BUNGALOW | CPMANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | IGLNANDALALL GURUNG | 2860.86% | 57.1% |
| JOYNAGAR | SUCSUBODH BANERJEE | INCPROSUN GHOSH | 2480.43% | 71.5% |
| KABITIRTHA | INCRAM PEYARE RAM | FBLKALIMUDDIN SHAMS | 6,41714.13% | 52.2% |
| KAKDWIP | CPMHRISHIKESH MAITY | NCOHANASDWAJ DHARA | 16,25326.13% | 73.8% |
| KALCHINI | INCDENIS LAKRA | PSPJOHN ARTHER BAXIA URAON | 1,9387.03% | 57.7% |
| KALIAGANJ | INCROY DEBENDRA NATH | CPMNANI GOPAI ROY | 10,36526.17% | 60.4% |
| KALIGANJ | INDMIR FAKIR MOHAMMED | INDMOHAMMED ISLAM MOLLA | 1,6394.13% | 54.9% |
| KALIGHAT | INCPATHIN TALUKDAR | CPMSADHAN GUPTA | 8,63719.38% | 54.8% |
| KALIMPONG | IGLMADAN KUMAR PRODHAN | INDPADMA LAKSHMI SUBBA | 3,42212.06% | 45.6% |
| KALNA | CPMKONAR HARF KRISHNA | INCNURUL ISLAM MOLLA | 6,96611.89% | 72.9% |
| KALTACH | INCSHAMSUDDIN AHAMMAD | PSPPROMODE RANJAN BOSE | 3,6417.05% | 65.8% |
| KALYANPUR | CPMNATAJ ADAK | INCBARINDRA NATH GHOSE | 7,52214.37% | 68.7% |
| KAMARHATI | CPMRADHIKA RANJAN BANERJEE | CPISUNIL MUKHERJEE | 29,08741.61% | 69.4% |
| KANDI | INCATISH CHANDRA SINHA | INDMIRZA AJAHAP | 7,65217.58% | 54.5% |
| KARANDIGHI | INCHAZI SAJJAD HOSSAIN | FBLSURESH CHANDRA SINGHA | 9,34121.18% | 51.9% |
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, Mar 1971?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 113 of 279 seats in West Bengal, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Mar 1971?
Turnout was 58.56% — 1.29 cr of 2.2 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 279 assembly seats.
