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 251–294 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANAGHAT WEST | CPMSUBHAAS BASU | INCNARESH CHANDRA CHAKI | 3,1002.49% | 81.4% |
| RANIBANDH | CPMARATI BEMBRAM | INCSUDARSAN BASKEY | 26,92431.00% | 66.2% |
| RANIGANJ | CPMBANSA GOPAL CHOWDHURY | INCSANKAR DUTTA | 34,10834.48% | 67.4% |
| RASHBEHARI AVENUE | INCHOIMI BASU | CPMASHIM CHATTERJEE | 18,74924.88% | 63.2% |
| RATUA | CPMMAMTAZ BEGUM | INCBISWANATH GUHA | 4,4124.63% | 76.3% |
| SABANG | INCMANAS RANJAN BHUNIA | CPMGOURANGA SAMANTA | 3,0712.91% | 90.3% |
| SAGAR | CPMPRABHANJAN MONDAL | INCANIL BARAN MAITRY | 10,6299.36% | 85.5% |
| SAGARDIGHI | CPMDAS PARESH NATH | INCNARSINHA KUMAR MANDAL | 11,04611.35% | 76.5% |
| SALBANI | CPMSUNDAR HAZRA | JPBIJOY MAHATA | 12,79813.45% | 79.5% |
| SANDESHKHALI | CPMDHIREN MONDAL | INCKRISHNA PADA PATRA | 29,55028.04% | 79.5% |
| SANKRAIL | CPMHARAN HAZRA | INCNITYANANDA BHUNIYA | 3,9163.37% | 72.5% |
| SANTIPUR | INCAJOY DEY | RCPIASIM GHOSH | 1,4411.13% | 82.1% |
| SATGACHIA | CPMJYOTI BASU | INCAMAR BHATTACHARYA | 20,19519.93% | 77.2% |
| SEALDAH | INCSOMENDRA NATH MISRA | CPIILA MITRA | 16,46435.95% | 54.3% |
| SERAMPORE | INCARUN GOSWAMI | JDSANJAY DEB BANERJEE | 22,29123.15% | 62.2% |
| SHIBPUR | INCJATU LAHIRI | FBLSATYENDRA NATH GHOSE | 4,1082.46% | 68.0% |
| SHYAMPUKUR | FBLSANTI RANJAN GANGULY | INCSHAMAL BANERJEE | 7,29912.45% | 66.0% |
| SHYAMPUR | INCSANGIB KUMAR DAS | FBLGOUR HARI ADAK | 6,0205.54% | 77.2% |
| SILIGURI | CPMASOK BHATTACHARYA | INCPRASANTA NANDY | 10,6337.18% | 65.6% |
| SINGUR | CPMBIDYUT KUMAR DAS | INCCHANDRA SEKHAR BACK | 5,2444.51% | 80.4% |
| SITAI | FBLDIPAL SENGUPTA | INCMD. PAZLE HAQUE | 9,0827.17% | 85.8% |
| SITALKUCHI | CPMSUDHIR PRAMANIK | INCAMBIKA CHARAN RAY | 32,33728.77% | 84.2% |
| SONAMUKHI | CPMHARADHAN BAURI | INCSASTHIDHAR BAGDI | 22,02422.76% | 77.0% |
| SONARPUR | CPMBHADRESWAR MONDAL | INCNIRMAL CHANDRA MONDAL | 15,74110.80% | 77.9% |
| SURI | CPMTAPAN ROY | INCCHATTARAJ SUNITI | 4,5724.00% | 75.4% |
| SUTAHATA | CPMSETH LAKSHMAN CHANDRA | INCTUSHAR MANDAL | 8,0876.10% | 82.4% |
| SUTI | RSPSHISH MAHAMMAD | BJPMOOKHERJEE CHITTA | 7,2547.58% | 72.7% |
| SUZAPUR | INCRUBI NOOR | CPMKOUSAR ALI | 17,72519.35% | 76.0% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | CPMMUSTAFA BIN QUASEM | INCABDUL HAI SIDDIQUI | 11,44810.48% | 85.7% |
| TALDANGRA | CPMAMIYA PATRA | INCPHANI BHUSAN SINGH BABU | 28,89225.38% | 82.2% |
| TALTOLA | CPMDEBESH DAS | INCUTPAL SHAW | 10,90114.47% | 65.5% |
| TAMLUK | INCANIL MUDI | CPISURAJIT SARAN BAGCHI | 4,4754.14% | 76.3% |
| TAPAN | RSPKHARA SOREN | INCLAKSHMI RAM HEMRAM | 23,15521.32% | 81.4% |
| TARAKESWAR | INDSANTI CHATTERJEE | INCBALAILAL SHETH | 22,55621.62% | 81.9% |
| TITAGARH | CPMPRAVIN KUMAR SHAW | INCGANGA PRASAD SHA | 10,43213.17% | 69.9% |
| TOLLYGUNGE | CPMSUR PRASANTA KUMAR | INCPANKAJ BANERJEE | 3220.33% | 70.7% |
| TUFANGANJ | CPMDEBENDRA NATH BARMAN | INCMAHESH CH. BARMAN | 32,04030.61% | 84.5% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | CPMPANNA LAL MAJI | INCSAROJ RANJAN KARAR | 12,19111.28% | 80.1% |
| UKHRA | CPMBAGDI LAKHAN | INCGOPAL MONDAL | 5,9855.15% | 53.5% |
| ULUBERIA NORTH | CPMRAJ KUMAR MONDAL | INCGUNAKAR SINHA | 19,77018.23% | 70.2% |
| ULUBERIA SOUTH | FBLRABINDRA GHOSH | INCAMAR BANERJEE | 24,84024.55% | 69.7% |
| UTTARPARA | CPMSANTASIR CHATTERJEE | INCJAGAT CHATTERJEE | 4,7373.77% | 71.1% |
| VIDYASAGAR | CPMLAKSHMI KANTA DEY | INCTAPAS ROY | 6,4188.80% | 64.4% |
| VISHNUPUR | CPMACHINTYA KRISHNA RAY | INCSUBHASIS BATABYAL | 24,02723.84% | 78.2% |
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.
