1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Assembly Election of West Bengal, India

1962 West Bengal state assembly election

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All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
127 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Jyoti Basu
Party  | INC | CPI
Leader since  | 1962  | 1952
Leader's seat  | Arambag | Baranagar
Last election  | 46.14%, 152 seats  | 33.6%, 80 seats
Seats won  | 157 | 50
Seat change  |  5  |  4
Popular vote  | 4,522,476 | 2,386,834
Percentage  | 47.3% | 25.0%
Swing  |  1.15 pp |  8.64 pp

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Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election

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| CM before election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

| Elected CM

Prafulla Chandra Sen
INC

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West Bengal, India

Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1962.

## Parties[edit]

Ahead of the polls, the Communist Party of India, the All India Forward Bloc, the Marxist Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India, the Bolshevik Party of India and the Revolutionary Socialist Party had formed the electoral alliance United Left Front.[1]

## Results[edit]

Party  | Candidates  | Seats  | Votes  | Vote %
| Indian National Congress | 252  | 157  | 45,22,476  | 47.29%
| Communist Party of India | 145  | 50  | 2,386,834  | 24.96%
| Praja Socialist Party | 87  | 5  | 477,254  | 4.99%
| All India Forward Bloc | 34  | 13  | 441,098  | 4.06%
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 17  | 9  | 245,261  | 2.56%
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 25  | 0  | 76,138  | 0.80%
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 11  | 0  | 69,844  | 0.73%
| Lok Sewak Sangh | 11  | 4  | 68,583  | 0.72%
| Sanjukta Biplabi Parisha  | 16  | 1  | 58,806  | 0.62%
| Swatantra Party | 24  | 0  | 55,447  | 0.58%
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 25  | 0  | 43,483  | 0.45%
| All India Gorkha League | 4  | 2  | 38,076  | 0.40%
| Workers Party of India | 8  | 0  | 26,913  | 0.24%
| Socialist Party | 7  | 0  | 2,663  | 0.03%
| Independent | 295  | 11  | 1,050,515  | 10.98%
Total  | 935  | 252  | 10,469,803  | \-

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## Elected members[edit]

Constituency  | Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)  | Member  | Party

