West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996
294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, 80.64% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
2,035
114 women, 20 elected
Turnout
80.64%
3.68 cr of 4.56 cr
Leading party
CPM
157 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 157 | -32 | 217 | 1,39,49,664 | 37.92% | +1.05 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 82 | +39 | 288 | 1,45,23,964 | 39.48% | +4.36 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 21 | -8 | 34 | 19,12,183 | 5.20% | -0.32 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 18 | 0 | 23 | 13,67,439 | 3.72% | +0.25 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 6 | +1 | 12 | 6,42,993 | 1.75% | +0.21 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -1 | 844 | 9,59,130 | 2.61% | -0.40 |
| GNLFGNLF | 3 | +3 | 3 | 1,61,498 | 0.44% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 1 | +1 | 8 | 1,45,503 | 0.40% | — |
| FBSFBS | 1 | +1 | 20 | 1,23,316 | 0.34% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 292 | 23,72,480 | 6.45% | -4.89 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1,34,436 | 0.37% | +0.06 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1,05,697 | 0.29% | -0.39 |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,05,366 | 0.29% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 48 | 67,853 | 0.18% | -0.10 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 47,206 | 0.13% | — |
| ABGLABGL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43,261 | 0.12% | 0.00 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31,857 | 0.09% | +0.08 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20,555 | 0.06% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19,221 | 0.05% | -0.04 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17,330 | 0.05% | -0.02 |
| JMMMJMMM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11,593 | 0.03% | — |
| PBRMLPBRML | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,359 | 0.01% | — |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4,480 | 0.01% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4,476 | 0.01% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3,533 | 0.01% | -0.32 |
| HJKPHJKP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,309 | 0.01% | — |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,448 | 0.01% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,218 | 0.00% | — |
| IDPPIDPP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 515 | 0.00% | — |
| AICDBPPAICDBPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 392 | 0.00% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 0.00% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM157 (53%)
- INC82 (28%)
- FBL21 (7%)
- RSP18 (6%)
- CPI6 (2%)
- IND5 (2%)
- Others5 (2%)
- CPM157
- INC82
- FBL21
- RSP18
- CPI6
- IND5
- Others5
- CPM157
- INC82
- FBL21
- RSP18
- CPI6
- IND5
- GNLF3
- JKPN1
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
RAMNAGAR
won by 50 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
CANNING EAST
won by 66,765 (57.11%)
Highest turnout
SABANG
95.80%
Lowest turnout
BARA BAZAR
53.55%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained223 (76%)
- Changed hands71 (24%)
223 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 71 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 | INCASIT MITRA | CPMMAQSUD AHMED | 1,6401.46% | 83.1% |
| KAMARHATI | CPMSANTI GHATAK | INCSAMBHUNATH DUTTA | 12,7709.91% | 74.8% |
| KANDI | INCATISH CHANDRA SINHA | CPISYED WAHED REJA | 6,1364.60% | 80.0% |
| KANKSA | CPMANKURA SARESH | INCHIMANGSHU MONDAL | 43,48836.11% | 79.8% |
| KARANDIGHI | FBLSURESH CHANDRA SINGHA | INCHAJI SAJJAD HUSSAIN | 5,7714.20% | 72.4% |
| KARIMPUR | CPMCHITTARANJAN BISWAS | INCCHIRA RANJAN MANDAL | 20,34614.99% | 85.3% |
| KASHIPUR | CPMRABINDRANATH HEMBRAM | INCPATAR SUBHAS CHANDRA | 26,11427.28% | 75.0% |
