1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 60.82% ( 1.21 pp)
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Leader  | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | Biswanath Mukherjee | Jyoti Basu
Party  | INC(R) | CPI | CPI(M)
Alliance  | INC(R) \+ CPI | INC(R) \+ CPI | CPI(M)  \+ RSP \+ AIFB \+ MFB \+ SUCI(C) \+ RCPI \+ WPI \+ BBC
Leader since  | 1972  | 1964  | 1964
Leader's seat  | Maldaha (by-elected) | Medinipur | Baranagar (lost)
Last election  | 29.19%, 105 seats  | 8.46%, 13 seats  | 32.86%, 113 seats
Seats won  | 216 | 35  | 14
Seat change  |  111  |  22  |  99
Popular vote  | 6,543,251 | 1,110,579  | 3,659,808
Percentage  | 49.08% | 8.33%  | 27.45%
Swing  |  19.89 pp |  0.13 pp |  5.41 pp

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| Chief Minister before election

Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Bangla Congress

| Chief Minister after election

Siddhartha Shankar Ray
INC(R)

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Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal on March 11, 1972.[1]

## Background

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The election was the 4th assembly election in West Bengal within six years.[2] In the previous assembly election held last year, Ajoy Mukherjee of Bangla Congress became the chief minister with support of the INC(R) & the United Left Democratic Front (an alliance of CPI, AIFB, SSP rebels, PSP, BPI \- Barada Mukutmoni faction, RCPI \- Anadi Das faction & AIGL). President's Rule had been introduced on 29 June 1971 due to fallout of the Congress(R) (with which the Bangla Congress had merged) with the ULDF.[2]

## Contenders

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There were two main fronts in the election; the alliance between the Congress(R) and CPI and the alliance led by CPI(M).[3] The Congress(R)-CPI alliance was known as the Progressive Democratic Alliance.[4] The PDA had a seven-point programme.[5] At the time of the election Indira Gandhi's popularity peaked, with the victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War and electoral promises of land reform.[3] The CPI had also gained significant prestige in West Bengal due to the Soviet support to the Bangladeshi cause in the war.[6]

The CPI(M)-led alliance included RSP, SUCI(C), RCPI, MFB, WPI, the Biplobi Bangla Congress and some independents.[3] Just before the vote there was a seat-sharing arrangement between the CPI(M)-led alliance and the AIFB.[3] A minor third front, the West Bengal Democratic Alliance, was led by the Congress (O) and included Sushil Kumar Dhara's Bangla Congress faction, the SSP rebels and the Indian Awami League.[3]

## Results

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The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won an overwhelming majority in the assembly and formed a new state government, led by Siddhartha Shankar Ray.[4][7] Several Indian Youth Congress leaders were found among the newly elected legislators.[5] 14 CPI(M) candidates were declared elected, but they refused to participate in the Legislative Assembly during the period of 1972-1977 as they accused that the elections had been rigged.[5]

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Indian National Congress| 6,543,251| 49.08| 216| –
| Communist Party of India| 1,110,579| 8.33| 35| –
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 3,659,808| 27.45| 14| –
| Revolutionary Socialist Party| 284,643| 2.14| 3| –
| Indian National Congress (Organisation)| 196,044| 1.47| 2| –
| All India Gorkha League| 35,802| 0.27| 2| –
| Socialist Unity Centre| 238,276| 1.79| 1| –
| Indian Union Muslim League| 121,208| 0.91| 1| –
| Workers Party of India| 63,673| 0.48| 1| –
| Others| 605,677| 4.54| 0| 0
| Independents| 472,556| 3.54| 5| –
Total| 13,331,517| 100.00| 280| 0
Valid votes| 13,331,517| 97.18|
Invalid/blank votes| 387,018| 2.82|
Total votes| 13,718,535| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 22,554,545| 60.82|
Source: ECI[8]

## Results by constituency

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No.  | Constituency  | Res. | CPI(M) and allies
(Missing some independent candidates) | Congress (R)-CPI alliance  | Other
(Listing the most-voted candidate
outside the CPI(M)- and Cong (R)-led alliances)

