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 201–250 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYURESWAR | CPMDHIREN LET | BJPARJUN SAHA | 32,51831.66% | 78.4% |
| MEKLIGANJ | FBLRAMESH ROY | INCSUNIL CHANDRA RAY | 1,9831.57% | 86.1% |
| MEMARI | CPMTAPAS CHATTOPADHYAY | INCNABA KUMAR CHATTERJEE | 44,81028.58% | 86.0% |
| MIDNAPORE | CPIPURNENDU SENGUPTA | INCDINEN ROY | 15,89611.06% | 81.8% |
| MOYNA | CPMDIPAK BERA | INCMANIK BHOWMIK | 960.07% | 89.8% |
| MUGBERIA | CPMKIRANMOY NANDA | INCNARAYAN MUKHERJEE | 19,02516.37% | 90.1% |
| MURARAI | INCMOTAHAR HOSSAIN | CPMMOYAZZEM HOSSAIN | 5,2814.60% | 84.5% |
| MURSHIDABAD | INDMOZAMMEL HAQUE | INCABDUL OHAB MONDAL | 8,4125.47% | 83.8% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBISWANATH MITRA | INCKARTIK CHATTERJEE | 11,97510.40% | 80.0% |
| NABAGRAM | INCADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY | CPMMUZAFFAR HOSSAIN | 20,32914.77% | 88.3% |
| NADANGHAT | CPMBIREN GHOSH | INCSWAPAN DEBNATH | 10,9687.39% | 87.0% |
| NAGRAKATA | CPMCHAITAN MUNDA | INCVICTOR LAKRA | 34,87428.63% | 79.3% |
| NAIHATI | CPMRANJIT KUNDU | INCADHIKARY TARUN | 14,76511.62% | 81.5% |
| NAKASHIPARA | CPMSHAIKH KHABIR UDDIN AHMED | INCDHRUBAJYOTI GHOSH | 1,4651.17% | 83.1% |
| NALHATI | FBLKALIMUDDIN SHAMS | INCSHARIF HOSSAIN (DALIM MASTER) | 11,68611.02% | 80.5% |
| NANDANPUR | CPMCHHAYA BERA | INCNIRMAL MAITY | 4,0573.70% | 87.3% |
| NANDIGRAM | INCDEBISANKAR PANDA | CPISAKTI BAL | 1380.11% | 85.8% |
| NANUR | CPMANANDAGOPAL DAS | INCSIBKINKAR SAHA | 21,22319.32% | 77.6% |
| NAODA | RSPJAYANTA KUMAR BISWAS | INCNASIRUDDIN KHAN | 16,80611.85% | 83.3% |
| NARAYANGARH | CPMSURJYA KANTA MISHRA | INCDURGESH MISHRA | 39,65430.29% | 87.6% |
| NARGHAT | CPMBRAHMAMOY NANDA | INCSUVENDU KUMAR BEJ | 8,1756.20% | 89.7% |
| NATABARI | CPMSIBENDRA NARAYAN CHOWDHURI | INCRABINDRA NATH GHOSH | 9,6588.04% | 88.3% |
| NAYAGRAM | CPMSUBHAS CHANDRA SAREN | INCMADHU SUDAN SAREN | 39,96739.93% | 82.2% |
| NOAPARA | CPMMADAN MOHAN NATH | INCSRIS DAS | 4,3644.39% | 81.4% |
| ONDA | FBLANIL MUKHERJEE | INCARUP KHAN | 34,32828.32% | 76.6% |
| PALASHIPARA | CPMKAMALENDU SANYAL (SASTHI) | INCUJJAL BISWAS | 11,9248.63% | 85.9% |
| PANCHLA | INCGULSAN MULLICK | FBLSAILEN MONDAL | 8,3146.31% | 79.3% |
| PANDUA | CPMALI SK. MAJED | INCMADHUSUDAN BANERJEE | 25,11017.65% | 83.7% |
| PANIHATI | INCNIRMAL GHOSH | CPMTANIA CHAKRABARTY (BASU) | 8690.55% | 80.1% |
| PANSKURA EAST | INCBIPLAB RAY CHOWDHURY | CPMSARKAR SISIR | 1370.10% | 87.2% |
| PANSKURA WEST | CPICHITTA RANJAN DAS THAKUR | INCKHAN JAKIUR RAHAMAN | 3,4542.82% | 86.3% |
| PARA | CPMBILASI BALA SAHIS | JMMGOBORDHAN BAGTI | 44,48540.84% | 74.0% |
| PATASPUR | CPIKAMAKHYA NANDAN DAS MAHAPATRA | INCPARESH CHANDRA BHUNIA | 8,4746.70% | 91.6% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | INCGOPAL KRISHNA DEY | CPMJANMEJAY MANNA | 1410.12% | 85.4% |
| PHANSIDEWA | CPMPROKASH MINJ | INCCHHABILAL MINJ | 18,40610.89% | 79.8% |
| PINGLA | CPMRAM PADA SAMANTA | INCSWAPAN DOBE | 19,33216.32% | 90.2% |
| POLBA | CPMSAKTIPADA KHANRA | INCMAINUL HAQUE | 5,1134.10% | 87.1% |
| PURBASTHALI | CPMDUTTA HIMANGSHU | INCANSAR MONDAL | 19,84315.44% | 81.9% |
| PURSURAH | CPMNIMAI MAL | INCGOUR MOHAN MAITY | 25,56521.02% | 86.1% |
| PURULIA | CPMMAMATA MUKHERJEE | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 2,3821.94% | 76.6% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | CPMNATABAR BAGDI | INCNABAKUMAR BOURI | 15,46615.99% | 75.5% |
| RAIGANJ | INCDILIP KUMAR DAS | CPMKHAGENDRA NATH SINHA | 2,2901.60% | 80.6% |
| RAINA | CPMSHYAMAPROSAD PAL | INCARABINDA BHATTACHERYYA | 45,60937.36% | 83.6% |
| RAIPUR | CPMUPEN KISKU | INCSMRITIREKHA KISKU | 41,47634.00% | 81.8% |
| RAJARHAT | CPMRABINDRA NATH MONDAL | INCTANMOY MONDAL | 7,2913.60% | 82.2% |
| RAJGANJ | CPMJATINDRA NATH ROY | INCAJIT KUMAR RAY | 37,97420.15% | 78.8% |
| RAJNAGAR | FBLBIJOY BAGDI | INCASESH MONDAL | 27,83427.37% | 72.3% |
| RAMNAGAR | CPMMRINAL KANTI ROY | INCDIPAK KUMAR DAS | 500.04% | 86.5% |
| RAMPURHAT | FBLMAHAMMAD HANNAN | BJPSATYEN DAS | 10,2238.95% | 78.1% |
| RANAGHAT EAST | CPMBINAY KRISHNA BISWAS | INCAKHIL KUMAR MAJUMDER | 10,9736.42% | 85.0% |
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.