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Makliganj | None | Amarendra Nath Roy Prohan |  | All India Forward Bloc
Mathabhanga | SC | Mahendra Nath Dakua |  | Indian National Congress
Sital Kuchi | SC | Bejoy Kumar Roy |  | All India Forward Bloc
Dinhata | None | Kamal Kanti Guha |  | All India Forward Bloc
Cooch Behar South | SC | Sunil Basunia |  | All India Forward Bloc
Cooch Behar North | None | Sunil Das Gupta |  | All India Forward Bloc
Tufanganj | None | Jiban Krishna Dey |  | Communist Party of India
Alipur Duars | None | Pijush Kanti Mukherjee |  | Indian National Congress
Kalchini | None | Nani Bhattacharjee |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Madarihat | ST | A. H. Beshterwitch |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Falakata | None | Hiralal Singha |  | Indian National Congress
Mainaguri | SC | Kamini Mohan Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Kharia | SC | Bhupendra Deb Raikut |  | Indian National Congress
Jalpaiguri | None | Khagendra Nath Das Gupta |  | Indian National Congress
Nagrakata | ST | Budhu Bhagat |  | Indian National Congress
Mal | None | Barendra Krishna Bhowmik |  | Indian National Congress
Kalimpong | None | Lakshmi Ranjan Josse |  | All India Gorkha League
Darjeeling | None | Deo Prakash Rai |  | All India Gorkha League
Jore Bungalow | None | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal |  | Communist Party of India
Siliguri | None | Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharjee |  | Indian National Congress
Phansidewa | ST | Tenzing Wangdi |  | Indian National Congress
Chopra | None | Mohammad Afaque Choudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Goalpokhar | None | Mohammad Hayat Ali |  | Praja Socialist Party
Karandighi | None | Phanis Chandra Sinha |  | Indian National Congress
Raiganj | None | Ramendra Nath Dutta |  | Indian National Congress
Kaliaganj | SC | Syama Prasad Barman |  | Indian National Congress
Kushmandi | None | Khalil Sayed |  | Communist Party of India
Gangarampur | ST | Mangla Kisku |  | Communist Party of India
Balurghat | None | Susil Ranjan Chattopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Tapan | ST | Nathaniel Murmu |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Itahar | None | Joynal Abedin |  | Indian National Congress
Habibpur S N | None | Nimai Chand Murmu |  | Communist Party of India
Malda | None | Dharanidhar Sarkar |  | Communist Party of India
Kharba | None | Golam Yazdani |  | Independent
Harischandrapur | None | Birendra Kumar Moitra |  | Indian National Congress
Ratua | SC | Dhaneswar Saha |  | Indian National Congress
Manikchak | None | Sowrindra Mohan Misra |  | Indian National Congress
Englishbazar | None | Santigopal Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Sujapur | None | Ashadulla Choudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Kaliachak | None | Promode Ranjan Bose |  | Independent
Farakka | None | Mohamad Giasuddin |  | Indian National Congress
Suti | None | Lutfal Hoque |  | Indian National Congress
Jangipur | None | Muktipada Chatterjee |  | Indian National Congress
Sagardighi | SC | Ambika Charan Das |  | Indian National Congress
Lalgola | None | Syed Kazim Ali Mirza |  | Indian National Congress
Bhagawangola | None | Sailendra Nath Adhikary |  | Praja Socialist Party
Raninagar | None | Syed Badrudduja |  | Independent
Murshidabad | None | Birendra Narayan Ray |  | Independent
Khargram | SC | Abhayapada Saha |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Kandi | None | Kumar Jagdish Chandra Sinha |  | Indian National Congress
Bharatpur | None | Shambhu Gopal Das |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Beldanga | None | Debsaran Ghosh |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Naoda | None | Mohammad Israil |  | Indian National Congress
Berhampore | None | Sanat Kumar Raha |  | Communist Party of India
Hariharpara | None | Abdul Latif |  | Indian National Congress
Jalangi | None | Abdul Bari Moktar |  | Independent
Karimpur | None | Samarajit Bandyopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Tehatta | None | Sankardas Bandyopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Nakashipara | None | S. M. Fazlur Rahman |  | Indian National Congress
Chapra | SC | Mohananda Haldar |  | Sanjukta Biplabi Parisha
Krishnagar | None | Kashi Kanta Maitra |  | Praja Socialist Party