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Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Rank | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Rank | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Rank
1 | Mekliganj | SC | Amarendranath Roy Prodhan | FB | 18233 | 40.77% | 2nd | Mauhusudan Roy | Cong. (R) | 25816 | 57.72% | Won | Sudhangshu Kumar Sarkar | Ind. | 675 | 1.51% | 3rd
2 | Mathabhanga | SC | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | CPI(M) | 18173 | 39.80% | 2nd | Birendra Nath Roy | Cong. (R) | 27493 | 60.20% | Won |  |  |  |  |
3 | Cooch Behar West | SC | Ajit Kumar Basunia | FB | 14120 | 31.43% | 2nd | Rajani Das | Cong. (R) | 30804 | 68.57% | Won |  |  |  |  |
4 | Sitai |  | Dipak Sen Gupta | FB | 15345 | 34.93% | 2nd | M O Fazle Haque | Cong. (R) | 28592 | 65.07% | Won |  |  |  |  |
5 | Dinhata |  | Kamal Guha | FB | 20712 | 39.85% | 2nd | Jogesh Chandra Sarkar | Cong. (R) | 30404 | 58.50% | Won | Ram Chandra Saha | Ind. | 855 | 1.65% | 3rd
6 | Cooch Behar North |  | Aparajita Goppi | FB | 19846 | 40.07% | 2nd | Sunil Kar | Cong. (R) | 29142 | 58.84% | Won | Jaharuddin Mia | Cong. (O) | 541 | 1.09% | 3rd
7 | Cooch Behar South |  | Sibendra N Chowdhury | CPI(M) | 17196 | 36.52% | 2nd | Santosh Kumar Roy | Cong. (R) | 29600 | 62.86% | Won | Rai Mohan Roy | Ind. | 293 | 0.62% | 3rd
8 | Tufanganj | SC | Manindra Nath Barman | CPI(M) | 16697 | 32.70% | 2nd | Isore Sisit Kumar | Cong. (R) | 34364 | 67.30% | Won |  |  |  |  |
9 | Kumargram |  | Nitai Chandra Das | CPI(M) | 12061 | 32.10% | 2nd | Debabrata Chatterjee | Cong. (R) | 25515 | 67.90% | Won |  |  |  |  |
10 | Kalchini | ST | John Arther Baxla Uraon | RSP | 11353 | 37.84% | 2nd | Denis Lakra | Cong. (R) | 15447 | 51.48% | Won | Philip Minj | Ind. | 3203 | 10.68% | 3rd
11 | Alipurduars |  | Nani Bhattacharya | RSP | 20928 | 42.49% | 2nd | Naryan Bhattacharya | Cong. (R) | 27386 | 55.61% | Won | Kalikrishna Bhattacharya | Ind. | 935 | 1.90% | 3rd
12 | Falakata | SC |  |  |  |  |  | Jagadananda Roy | Cong. (R) | 25203 | 64.17% | Won | Pushpajit Barman | Soc. | 14072 | 35.83% | 2nd
13 | Madarihat | ST | A. H. Besterwitch | RSP | 16785 | 43.70% | Won | Aswaghosh Kullu | Cong. (R) | 13667 | 35.58% | 2nd | Khudiram Pahan | Ind. | 7961 | 20.72% | 3rd
14 | Dhupguri |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bhawani Paul | Cong. (R) | 22670 | 57.39% | Won | Nishith Nath Bhowmik | Soc. | 13810 | 34.96% | 2nd
15 | Nagrakata | ST | Punai Oraon | CPI(M) | 14463 | 38.58% | 2nd | Prem Oraon | CPI | 21429 | 57.16% | Won | Mangroo Bhagat | Ind. | 1600 | 4.27% | 3rd
16 | Mainaguri | SC | Jatindra Nath Basunia | RSP | 8318 | 23.84% | 2nd | Bijoy Krishna Mohanta | Cong. (R) | 19716 | 56.50% | Won | Panchanan Mallick | Ind. | 6862 | 19.66% | 3rd
17 | Mal | ST | Jagga Nath Oraon | CPI(M) | 16030 | 38.19% | 2nd | Antoni Topno | Cong. (R) | 25939 | 61.81% | Won |  |  |  |  |
18 | Jalpaiguri |  | Subodh Sen | CPI(M) | 19064 | 35.77% | 2nd | Anupam Sen | Cong. (R) | 34231 | 64.23% | Won |  |  |  |  |