| KATWA | INCRABINDRA NATH CHATTERJEE | CPMANJAN CHATTERJEE | 7,3455.25% | 84.4% |
| KESHIARI | CPMMAHESWAR MURMU | INCGOURI TUDU | 51,33141.73% | 86.4% |
| KESHPUR | CPMDAL NANDARANI | INCSANNYASI DOLAI | 43,47033.73% | 89.8% |
| KETUGRAM | CPMMAJHI TAMAL | INCNARAYAN CHANDRA PODDAR | 23,89420.32% | 79.8% |
| KHAJURI | CPMMONDAL RAMCHANDRA | INCPAIK SUNIRMAL | 14,58013.42% | 89.0% |
| KHANAKUL | CPMBANSHI BADAN MAITRA | INCBASUDEB HAJRA | 18,71814.10% | 84.4% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | CPMDALUI SHIBAPRASAD | INCBASUDEV MANDAL | 45,06138.80% | 84.5% |
| KHARAGPUR RURAL | CPMHAQUE NAZMUL | INCRANJIT BASU | 29,21722.87% | 79.8% |
| KHARAGPUR TOWN | INCGYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | CPMKALIDAS NAYAK | 15,12415.94% | 66.8% |
| KHARBA | INCMAHBUBUL HOQUE | CPMNAZMUL HOQUE | 6,7305.30% | 87.2% |
| KHARDAH | CPMASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA | INCCHINMOY CHATTERJEE | 20,52912.56% | 82.3% |
| KHARGRAM | CPMBISWANATH MANDAL | INCMADHAB CHANDRA MARJIT | 3,8242.99% | 81.4% |
| KOTULPUR | CPMGOURIPADA DUTTA | INCNIKHIL BOSE | 47,81636.21% | 88.2% |
| KRANTI | CPMSUDHAN RAHA | INCSUBHAS DAS | 22,02919.89% | 86.3% |
| KRISHNAGANJ | CPMSUSHIL BISWAS | INCBIDHAN CHANDRA PODDAR | 1,6981.36% | 87.0% |
| KRISHNAGAR EAST | INCSIBDAS MUKHERJEE | CPMRADHANATH BISWAS | 2,8852.14% | 80.3% |
| KRISHNAGAR WEST | CPMSUNIL KUMAR GHOSH | INCBISWARUP MUKHERJEE | 18,73316.22% | 84.5% |
| KULPI | CPMSAKUNTALA PAIK | INCKIRTIBAS SARDER | 2,2132.04% | 81.6% |
| KULTALI | INDPRABOD PURKAIT | CPMRAM SANKAR HALDAR | 10,2938.04% | 82.9% |
| KULTI | FBLACHARYYA MANIKLAL | INCAJIT KR. GHATAK | 1,8651.65% | 65.1% |
| KUMARGANJ | CPMROY DWIJENDRA NATH | INCPARINITA SINGHA ROY | 15,21011.19% | 83.7% |
| KUMARGRAM | RSPSALIB TOPPO | INCKRISHNA CHIK BARAIK | 17,45215.43% | 83.5% |
| KURSEONG | GNLFSHANTA CHHETRI | CPMTULSI BHATTARAI | 18,96117.24% | 72.4% |
| KUSHMANDI | RSPROY NARMADA CHANDRA | INCKRISHNA CHANDRA SARKAR | 9,9447.94% | 83.9% |
| LABHPUR | CPMMANIK CHANDRA MONDAL | INCDEB RANJAN MUKHOPADHAYAY | 29,22827.46% | 81.2% |
| LALGOLA | INCABU HENA | CPMMD. JOHAQUE ALI | 8,6876.81% | 85.6% |
| MADARIHAT | RSPSUSHIL KUJUR | INCPUSPA RANI LILY KINDO | 24,57823.19% | 79.7% |
| MAGRAHAT EAST | CPMNIRMAL SINHA | INCNAMITA SAHA | 4,1273.31% | 83.5% |
| MAGRAHAT WEST | INCABUL BASAR LASKAR | CPMANURADHA PUTATUNDA | 730.06% | 80.9% |
| MAHAMMAD BAZAR | CPMDHIREN SEN | INCRAJARAM GHOSH | 27,14123.26% | 77.1% |
| MAHESHTALA | CPMMURSALIN MOLLA | INCGOURANGA MUKHERJEE | 13,8119.89% | 78.9% |
| MAHISHADAL | INCSUKUMAR DAS | CPMCHAKRABORTY SURYA | 6,2905.44% | 89.7% |
| MAINAGURI | RSPBACHCHA MOHAN RAY | INCMANMATHA RAY BASUNIA | 23,68519.42% | 84.5% |
| MAL | CPMJAGANNATH ORAON | INCTURI KULE MUNDA | 16,00914.48% | 80.9% |
| MALDA | INCPHANI BHUSAN ROY | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | 6,5394.71% | 84.1% |
| MANBAZAR | CPMKAMALA KANTA MAHATA | INCSITARAM MAHATA | 5,6415.23% | 80.1% |
| MANDIRBAZAR | CPMNIKUNJA PAIK | INCTAPAN SARDAR | 1,8781.53% | 83.3% |
| MANGALKOT | CPMSADHANA MALLIK | INCABSAR NURUL MONDAL | 20,49118.43% | 81.7% |
| MANICKTOLA | INCPARESH PAUL | CPMSHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | 5070.39% | 77.6% |
| MANIKCHAK | INCRAM PRABESH MONDAL | CPMSUBODH CHOUDHURI | 10,1889.48% | 81.8% |
| MANTESWAR | CPMABU AYES MONDAL | INCDEBABRATA ROY | 23,30619.78% | 80.9% |
| MATHABHANGA | CPMDINESH CHANDRA DAKUA | INCJATINDRA NATH BARMAN | 17,32114.09% | 86.5% |
| MATHURAPUR | INCSATYA RANJAN BAPULI | CPMKANTI BHUSAN GANGOPADHYAY | 2,6551.89% | 86.7% |
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 1996?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 157 of 294 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal assembly election, Feb 1996?
Turnout was 80.64% — 3.68 cr of 4.56 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 294 assembly seats.