Nabadwip | None | Debi Prasad Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Santipur | None | Kanai Pal |  | Independent
Hanskhali | SC | Pramitha Ranjan Thakur |  | Indian National Congress
Ranaghat | None | Gour Chandra Kundu |  | Communist Party of India
Chakdah | None | Santi Das |  | Indian National Congress
Haringhata | None | Narendra Nath Sarker |  | Indian National Congress
Bagdah | SC | Manindra Bhusan Biswas |  | Indian National Congress
Bongaon | None | Jiban Ratan Dhar |  | Indian National Congress
Habra | None | Tarun Kanti Ghose |  | Indian National Congress
Barasat | None | Asoke Krishna Dutta |  | Indian National Congress
Bijpur | None | Monoranjan Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Naihati | None | Gopal Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Bhatpara | None | Dayaram Begi |  | Indian National Congress
Noapara | None | Jamini Bhusha Saha |  | Communist Party of India
Titagarh | None | Krishna Kumar Shukla |  | Indian National Congress
Khardah | None | Gopal Banerjee |  | Communist Party of India
Baranagar | None | Jyoti Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Dum Dum | None | Tarun Kumar Sen Gupta |  | Communist Party of India
Rajarhat | SC | Pranab Prasad Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Deganga | None | Maulana Bazlur Rahaman Dargapuri |  | Indian National Congress
Swarupnagar | None | Abdul Gafur |  | Indian National Congress
Baduria | None | Md. Ziaul Haque |  | Indian National Congress
Basirhat | None | Bijesh Chandra Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Hasnabad | None | Dinabandhu Das |  | Indian National Congress
Sandeshkhali | SC | Ananta Kumar Baidya |  | Indian National Congress
Kalinagar | SC | Rajkrishna Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Haroa | None | Jehangir Kabir |  | Indian National Congress
Bhangar | None | A. K. M. Isahaque |  | Indian National Congress
Basanti | None | Shakila Khatun |  | Indian National Congress
Canning | SC | Khagendra Nath Naskar |  | Indian National Congress
Joynagar North | None | Jnantosh Chakravarti |  | Indian National Congress
Joynagar South | SC | Anadi Mohan Tanti |  | Indian National Congress
Mathurapur South East | None | Bhusan Chandra Das |  | Indian National Congress
Kakdwip | None | Maya Banerjee |  | Indian National Congress
Mathurapur North West | None | (sc) Brindaban Gayen |  | Indian National Congress
Kulpi | None | Hrishikesh Halder |  | Independent
Diamond Harbour | None | Jagdish Chandra Halder |  | Indian National Congress
Falta | None | Khagendra Nath Das |  | Indian National Congress
Magrahat West | None | Abul Hashem |  | Indian National Congress
Magrahat East | SC | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar |  | Indian National Congress
Baruipur | SC | Sakti Kumar Sarkar |  | Indian National Congress
Sonarpur | None | Khagendra Kumar Roy Chowdhary |  | Communist Party of India
Bishnupur East | SC | Santilata Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Bishnupur West | None | Jugal Charan Santra |  | Indian National Congress
Budge Budge | None | Haralal Haldar |  | Indian National Congress
Maheshtola | None | Ahammad Ali Mufti |  | Indian National Congress
Behala | None | Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay |  | Communist Party of India
Garden Reach | None | S. M. Abdullah |  | Indian National Congress
Fort | None | Maitreyee Bose |  | Indian National Congress
Ekbalpore | None | Narendra Nath Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Alipore | None | Somnath Lahiri |  | Communist Party of India
Kalighat | None | Beva Mitra |  | Indian National Congress
Chowringhee | None | Bidhan Chandra Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Bhowanipur | None | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |  | Independent
Rashbehari Avenue | None | Bejoy Kumar Banerjee |  | Independent
Tollygunge | None | Niranjan Sengupta |  | Communist Party of India
Ballygunge | None | Anil Maitra |  | Indian National Congress
Beliaghata South | SC | Gonesh Prosad Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Beliaghata North | None | Jagat Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Manicktola | None | Ila Mitra |  | Communist Party of India
Belgachia | None | Ganesh Ghosh |  | Communist Party of India
Burtola North | None | Nikil Das |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Sukeas Street | None | Keshab Chandra Basu |  | Indian National Congress