19 | Rajganj | SC | Dhirendra Nath Roy | CPI(M) | 11503 | 31.19% | 2nd | Mrigendra Narayan Roy | Cong. (R) | 21853 | 59.26% | Won | Heramba Deb Raikat | Soc. | 3521 | 9.55% | 3rd
20 | Kalimpong |  | Ramashnaker Prasad | CPI(M) | 3325 | 12.27% | 4th | Gajendra Gurung | Cong. (R) | 10190 | 37.60% | Won | Prithiwinath Dikshit | Gorkha League | 8806 | 32.49% | 2nd
21 | Darjeeling |  | G.S. Gurung | Ind.[9] | 9476 | 28.77% | 2nd | P.P. Rai | Cong. (R) | 7331 | 22.26% | 3rd | Deo Prakash Rai | Gorkha League | 14933 | 45.34% | Won
22 | Jore Bungalow |  | Ananda Prasad Pathak | CPI(M) | 11031 | 31.20% | 3rd | Dawa Bomjan | Cong. (R) | 11517 | 32.58% | 2nd | Nanda Lal Gurung | Gorkha League | 12063 | 34.12% | Won
23 | Siliguri |  | Biren Bose | CPI(M) | 12226 | 29.91% | 2nd | Arun Kumar Moitra | Cong. (R) | 26728 | 65.39% | Won | Benoy Roy | Ind. | 1305 | 3.19% | 3rd
24 | Phansidewa | ST | Patras | CPI(M) | 16912 | 37.74% | 2nd | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | Cong. (R) | 27894 | 62.26% | Won |  |  |  |  |
25 | Chopra |  | Bachcha Munshi | CPI(M) | 13540 | 36.16% | 2nd | Chowdhary Abdul Karim | Cong. (R) | 23612 | 63.05% | Won | Ismail | Soc. | 296 | 0.79% | 3rd
26 | Goalpokhar |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sheikh Sharafat Hussain | Cong. (R) | 15527 | 54.20% | Won | Nizamuddin | Muslim League | 10485 | 36.60% | 2nd
27 | Karandighi |  | Singha Suresh Chandra | Ind | 17681 | 44.34% | 2nd | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Cong. (R) | 19500 | 48.90% | Won | Choudhury Golam Rasun | Soc. | 1435 | 3.60% | 3rd
28 | Raiganj |  | Manash Roy | CPI(M) | 13610 | 31.16% | 2nd | Dutta Ramendranath | Cong. (R) | 28727 | 65.77% | Won | Brajendra Chandra Roy | Soc. | 855 | 1.96% | 3rd
29 | Kaliaganj | SC | Nani Gopal Roy | CPI(M) | 9681 | 27.30% | 2nd | Debendra Nath Roy | Cong. (R) | 24243 | 68.37% | Won | Kailas Sarkar | Cong. (O) | 1050 | 2.96% | 3rd
30 | Itahar |  | Santi Sarkar | CPI(M) | 10543 | 21.80% | 2nd | Abedin Dr. Zainal | Cong. (R) | 37810 | 78.20% | Won |  |  |  |  |
31 | Kushmandi | SC | Jogendra Nath Ray | RSP | 7478 | 23.46% | 2nd | Jatindra Mohan Roy | Cong. (R) | 24403 | 76.54% | Won |  |  |  |  |
32 | Gangarampur |  | Ahindra Sarkar | CPI(M) | 12265 | 28.31% | 2nd | Moslehuddin Ahmed | Cong. (R) | 30554 | 70.53% | Won | Mardi Karlus Mandal | JKP | 500 | 1.15% | 3rd
33 | Kumarganj |  | Jamini Kishore Mojumder | CPI(M) | 18857 | 40.42% | 2nd | Probodh Kumar Singha Roy | Cong. (R) | 27790 | 59.58% | Won |  |  |  |  |
34 | Balurghat |  | Basu Mukul | RSP | 23526 | 44.04% | 2nd | Bireswar Roy | Cong. (R) | 28894 | 54.09% | Won | Singh Nakul | JKP | 395 | 0.74% | 3rd
35 | Tapan | ST | Nathanial Murmu | RSP | 20035 | 41.24% | 2nd | Patrash Hembrem | Cong. (R) | 28166 | 57.97% | Won | Kisku Gomai | JKP | 384 | 0.79% | 3rd
36 | Habibpur | ST | Sarkar Murmu | CPI(M) | 13207 | 29.51% | 2nd | Rabindra Nath Murmu | CPI | 27027 | 60.40% | Won | Boila Murmu | Ind. | 4514 | 10.09% | 3rd
