West Bengal assembly election, May 1982
294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 75.11% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
1,204
23 women, 5 elected
Turnout
75.11%
2.25 cr of 2.99 cr
Leading party
CPM
174 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 174 | -4 | 209 | 86,55,371 | 38.49% | +3.03 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 49 | +29 | 250 | 80,35,282 | 35.73% | +12.72 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 28 | +3 | 34 | 13,27,849 | 5.90% | +0.67 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 19 | -1 | 23 | 9,01,723 | 4.01% | +0.26 |
| INDIndependent | 11 | +1 | 448 | 15,71,098 | 6.99% | +0.06 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 7 | +5 | 12 | 4,07,660 | 1.81% | -0.81 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 4 | +4 | 28 | 8,85,535 | 3.94% | — |
| SUCSUC | 2 | -2 | 34 | 2,32,573 | 1.03% | -0.44 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | -29 | 93 | 1,87,513 | 0.83% | -19.19 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1,29,994 | 0.58% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1,29,116 | 0.57% | +0.19 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22,361 | 0.10% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,268 | 0.01% | — |
- CPM174 (59%)
- INC49 (17%)
- FBL28 (10%)
- RSP19 (6%)
- IND11 (4%)
- CPI7 (2%)
- Others6 (2%)
- CPM174
- INC49
- FBL28
- RSP19
- IND11
- CPI7
- Others6
- CPM174
- INC49
- FBL28
- RSP19
- IND11
- CPI7
- ICS4
- SUC2
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
TITAGARH
won by 132 (0.20%)
Biggest victory
DANTAN
won by 35,638 (49.06%)
Highest turnout
KESHPUR
89.22%
Lowest turnout
KALIMPONG
32.31%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained216 (73%)
- Changed hands77 (26%)
- New seat1 (0%)
216 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 77 changed hands. 1 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
- FBL
- RSP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KALYANPUR | CPMNITAI CHARAN ADAK | ICSASIT MITRA | 9,06712.69% | 75.3% |
| KAMARHATI | CPMRADHIKA RANJAN BANEJI | INCPURNENDU BIMOL DUTTA | 28,10332.01% | 69.6% |
| KANDI | INCATISH CHANDRA SINHA | CPISYED ABDUR RAZZAQUE | 12,35314.85% | 74.9% |
| KANKSA | CPMLAKSHI NARAYAN SAHA | INCSHIB NARAYAN SAHA | 20,62527.59% | 77.7% |
| KARANDIGHI | FBLSURESH SINGHA | INCHAJI SAJJAD HUSSAIN | 9,85712.12% | 72.3% |
| KARIMPUR | CPMCHITTARANJAN BISWAS | INCARABINDA MANDAL | 8,1749.72% | 86.6% |
| KASHIPUR | CPMSURENDRA NATH MAJHI | INCSUBHASH CHANDRA PATAR | 7,55812.30% | 66.0% |
| KATWA | CPMHARAMOHAN SINHA | INCSUBRATA MUKHOPADHYAY | 8,56610.21% | 75.5% |
| KESHIARI | CPMMAHESWAR MURMU | INCBUDHAN TUDU | 21,01128.00% | 81.8% |
| KESHPUR | CPMKUMAR HIMANSU | INCRAJANI KANTA DOLOI | 11,39513.04% | 89.2% |
| KETUGRAM | CPMRAICHARAN MAJHI | INCLAL MOHAN SAHA | 10,00012.90% | 76.4% |
| KHAJURI | INDSUNIRMAL PAIK | INCMANDAL SUSHANTA | 5,6768.23% | 80.9% |
| KHANAKUL | CPMSACHINDRA NATH HAJRA | INCBASUDEB HAJRA | 2,1752.56% | 81.3% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | CPMPURNA CHANDRA MALIK | INCMANORANJAN PRAMANIK | 16,66021.14% | 83.8% |
| KHARAGPUR RURAL | CPMSK.SIRAJ ALI | INDDEBEN DAS | 12,74517.13% | 75.7% |
