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 201–250 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYURESWAR | CPMDHIREN LET | BJPAJAY SAHA | 13,16814.29% | 76.2% |
| MEKLIGANJ | FBLPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | INCMANI BHUSAN ROY | 21,19419.04% | 80.5% |
| MEMARI | CPMKONAR MAHARANI | INCABDUL OHIDMOLLA | 46,58434.40% | 81.8% |
| MIDNAPORE | CPIKAMAKSHA GHOSH | INCRAJ KUMAR MISHRA | 27,16523.33% | 70.9% |
| MOYNA | INCMANIK BHOWMIK | CPMBERA DIPAKRANJAN | 7450.69% | 83.3% |
| MUGBERIA | CPMKRIANMOY NANDA | INCANIMESH DAYEN | 17,53317.71% | 83.6% |
| MURARAI | INCMOTAHAR HOSSAIN | CPMGURGA DAS GHOSH | 4,9595.25% | 77.1% |
| MURSHIDABAD | FBLCHHAYA GHOSH | INCASAK ALI | 20,27216.91% | 76.7% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBISWANATH MITRA | INCSATIS DEBNATH | 18,55618.10% | 79.3% |
| NABAGRAM | CPMSISIR KUMAR SARKAR | INCADHIR RANJAN CHOUDHURI | 1,4011.25% | 81.5% |
| NADANGHAT | CPMBIREN GHOSH | INCPARESH CHANDRA GOSWAMI | 26,81721.85% | 81.8% |
| NAGRAKATA | CPMCHAITAN MUNDA | INCBHADEYA ORAON | 40,03738.15% | 71.0% |
| NAIHATI | INCADHIKARI TARUN | JDSHYAMAL BHATTACHARJEE | 1,2981.25% | 71.8% |
| NAKASHIPARA | CPMSHAIK KHABIRUDDIN AHMED | INCKALLOL KHAN | 14,90614.69% | 79.7% |
| NALHATI | FBLSATTICK KUMAR RAY | BJPMADAN MOHAN MANDAL | 19,77725.36% | 65.7% |
| NANDANPUR | CPMCHHAYA BERA | INCBAG RABINDRA NATH | 7,7748.28% | 80.3% |
| NANDIGRAM | CPISAKTI BAL | INCDEBI SANKAR PANDA | 3,6703.52% | 76.8% |
| NANUR | CPMANANDA GOPAL DAS | INCSIB KINKAR SAHA | 32,28532.24% | 75.7% |
| NAODA | INCNASIRUDDIN KHAN | RSPJAYANTA KUMAR BISWAS | 7,4366.22% | 79.7% |
| NARAYANGARH | CPMSURJA KANTA MISHRA | INCSALIL DAS PATTANAYAK | 22,26720.07% | 83.3% |
| NARGHAT | CPMNADA BRAHMAMOY | INCSWADES KUMAR MANNA | 12,98312.19% | 78.9% |
| NATABARI | CPMSIBENDRANARAYAN CHOWDHURY | INCBIIMBAL CH. DHAR | 17,63616.60% | 84.8% |
| NAYAGRAM | CPMANANTA SAREN | JKPBISHNU SAREN | 28,62135.15% | 69.1% |
| NOAPARA | CPMMADAN MOHAN NATH | INCANANTA ROY | 11,92613.54% | 75.6% |
| ONDA | FBLANIL MUKHERJEE | INCSAMBHU NARAYAN GOSWAMI | 29,11327.43% | 72.8% |
| PALASHIPARA | CPMKAMALENDJU SANYAL (SASTHI) | INCKARTIC CHANDRA BISWAS | 10,9049.29% | 82.4% |
| PANCHLA | FBLSAILEN MONDAL | INCPRAFULLA SANTRA | 8,1767.84% | 69.4% |
| PANDUA | CPMDEBNARAYAN CHAKRABORTY | INCHRISHIKESH GHOSH | 36,18629.57% | 80.0% |
| PANIHATI | CPMTANIA CHAKRABARTY | INCNIRMAL GHOSH | 6,9485.28% | 73.4% |
| PANSKURA EAST | CPMSISIR SARKAR | INCBIPLAB RAY CHOWDHURY | 1,5521.48% | 80.4% |
| PANSKURA WEST | CPIOMAR ALI | INCSK. GOLAM MURSHED | 25,35125.66% | 77.8% |
| PARA | CPMBILASI BALA SAHIS | INCDURGA DAS BAURI | 41,42242.25% | 71.9% |
| PATASPUR | CPIKAMAKHYA NANDAN DAS MAHAPATRA | INCSUNIL PAL | 5,5245.20% | 85.3% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | CPMJANMEJEY MANNA | INCBANABEHARI PATRA | 6,3506.52% | 82.7% |
| PHANSIDEWA | CPMPROKASH MINJ | INCISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | 9,5027.20% | 70.2% |
| PINGLA | DSPPCHARI PADA JANA | INCSAKTI PADA MAHAPATRA | 11,07611.07% | 82.8% |
| POLBA | CPMBRAJO GOPAL NEOGY | INCBHAWANI PRASAD SINHA ROY | 15,20713.99% | 83.2% |
| PURBASTHALI | CPMMONORANJAN NATH | BJPSWAPAN BHATTACHARYA | 19,31017.99% | 78.6% |
| PURSURAH | CPMBISHNU BERA | INCBIBHUTI BHUSAN ROY | 19,02317.67% | 83.2% |
| PURULIA | CPMMAMATA MUKHERJEE | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 7,9287.44% | 72.3% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | CPMNATABAR BAGDI | INCGOPAL DAS | 22,71327.09% | 67.3% |
| RAIGANJ | CPMKHAGENDRA NATH SINHA | INCDILIP DAS | 5,0624.25% | 75.0% |
| RAINA | CPMCHATTERJEE DHIRENDRA NATH | INCSUNIL DAS | 37,05234.26% | 80.3% |
| RAIPUR | CPMLIPEN KISKU | INDADITYA KISKU | 14,67913.62% | 77.4% |
| RAJARHAT | CPMRABINDRA NATH MANDAL | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 14,44410.05% | 77.9% |
| RAJGANJ | CPMJATINDRA NATH ROY | INCAJIT KUMAR ROY | 23,51317.54% | 71.9% |
| RAJNAGAR | FBLBIJOY BAGDI | BJPPANCHANAN BADYAKAR | 32,17034.78% | 68.2% |
| RAMNAGAR | CPMMRINAL KANTI ROY | INCDIPAK DAS | 3,6433.29% | 75.7% |
| RAMPURHAT | FBLSASHANKA MONDAL | BJPSATYENDRA NATH DAS | 9,2229.73% | 69.6% |
| RANAGHAT EAST | CPMBINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | INCAKHIL KUMAR KAJUMDAR | 11,2498.78% | 82.4% |
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, 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.
