West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1991
294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 74.83% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
1,903
74 women, 21 elected
Turnout
74.83%
3.1 cr of 4.14 cr
Leading party
CPM
189 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 189 | +2 | 213 | 1,14,18,822 | 36.87% | -2.42 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 43 | +3 | 284 | 1,08,75,834 | 35.12% | -6.69 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 29 | +3 | 34 | 17,07,676 | 5.51% | -0.33 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 18 | 0 | 23 | 10,73,445 | 3.47% | -0.48 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | -3 | 636 | 9,31,115 | 3.01% | -1.94 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | -6 | 11 | 4,77,737 | 1.54% | -0.37 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | +1 | 9 | 2,09,388 | 0.68% | — |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1,01,303 | 0.33% | — |
| DSPPCDSPPC | 1 | +1 | 1 | 51,402 | 0.17% | — |
| RCPIRBRCPIRB | 1 | +1 | 1 | 37,878 | 0.12% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 291 | 35,13,121 | 11.34% | +10.83 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 23 | 95,038 | 0.31% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 97 | 88,836 | 0.29% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 78 | 88,688 | 0.29% | — |
| RCPIRani Chennamma Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54,666 | 0.18% | — |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 41,828 | 0.14% | — |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40,806 | 0.13% | — |
| IPFIPF | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39,004 | 0.13% | — |
| ABGLABGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35,489 | 0.11% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | -1 | 28 | 28,156 | 0.09% | -0.53 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 60 | 22,295 | 0.07% | — |
| WPIWPI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10,670 | 0.03% | — |
| HJPHJP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9,239 | 0.03% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4,980 | 0.02% | — |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,804 | 0.01% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,553 | 0.01% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,485 | 0.00% | — |
| INC(O)INC(O) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,309 | 0.00% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 988 | 0.00% | — |
| RCPIGSRCPIGS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 983 | 0.00% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 880 | 0.00% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 876 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| BPIBPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 335 | 0.00% | — |
| BDBhartiyaBahujanKranti Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 0.00% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 0.00% | -0.04 |
| BDDBDD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM189 (64%)
- INC43 (15%)
- FBL29 (10%)
- RSP18 (6%)
- IND6 (2%)
- CPI5 (2%)
- Others4 (1%)
- CPM189
- INC43
- FBL29
- RSP18
- IND6
- CPI5
- Others4
- CPM189
- INC43
- FBL29
- RSP18
- IND6
- CPI5
- JD1
- JKP1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
TOLLYGUNGE
won by 322 (0.33%)
Biggest victory
CANNING EAST
won by 49,518 (50.11%)
Highest turnout
SABANG
90.25%
Lowest turnout
BARA BAZAR
45.93%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1987), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained238 (81%)
- Changed hands56 (19%)
238 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 56 changed hands.
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 | INCSAKTI SADHAN CHOWDHURY | 10,89411.02% | 76.5% |
| KAMARHATI | CPMSANTI GHATAK | INCSALIL BISWAS | 18,50216.91% | 69.4% |
| KANDI | INCATISH CH. SINHA | CPISYED WAHED REZA | 9770.86% | 73.5% |
| KANKSA | CPMKRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | INCMANIK LAL BOURI | 40,49539.22% | 74.7% |
