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 151–200 of 279
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARIMPUR | CPMSAMARENDRA NATH SANYAL | INCNALINAKSHA SANYAL | 11,34624.04% | 65.3% |
| KASHIPUR | INCMADAN MOHAN MAHATO | CPIPRAMATHA MANDAL | 4,92916.43% | 42.1% |
| KATWA | CPMHARAMOHAN SINHA | INCSUBRATA MUKHERJEE | 6,66613.18% | 61.2% |
| KESHIARI | INCBUDHAN CHNADRA TUDU | CPMMAHESWAR SING | 5,23711.62% | 65.5% |
| KESHPUR | INCRAJANI KANTA DOLDI | CPMHIMANGSU KUNAR | 6,03211.28% | 75.3% |
| KETUGRAM | CPMNIMAL CHANDRA MANDAL | INCPRABHAKAR MANDAL | 9262.18% | 53.4% |
| KHAJURI | CPMJAGADISH CHANDRA DAS | NCOBADAL DAS | 1,9544.44% | 64.2% |
| KHANAKUL | CPMMADAN SAHA | INCBASUDEV HAZRA | 4,0368.80% | 60.2% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALICK | INCMANORANJAN PRAMANIK | 5,28311.84% | 61.9% |
| KHARAGPUR | INCGYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | CPIKARUNAMAY BHATTACHARYA | 15,31237.06% | 49.7% |
| KHARAGPUR LOCAL | INCAJIT KUMAR BASU | CPIDEBEN DAS | 320.07% | 63.9% |
| KHARBA | CPMGOLAM YAZADANI | INCMAHABUBUL HAQUE | 6,42111.77% | 76.4% |
| KHARDAH | CPMSADHAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY | CPIGOPAL BANERJEE | 4,0806.00% | 67.0% |
| KHARGRAM | INCNARENDRA HALDAR | CPMDINABANDHU HAJHI | 190.05% | 41.9% |
| KOTULPUR | CPMJATADHARI MUKHOPADHYAY | INCSASANKA SEKHAR MITRA | 9042.15% | 59.4% |
| KRISHNAGAR EAST | INDKASHI KANTA MATTRA | CPMSADHAN CHATTOPADHYAY | 6,35417.12% | 47.1% |
| KRISHNAGAR WEST | CPMAMRITENDU MUKHERJEE | INCBHATTACHARYA MOHADER CHANDR | 9,74624.75% | 59.3% |
| KULPI | CPMMUKUNDA RAM MONDAL | NCOSANTOSH KUMAR MONDAL | 1,9524.05% | 64.3% |
| KULTALI | SUCPDRABODH PURKAIT | INCARABINDA NASKAR | 1,3412.22% | 69.0% |
| KULTI | INCRAMDAS BANERJEE | CPMCHANDRA SEKHAR MUKHOPADHYA | 2,3197.02% | 45.8% |
| KUMARGANJ | INCPROBODH KUMAR SINGH ROY | CPMJAMINI KISHORE MOJUMDAR | 1,4472.97% | 69.7% |
| KUMARGRAM | INCPIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE | CPMNETAI CHANDRA DAS | 8,63522.83% | 55.3% |
| KUSHMANDI | INCROY JATINDPA MOHAN | CPISARKER BHUPAL CHANDRA | 13,54834.17% | 59.9% |
| LABHPUR | CPMSUNIL MAZUMDAR | BACSASANKA SEKHAR BUJ | 8,54027.66% | 48.3% |
| LALGOLA | INCABNUS SATTAR | INDMD. MOZIPUR RAHMAN | 4,84116.00% | 46.2% |
| MADARIHAT | RSPA. H. BESTERWITCH | INDPAHAN KHUDIRAM | 3,1548.49% | 57.0% |
| MAGRAHAT EAST | CPMRADHIKA RAJAN PRAMNIK | INCMONORANJAN HALDAS | 1,6472.75% | 72.9% |
| MAGRAHAT WEST | BACSUDHENDU MANDLE | CPMCHHOBAN GABL | 1500.26% | 68.0% |
| MAHAMMAD BAZAR | CPMDHIREN SEN | INCNILRATAN GHOSE | 5,08717.24% | 43.2% |
| MAHESHTOIA | CPMSUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI | INCBHUPEN BIJAI | 1,3672.53% | 66.0% |
| MAHISHADAL | BACSUSHIL KUMAR DHARA | CPIJAGADINDRA MAITI | 13,24122.99% | 72.2% |
| MAINAGURI | INCBIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA | INDHARIPADA ROY | 6,70618.35% | 49.6% |
| MAL | INCANTONI TOPPNO | CPMJAGARNATH ORAON | 3,7439.13% | 56.4% |
| MALDA | INCMAHAMMAD GAFURUR RAHAMAN | CPMMOHAMMAD FLIAS | 5,42612.31% | 62.1% |
| MANBAZAR | INCSITARAM MAHATO | LSSGIRISH MAHATO | 6,17915.13% | 49.2% |
| MANGALKOT | CPMNIKHILANANDA SAR | BACKENARAM PANJA | 12,00025.84% | 61.4% |
| MANICKTOLA | CPMANILA DEBI | INCANANTA KUMAR BHARATI | 1,0912.58% | 51.4% |
| MANIKCHAK | INCJOKHILAL MONDAI | CPMSUDHENDU JHA MANIK | 3,4218.24% | 55.0% |
| MANTESWAR | CPMKASHI NATH HAZBA CHOWDHURY | INCSAITENDRA NATH HATI | 12,07823.19% | 67.5% |
| MATHABHANGA | INCBIRENDRA NATH ROY | CPMDINESH CHANDRA DAKUA | 2,9166.17% | 60.8% |
| MATHURAPUR | SUCRENUPADA HALDAR | INCBIRRENDRA NARTH HALDAR | 6,52811.18% | 68.7% |
| MAYURESHWAR | CPIPHULMALILALCHAND | INCADHARSAHA | 1510.49% | 46.5% |
| MEKLIGANJ | FBLMIHIR KUMAR RAY | INCMANI BHUSHAN ROY | 3,8988.61% | 59.3% |
| MEMARI | CPMKONAR BENOY KRISHNA | INCTUHIN KUMAR SAMANTA | 18,20028.85% | 71.7% |
| MIDNAPUR | CPIBISWNATH MUKHERJEE | INCSUDHIR DAS SARMA | 2,0764.10% | 61.7% |
| MOYNA | CPIKANAI BHOWMIK | INCPRANAB BAHUBALINDRA | 6,60911.62% | 71.4% |
| MUGBERIA | CPMAMARENDRA KRISHNA GOSWAMI | PSPJANMENJAY OJHA | 1,0502.22% | 69.2% |
| MURARAI | SUCBAZLE AHMAD | INCMD. MANSURAL HAGUE | 11,55138.05% | 47.4% |
| MURSHIDABAD | INCMOHAMMAD IDRIS ALI | CPMJARJIS HOSSAIN SARKAR | 7882.19% | 46.5% |
| NABADWIP | CPMDEBI PRASAD BASU | NCOSACHINDRA MOHAN NANDI | 17,23134.05% | 61.1% |
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, 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.