Entally | None | Abu Asad Mohammed Obaidul Ghani |  | Communist Party of India
Taltola | None | Karam Hossain |  | Indian National Congress
Vidyasagar | None | Narayan Chandra Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Muchipara | None | Pratap Chandra Chunder |  | Indian National Congress
Bow Bazar | None | Bijoy Singh Nahar |  | Indian National Congress
Bara Bazar | None | Ishawar Das Jalan |  | Indian National Congress
Burtola South | None | Amarendra Nath Basu |  | Communist Party of India
Jorsanko | None | Badri Prasad Poddar |  | Indian National Congress
Jorabagan | None | Napal Ch, Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Shampukur | None | Hemanta Kumar Basu |  | All India Forward Bloc
Cossipur | None | Sunil Kumar Das Gupta |  | Indian National Congress
Howrah East | None | Bejoy Bhattacharya |  | Indian National Congress
Howrah South | None | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya |  | All India Forward Bloc
Howrah West | None | Anadi Dass |  | Independent
Howrah North | None | Saila Mukerjee |  | Indian National Congress
Bally | None | Shahkar Lal Mukharjee |  | Indian National Congress
Domjur | None | Tara Pada Dey |  | Communist Party of India
Jagatballavpur | None | Satyanarayan Khan |  | Indian National Congress
Panchla | None | Apurba Lal Majumdar |  | All India Forward Bloc
Sankrail | SC | Dulal Chandra Mondal |  | Communist Party of India
Uluberia North | SC | Bejoy Bhusan Mondal |  | All India Forward Bloc
Uluberia South | None | Abani Kumar Basu |  | Indian National Congress
Syampur | None | Muraari Mohan Manya |  | Indian National Congress
Bagnan | None | Ranjit Kimar Ghosh Choudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Udaynarayanpur | None | Arabinda Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Amta | None | Tarapada Pramanik |  | Indian National Congress
Jangipara | SC | Biswanath Saha |  | Indian National Congress
Chanditala | None | Kanai Lall Dey |  | Indian National Congress
Uttarpara | None | Monoranjan Hazra |  | Communist Party of India
Serampore | None | Panchu Gopal Bhaduri |  | Communist Party of India
Bhadreswar | None | Girija Bhusan Mukherjee |  | Communist Party of India
Singur | None | Probhakar Pal |  | Indian National Congress
Chandernagore | None | Bhabani Mukhapadhyay |  | Communist Party of India
Chinsurah | None | Sambhu Charan Ghose |  | All India Forward Bloc
Balagarh | None | Brindaban Chattopadhyya |  | Indian National Congress
Pandua | SC | Radha Nath Das |  | Indian National Congress
Dhaniakhali | None | Birendra Chaudhury |  | Indian National Congress
Tarakeswar | None | Parbati Charan Hazra |  | Indian National Congress
Khanakul | SC | Krishna Pada Pandit |  | Indian National Congress
Arambagh East | None | Prafulla Chandra Sen |  | Indian National Congress
Arambagh West | None | Radha Krishna Pal |  | Indian National Congress
Chandrakona | None | Indrajit Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Ghatal | SC | Nagen Dolai |  | Communist Party of India
Daspur | None | Mrigendra Bhattachariyya |  | Communist Party of India
Panskura West | None | Syamadas Bhattachiryya |  | Indian National Congress
Panskura East | None | Rajani Kanta Pramanik |  | Indian National Congress
Tamluk | None | Ajoy Kumar Mukherji |  | Indian National Congress
Mayna | None | Ananga Mohan Das |  | Indian National Congress
Mahishadal | None | Sushil Kumar Dhara |  | Indian National Congress
Sutahata | SC | Mahatab Chand Das |  | Indian National Congress
Nandigram South | None | Prabir Chandra Jana |  | Indian National Congress
Nandigram North | None | Subodh Chandra Maiti |  | Indian National Congress
Bhagabanpur | None | Abha Maiti |  | Indian National Congress
Khajuri | SC | Abanti Kumar Das |  | Indian National Congress
Contai North | None | Bejoy Krishna Maity |  | Indian National Congress
Contai South | None | Sudhir Chandra Das |  | Praja Socialist Party
Ramnagar | None | Balailal Das Mahapatra |  | Praja Socialist Party
Egra | None | Hrishikeh Chakraborty |  | Indian National Congress
Pataspur | None | Radha Nath Dasadhikari |  | Indian National Congress
Dantan | None | Charu Chandra Mahanti |  | Indian National Congress
Narayangarh | SC | Krishna Prasad Mandal |  | Indian National Congress
Sabang | None | Aditya Kumar Bakura |  | Indian National Congress
Kharagpur | None | Narayan Choubey |  | Communist Party of India
Kharagpur Local | None | Mrityunjoy Jana |  | Indian National Congress