| KHARAGPUR TOWN | ICSGYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | CPMJATIN MITRA | 6,48911.70% | 60.4% |
| KHARBA | INCMAHBUBUL HOQUE | CPMNAZMUL HOQUE | 2,7103.33% | 84.6% |
| KHARDAH | CPMKAMAL SARKAR | INCNIRMAL GHOSH | 28,41034.22% | 74.8% |
| KHARGRAM | CPMDINABANDHU MAJHI | INCNAKARI CHANDRA MAJHI | 3,7954.38% | 78.8% |
| KOTULPUR | CPMGUNADHAR CHOUDHURY | INCAKSHOY KUMAR KOLEY | 11,26013.61% | 86.7% |
| KRANTI | CPMPARIMAL MITRA | INCDEBA PRASAD ROY | 8,84012.88% | 79.3% |
| KRISHNAGANJ | CPMJNANENDRA NATH BISWAS | INCANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | 1,1151.51% | 84.6% |
| KRISHNAGAR EAST | CPMSADHAN CHATTOPADHY Y | JNPKASHI KANT MAITRA | 9,11914.33% | 63.1% |
| KRISHNAGAR WEST | CPMAMRITENDU MUKHOPADHYAY | INCGOURI SANKAR DATTA | 5,7288.47% | 79.5% |
| KULPI | CPMKRISHANDHAN HALDER | INCSANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL | 11,70716.56% | 76.0% |
| KULTALI | SUCPRABODH PURKAIT | INCARABINDA NASKAR | 5,2966.85% | 82.0% |
| KULTI | FBLMADHU BENERJEE | INCGOPAL DAS NAG | 7,36011.88% | 62.0% |
| KUMARGANJ | CPMDWIJENDRA NATH RAY | INCSEKHAR KUMAR DAS GUPTA | 8,7759.58% | 81.3% |
| KUMARGRAM | RSPSUBODH URAON | INCDUTSAI TOPPO | 9,03812.55% | 77.2% |
| KURSEONG | CPMH. B. RAI | INCDAWA NORBULA | 2810.47% | 60.3% |
| KUSHMANDI | INCDHIRENDRA NATH SARKAR | RSPNARMADA ROY | 8951.13% | 80.0% |
| LABHPUR | CPMSUNIL MAJUMDER | INCSISIR DUTTA | 11,12515.49% | 79.1% |
| LALGOLA | INCABDUS SATTAR | CPMYEAN ALI | 11,12013.47% | 85.9% |
| MADARIHAT | RSPSUSHIL KUJUR | INCJAGAT BARIA | 16,46427.02% | 68.0% |
| MAGRAHAT EAST | CPMRADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK | INCNIRMAL KANTI MONDAL | 27,75239.82% | 70.5% |
| MAGRAHAT WEST | CPMABDUS SOBAHAN GAZI | INCSUDHENDU MUNDLE | 13,01617.22% | 78.0% |
| MAHAMMAD BAZAR | CPMDHIREN SEN | INCSUNIL DAS | 18,27624.93% | 73.8% |
| MAHESHTALA | CPMMIR ABDUS SAYEED | INDDILIP GHOSE | 16,87626.30% | 63.5% |
| MAHISHADAL | CPMDINABANDU MONDAL | INCRAMANI MOHAN MAITY | 4310.62% | 81.0% |
| MAINAGURI | RSPTARAK BANDHU ROY | ICSMRIDULENDRA DEB RAIKUT | 9,25113.22% | 75.2% |
| MAL | CPMMOHANLAL ORAON | INCSUKMAN TIRKEY | 19,33828.66% | 71.2% |
| MALDA | INCPHANI BHUSAN ROY | CPMSUBHENDUN KUMAR CHOUDHRY | 1,3651.77% | 79.2% |
| MANBAZAR | CPMKAMALA KANTA MAHATO | INCSITARAM MAHATO | 1,3591.70% | 78.9% |
| MANDIRBAZAR | CPMSUBHASH CHANDRA RAY | INCBIRENDRA NATH HALDER | 11,59715.08% | 76.3% |
| MANGALKOT | CPMNIKHILANANDA SAR | INCSEIKH BORSED | 19,69925.22% | 78.0% |
| MANICKTOLA | CPMSHYAMAL CHAKRABARTY | INCDULALESWAR ROY | 16,86821.39% | 66.3% |
| MANIKCHAK | INCJOKHILAL MANDAL | CPMSUBODH CHAUDHURI | 4700.67% | 79.2% |
| MANTESWAR | CPMHEMANTA ROY | INCTUHIM SAMANTA | 15,66121.07% | 72.6% |
| MATHABHANGA | CPMDINESH CHANDRA DAKUA | INCHITENDRA NATH PRAMANIK | 10,68013.43% | 83.0% |
| MATHURAPUR | INCSATYA RANJAN BAPULI | CPMBRINDABAN BHANDARI | 6,1897.07% | 83.4% |
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, May 1982?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 174 of 294 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, May 1982?
Turnout was 75.11% — 2.25 cr of 2.99 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 294 assembly seats.
