West Bengal assembly election, Mar 1971
279 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 58.56% turnout.
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
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
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 279 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–279 of 279
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERANPORE | INCGOPAL DAS NAG | CPMKAMAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARJA | 4,8778.39% | 61.8% |
| SHIBPUR | CPMHARISADHAN MITRA | FBLKANAI LAL BHATTACHARYA | 3,7498.51% | 49.7% |
| SHYAMPUR | INCSISIR KUMAR SEN | FBLSASABINDU BERA | 2,2523.84% | 66.3% |
| SILIGURI | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | CPMBIREN BOSE | 8,49620.70% | 37.4% |
| SINGUR | CPIAJIT KUMAR BOSU | CPMGOPAL BANDOPADHYAY | 2,4504.47% | 75.2% |
| SITAI | INCMD. FAZLE HAQUE | FBLADHYAPAK HIFTEN NAG | 8,72518.62% | 63.2% |
| SONAMUKHI | CPMSUKHENDU KHAN | INCKANAI SAHA | 1,1122.86% | 55.4% |
| SONARPUR | CPMGANGADHAR NASKAR | CPIAMARTEDRA NATH NASKAR | 15,97128.85% | 67.1% |
| SURI | SUCPROTIVA MUKHERJEE | CPMARUN CHOUDHURY | 3,97011.37% | 44.8% |
| SUTAHATA | BACBANESWAR PATRA | CPIRABINDRA NATH KARAN | 5,85310.29% | 73.0% |
| SUTI | INCMD. SOHRAB | RSPSHISH MOHAMMAD | 3,0325.93% | 58.5% |
| SUZAPUR | INCA. B. ATAWALGANIKHAN CHOWDHURI | INDHABIBUR RAHAMAN | 21,70744.75% | 61.6% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | INCCHANDRANATH MISRA | CPIJAMINIRANJAN SEN | 12,59725.09% | 64.3% |
| TALDANGRA | CPMPANDA MOHINI MOHAN | INCS. CHOUDHURY PRAYOT KUMAR | 2,4674.73% | 65.1% |
| TALTOLA | INCABDUR RAUF ANASARI | CPMABUL HUSSAN | 1,3484.52% | 43.3% |
| TAMLUK | BACAJOY KUMAR MUKHOPADHAYA | CPMDEVA PRASAD BHOWMIK | 20,07339.44% | 64.8% |
| TAPAN | INCPATRASH HEMRAM | RSPORAON BANDHU | 3,5256.81% | 71.7% |
| TARAKESWAR | MFBRAM CHATERJEE | INCRAM SINHA PAL | 14,98129.50% | 68.9% |
| TEHATTA | CPMMADHABENDU MOHANTA | INCKHAN SURAT ALI | 10,99325.07% | 59.1% |
| TITAGARH | CPMMD. ANIM | INCKRISHNA KUMAR SUKLA | 5,3498.65% | 64.1% |
| TOLLYGUNGE | CPMSASTYA PRIYA ROY | CPIAMIYA DASGUPTAJ MAHARAJ | 14,06025.32% | 63.0% |
| TUFANGANJ | INCSISHIR KUMAR ISORE | CPMMANINDRANATH BARMA | 10,10518.61% | 67.8% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | CPMPANNALAL MAJI | INCABDUL KARIM MALLIK | 12,46024.00% | 69.0% |
| UKHRA | CPMLAKHAN BAGDI | INCMONDAL HARADHAN | 2,9308.38% | 43.5% |
| ULUBERIA NORTH | CPMRAJKUMAR MANDAL | FBLKALIPADA MANDAL | 12,24819.94% | 69.4% |
| ULUBERIA SOUTH | CPMBATAKRISHNA DAS | INCDURGASANKAR ROY | 10,50719.41% | 68.6% |
| UTTARPARA | CPMSANTOSRI CHATTOPADHYAY | CPIGOBINDA CHATTERJI | 12,45123.70% | 61.4% |
| VIDYASAGAR | INCSHAM SUFZZOHA | CPMSAMAR KUMAR BADRA | 5,12114.65% | 47.6% |
| VISHNUPUR | INCPHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY | CPMKARUNAMOY GOSWAMI | 1,3153.41% | 54.9% |
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.