Midnapore | None | Syed Shamsul Bari |  | Indian National Congress
Debra | None | Santosh Kumar Mukherjee |  | Indian National Congress
Keshpur | None | Bankim Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Garhbeta | ST | Tushar Tudu |  | Indian National Congress
Salbani | None | Niranjan Khamrai |  | Indian National Congress
Gopiballavpur | None | Surendra Nath Mahta |  | Indian National Congress
Nayagram | ST | Debnath Hansda |  | Indian National Congress
Jhargram | None | Mahendra Nath Mahata |  | Indian National Congress
Binpur | ST | Mangal Chandra Saren |  | Indian National Congress
Banduan | ST | Kandru Majhi |  | Lok Sewak Sangh
Manbazar | None | Girish Mahato |  | Lok Sewak Sangh
Balarampur | None | Padak Mahata |  | Lok Sewak Sangh
Arsa | None | Daman Kuiry |  | All India Forward Bloc
Jhalda | None | Debendra Nath Mahato |  | Indian National Congress
Jaipur | None | Adwaita Mandal |  | Lok Sewak Sangh
Purulia | None | Tara Pada Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Para | SC | Nepal Bauri |  | Indian National Congress
Raghunathpura | None | Shankar Narayan Singhadeo |  | Indian National Congress
Kashipura | ST | Budhan Majhi |  | Indian National Congress
Hura | None | Ajit Prasad Singhadeo |  | Indian National Congress
Indpur | SC | Ashutosh Mallick |  | Indian National Congress
Ranibandh | ST | Jaleswar Hansda |  | Communist Party of India
Raipur | None | Sudha Rani Dutta |  | Indian National Congress
Talangra | None | Purabi Mukhopadhyay |  | Indian National Congress
Onda | None | Gakul Behari Das |  | Indian National Congress
Vishnupur | SC | Radhika Dhibar |  | Communist Party of India
Kotulpur | None | Jagannath Kolay |  | Indian National Congress
Patrasayer | SC | Guru Pada Khan |  | Indian National Congress
Barjora | None | Pramatha Ghosh |  | Communist Party of India
Gangajalghati | SC | Sishuram Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Bankura | None | Aboni Bhattacharyya |  | Communist Party of India
Chhatna | ST | Kamla Kanta Hemram |  | Indian National Congress
Saltora | None | Bidhan Chandra Roy |  | Indian National Congress
Hirapur | None | Gopikaranjan Mitra |  | Indian National Congress
Asansol | None | Bijoy Pal |  | Communist Party of India
Kulti | None | Jaynarayan Sharma |  | Indian National Congress
Barabani | None | Haridas Chakravarty |  | Communist Party of India
Jamuria | SC | Amarendra Mondal |  | Indian National Congress
Raniganj | None | Lakhan Bagdi |  | Communist Party of India
Durgapur | None | Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhya |  | Indian National Congress
Ausgram | None | Monoranjan Baksi |  | Independent
Bhatar | None | Aswini Roy |  | Communist Party of India
Galsi | SC | Kanai Lal Das |  | Indian National Congress
Khandaghosh | None | Jahar Lal Banerjee |  | Indian National Congress
Burdwan | None | Radharani Mahatab |  | Indian National Congress
Raina | None | Probodh Kumar Guha |  | Indian National Congress
Jamalpur | SC | Mrityunjoy Pramanik |  | Indian National Congress
Memari | ST | Suchand Soren |  | Communist Party of India
Kalna | None | Hare Krishna Konar |  | Communist Party of India
Manteswar | None | Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah |  | Communist Party of India
Purbasthali | None | Bimalananda Tarkatirtha |  | Indian National Congress
Katwa | None | Subodh Choudhury |  | Communist Party of India
Mangalkot | SC | Narayandas Das |  | Communist Party of India
Ketugram | None | Shreemohan Thakur |  | Communist Party of India
Labhpur | None | Radhanath Chattoraj |  | Communist Party of India
Bolpur | None | Radha Krishna Singha |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party
Dubrajpur | None | Bhakti Bhushan Mandal |  | All India Forward Bloc
Rajnagar | None | Siddheswar Mandal |  | All India Forward Bloc
Suri | None | Baidyanath Banerjee |  | Indian National Congress
Mahammad Bazar | ST | Bhusan Hansdah |  | Indian National Congress
Mayureswar | SC | Gobardhan Das |  | Communist Party of India
Rampurhat | None | Niharika Majumdar |  | Indian National Congress
Nalhati | SC | Shiromani Prasad |  | Indian National Congress
Murarai | None | Ahammad Shamsuddin |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party

## References[edit]

1. ^ M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 220.
2. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL

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