West Bengal assembly election, Mar 1972
280 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 59.11% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 216 | +111 | 238 | 65,43,251 | 49.08% | +19.89 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 35 | +22 | 41 | 11,10,579 | 8.33% | -0.13 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 14 | -99 | 208 | 36,59,808 | 27.45% | -5.41 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -7 | 116 | 4,72,556 | 3.54% | -2.85 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2,84,643 | 2.14% | +0.09 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 2 | 0 | 64 | 1,96,044 | 1.47% | -4.13 |
| IGLIGL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35,802 | 0.27% | -0.03 |
| SUCSUC | 1 | -6 | 13 | 2,38,276 | 1.79% | +0.20 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | +1 | 27 | 1,21,208 | 0.91% | — |
| WPIWPI | 1 | -1 | 3 | 63,673 | 0.48% | -0.01 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -3 | 18 | 3,31,244 | 2.48% | -0.41 |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1,09,062 | 0.82% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -2 | 20 | 68,806 | 0.52% | -0.11 |
| RCIRCI | 0 | -3 | 3 | 47,038 | 0.35% | 0.00 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -1 | 16 | 25,149 | 0.19% | -0.63 |
| BIBBIB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13,407 | 0.10% | +0.03 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,885 | 0.03% | +0.03 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,646 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| IALIAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,382 | 0.02% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,904 | 0.01% | — |
| RSMRSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- INC216 (77%)
- CPI35 (13%)
- CPM14 (5%)
- IND5 (2%)
- RSP3 (1%)
- NCO2 (1%)
- Others5 (2%)
- INC216
- CPI35
- CPM14
- IND5
- RSP3
- NCO2
- Others5
- INC216
- CPI35
- CPM14
- IND5
- RSP3
- NCO2
- IGL2
- SUC1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 280 results in West Bengal
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained122 (44%)
- Changed hands132 (47%)
- New seat26 (9%)
122 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 132 changed hands. 26 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
- CPI
- CPM
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 280 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–280 of 280
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERAMPORE | INCGOPAL DAS NAG | CPMKAMAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYA | 14,16823.12% | 63.8% |
| SHAMPUKUR | INCBARIDBARAN DAS | CPMRATHINDRA KRISHNA DEB | 15,79634.35% | 59.6% |
| SHIBPUR | INCMRIGENDRA MUKHERJEE | FBLKANAI LAL BHATTACHARYA | 6,16810.85% | 61.5% |
| SHYAMPUR | INCSISIR KUMAR SEN | FBLSASABINDU BERA | 6931.15% | 71.2% |
| SILIGURI | INCARUN KUMAR MOITRA | CPMBIREN BOSE | 14,50235.48% | 37.6% |
| SINGUR | CPIAJIT KUMAR BASU | CPMGOPAL BANDOPADHYA | 9,05816.77% | 73.5% |
| SITAI | INCM O FAZLE HAQUE | FBLDIPAK SEN GUPTA | 13,24730.15% | 59.0% |
| SONAMUKHI | INCGURU PADA KHAN | CPMSUKHENDU KHAN | 9,08622.21% | 57.9% |
| SONARPUR | CPIKANSARI HALDER | CPMGANGADHAR NASKAR | 7,37213.48% | 65.5% |
| SURI | INCCHATTARAJ SUNITI | SUCPROTIVA MUKHERJEE | 5,68511.98% | 60.1% |
| SUTAHATA | CPIRABINDRA NATH KARAN | CPMLAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH | 12,45924.40% | 64.1% |
| SUTI | RSPSHISH MOHAMMAD | INCMD SOHRAB | 1,5202.76% | 61.7% |
| SUZAPUR | INCABDUL B A GHANI KHAN CH | INDMANNAK SK | 23,49350.04% | 58.2% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | INCCHANDRANATH MISRA | CPMANISUR RAHAMAN | 20,43743.20% | 59.9% |
| TALDANGRA | INCPHANI BHUSAN SINGHA BABU | CPMPANDA MOHINI MOHAN | 6,98413.84% | 61.3% |
| TALTOLA | INCABDUR RAUF ANSARI | CPMABUL HASAN | 3,3628.80% | 55.0% |
| TAMLUK | INCAJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE | CPMDEVA PRASAD BHOWMIK | 22,88450.28% | 56.8% |
| TAPAN | INCPATRASH HEMBREM | RSPNATHANIAL MURMU | 8,13116.74% | 66.5% |
| TARAKESWAR | INCBALAI LAL SHETH | INDRAM CHATTERJEE | 4,4668.59% | 71.3% |
| TEHATTA | INCKARTI CHANDRA BISWAS | CPMMADHABENDU MOHANTA | 8,62018.29% | 62.2% |
| TITAGARH | INCKRISHNAKUMAR SHUKLA | CPMMOHAMAD AMIN | 27,49837.25% | 72.2% |
| TOLLYGUNGE | INCPANKAJ KUMAR BANERJEE | CPMPRASANTA KUMAR SUR | 20,72426.75% | 82.9% |
| TUFANGANJ | INCISORE SISIT KUMAR | CPMMANINDRA NATH BARMAN | 17,66734.60% | 63.0% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | INCSAROJ KARAR | CPMPANNA LAL MAJI | 6,96012.68% | 71.3% |
| UKHRA | INCGOPAL MONDAL | CPMBAGDI LAKHAN | 7,83922.51% | 42.9% |
| ULUBERIA NORTH | CPMRAJ KUMAR MANDAL | INDSANTOSH KR. BHOWMICK | 7,49912.67% | 65.1% |
| ULUBERIA SUOTH | INDRABINDRA GHOSE | CPMBATA KRISN DAS | 2820.56% | 60.8% |
| UTTARPARA | CPMSANTASRI CHATTOPADHYAY | CPIGOBIDA CHATTERJEE | 80.01% | 62.9% |
| VIDYASAGAR | INCMD. SHAMSUZZOHA | CPMSAMAR KUMAR RUDRA | 10,71624.18% | 55.5% |
| VISHNUPUR | INCBHABATARAN CHAKRAVARTY | CPMKARUNAMEY GOSWAMI | 8,10123.15% | 49.3% |
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 1972?
Indian National Congress won 216 of 280 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 59.11% — 1.33 cr of 2.26 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 280 assembly seats.