| KARANDIGHI | INCHAJI SAJJAD HOSSAIN | FBLSINGHAN SURESH CHANDRA | 6,1405.76% | 64.7% |
| KARIMPUR | CPMCHITTA RANJAN BISWAS | INCCHIRA RANJAN MANDAL | 20,03317.89% | 80.3% |
| KASHIPUR | CPMSURENDRA NATH MAJHI | INCNANDALAL SAREN | 26,76031.65% | 68.9% |
| KATWA | CPMANJAN CHATTERJEE | INCRABINDRA NATH CHATTERJEE | 4,0433.46% | 78.2% |
| KESHIARI | CPMMAHESWAR MURMU | INCREKHA KISHU | 40,70539.62% | 79.8% |
| KESHPUR | CPMDAL NANDA RANI | JKPBALAI CHANDRA PARIA | 38,92437.39% | 80.5% |
| KETUGRAM | CPMRAICHARAN MAJHI | BJPCHAND KUMAR SAHA | 34,95933.83% | 75.2% |
| KHAJURI | CPMSUNIRMAL PAIK | INCSANTIRAM DAS | 10,72811.73% | 80.8% |
| KHANAKUL | CPMSACHINDRA NATH HAZRA | INCBANSHARI MOHAN SARDDAR | 22,37219.22% | 81.1% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | CPMDAULA SHIBA PRASAD | INCSRI SANKAR NATH MAJI | 40,42939.24% | 80.3% |
| KHARAGPUR RURAL | CPMSK. NAZMUL HAQUE | INCNIRMAL GHOSH | 28,01626.95% | 72.0% |
| KHARAGPUR TOWN | INCGYAN MSINGH SOHANPAL | CPMKALI NAYEK | 11,35214.72% | 57.1% |
| KHARBA | CPMNAZMUL HAQUE | INCMAHABUBUL HAQUE | 2,1041.89% | 82.2% |
| KHARDAH | CPMASIM KUMAR DAS GUPTA | INCSIPTA BISHNU | 27,45921.58% | 77.4% |
| KHARGRAM | CPMBISWANATH MONDAL | INCHARENDRANATH HALDAR | 10,1309.04% | 76.7% |
| KOTULPUR | CPMGOURI PADA DUTTA | INCAKSHAY KJUMAR KOLEY | 37,35832.61% | 85.2% |
| KRANTI | CPMSUDHAN RAHA | INCAFTABUL ALAM | 22,96825.13% | 76.8% |
| KRISHNAGANJ | CPMSUSHIL BISWAS | INCANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | 7,0436.84% | 83.9% |
| KRISHNAGAR EAST | INCSIBDAS MUKHERJEE | CPMSADHAN CHATTOPADHYAY | 3,2432.91% | 76.2% |
| KRISHNAGAR WEST | CPMSUNIL KUMAR GHOSH | INCUJJAL BISWAS | 15,74116.26% | 81.9% |
| KULPI | CPMKRISHNADHAN HALDER | INCJOGARANJAN HALDER | 3,6263.98% | 75.2% |
| KULTALI | INDPRABODH | CPMRAMANI RANJAN DAS | 17,82816.90% | 77.0% |
| KULTI | FBLACHARJE MANIK LAL | BJPHRISHI KESH PAUTANDY | 18,95621.58% | 59.7% |
| KUMARGANJ | CPMDWIJENDRAS NATH OROY | INCPROBOH KUMAR SINGH ROY | 16,44513.86% | 79.6% |
| KUMARGRAM | RSPSALIB TOPO | INCDUDSAI TOPP | 17,26117.24% | 78.6% |
| KURSEONG | INDNAR BAHADUR CHETTRI | CPMDAWA LAMA | 13,78215.04% | 64.7% |
| KUSHMANDI | RSPNARMADA CHANDRA ROY | INCJITENDRA NATH SARKER | 7,6897.37% | 80.7% |
| LABHPUR | CPMMANIK CHANDRA MANDAL | INCEUNUS MALLICK | 34,41335.82% | 76.8% |
| LALGOLA | INCABU HENA | CPMALI JOHAQUE | 8,4128.22% | 78.5% |
| MADARIHAT | RSPSUSHIL KUJUR | INCTUNA TOPPO | 19,48222.86% | 69.5% |
| MAGRAHAT EAST | CPMNIRMAL SINHA | INCNAMITA SAHA | 5,2985.12% | 77.3% |
| MAGRAHAT WEST | CPMANURADHA PUTATUNDA | INCABDUL BASAR LASKAR | 3,9974.08% | 77.2% |
| MAHAMMAD BAZAR | CPMDHIREN SEN | BJPNIRMAL CHANDRA MANDAL | 32,97632.78% | 74.1% |
| MAHESHTALA | CPMABDUL BASAR | INCMALAY CHOWDHURY | 19,81918.85% | 69.9% |
| MAHISHADAL | INCSUKUMAR DAS | CPMCHAKRABORTY SURYA | 6,6366.95% | 82.7% |
| MAINAGURI | RSPNITYANANDA ADHIKARY | INCMANMATHA ROY BASUNIA | 12,09412.09% | 77.5% |
| MAL | CPMJAGANNATH ORAON | INCSHYAM BHAGAT | 18,38319.90% | 70.9% |
| MALDA | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | INCPHANI BHUSHAN RAY | 3,1092.69% | 79.0% |
| MANBAZAR | CPMKAMALA KANTA MAHATA | INCNIRMAL PRASAD MAHATO | 23,03823.35% | 73.9% |
| MANDIRBAZAR | CPMSUBHAS ROY | INCSANAT PAILK | 3,1923.06% | 77.9% |
| MANGALKOT | CPMSAMAR BAORA | INCHRIDAY KRISHAN SAR | 30,21030.45% | 74.4% |
| MANICKTOLA | CPMSHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | INCPARESH PAUL | 5,6945.40% | 69.5% |
| MANIKCHAK | CPMSUBODH CHAUDHURY | INCR AM PRABESH MONDAL | 5,9387.18% | 68.5% |
| MANTESWAR | CPMABU AYES MONDAL | INCSRI BISWESWAR BHATTACHARYA | 29,62128.54% | 73.9% |
| MATHABHANGA | CPMDINESH CHANDRA DUKUA | INCPRASENJIT BARMAN | 19,11817.49% | 81.7% |
| MATHURAPUR | INCSATYA RANJAN PABULI | CPMKANTI BHUSAN GANGULY | 8,1156.80% | 82.3% |
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, Feb 1991?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 189 of 294 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1991?
Turnout was 74.83% — 3.1 cr of 4.14 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 294 assembly seats.