37 | Gajol | ST | Suphal Murmu | CPI(M) | 14561 | 33.54% | 2nd | Benjamin Hembrom | Cong. (R) | 26075 | 60.05% | Won | Samu Tudu | BJS | 2783 | 6.41% | 3rd
38 | Kharba |  | Mazimul Haque | CPI(M) | 24843 | 46.50% | 2nd | Mahabubul Haque | Cong. (R) | 25512 | 47.75% | Won | Birendra Kumar Maitra | Cong. (O) | 3074 | 5.75% | 3rd
39 | Harishchandrapur |  | Md. Elias Razi | WPI | 21418 | 46.35% | 2nd | Goutam Chakravarty | Cong. (R) | 23433 | 50.71% | Won | Peskar Ali | Cong. (O) | 1361 | 2.95% | 3rd
40 | Ratua |  | Mohammad Ali | CPI(M) | 18668 | 45.33% | 2nd | Nirenchandra Sinha | Cong. (R) | 21755 | 52.83% | Won | Ali Nabed | Ind. | 755 | 1.83% | 3rd
41 | Malda |  | Mohammad Ilias | CPI(M) | 16286 | 37.26% | 2nd | Mohamadgofurur Rahaman | Cong. (R) | 27420 | 62.74% | Won |  |  |  |  |
42 | Englishbazar |  | Sailendra Sarkar | CPI(M) | 14281 | 31.24% | 2nd | Bimal Das | CPI | 25116 | 54.94% | Won | Hari Prasanna Misra | BJS | 6319 | 13.82% | 3rd
43 | Manikchak |  | Sudhendu Jha | CPI(M) | 18036 | 41.47% | 2nd | Jokhilal Mondal | Cong. (R) | 25460 | 58.53% | Won |  |  |  |  |
44 | Suzapur |  |  |  |  |  |  | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | Cong. (R) | 32911 | 70.09% | Won | Mannak Sk | Ind. | 9418 | 20.06% | 2nd
45 | Kaliachak |  | Dhirendra Nath Saha | RSP | 7459 | 13.53% | 3rd | Samsuddin Ahamed | Cong. (R) | 23933 | 43.41% | Won | Promode Ranjan Bose | Ind. | 23740 | 43.06% | 2nd
46 | Farakka |  | Jerat Ali | CPI(M) | 20787 | 44.10% | Won | Md Wazed Ali | Cong. (R) | 19112 | 40.55% | 2nd | Sohidul Alam | Muslim League | 7234 | 15.35% | 3rd
47 | Suti |  | Shish Mohammad | RSP | 27085 | 49.21% | Won | Md. Sohrab | Cong. (R) | 25565 | 46.45% | 2nd | Sarker Benoy Bhusan | Ind. | 2388 | 4.34% | 3rd
48 | Jangipur |  | Achintya Singha | SUC | 14292 | 35.52% | 2nd | Habibur Rahman | Cong. (R) | 17035 | 42.33% | Won | Chattopadhyay Muktipada | Ind. | 4816 | 11.97% | 3rd
49 | Sagardighi | SC | Joy Chand Das | RSP | 11566 | 36.83% | 2nd | Nrisinha Kumar Mandal | Cong. (R) | 17824 | 56.75% | Won | Guru Pada Das | Muslim League | 2018 | 6.43% | 3rd
50 | Lalgola |  | Md Majibur Rahman | CPI(M) | 13018 | 31.78% | 2nd | Abdus Sattar | Cong. (R) | 24409 | 59.60% | Won | Jagannath Pandey | Ind. | 2715 | 6.63% | 3rd
51 | Bhagabangola |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mohammad Dedar Baksh | Cong. (R) | 22016 | 63.07% | Won | Adhicary Sailendra Nath | Soc. | 5312 | 15.22% | 2nd
52 | Nabagram |  | Birendra Narayan Roy | Ind | 19660 | 44.87% | 2nd | Adya Chanran Dutta | Cong. (R) | 22154 | 50.57% | Won | Delowar Hossain Saikh | Muslim League | 806 | 1.84% | 3rd
53 | Murshidabad |  | Jarzis Hussain Sarkar | CPI(M) | 16975 | 39.36% | 2nd | Mohammad Idrai Ali | Cong. (R) | 21871 | 50.71% | Won | Nawab Jany Meerza | Muslim League | 2808 | 6.51% | 3rd
54 | Jalangi |  | Atahar Rahaman Age | CPI(M) | 13676 | 40.14% | 2nd | Abdul Bari Biswas | Cong. (R) | 14463 | 42.45% | Won | Prafulla Kumar Sarkar | BJS | 2661 | 7.81% | 3rd
55 | Domkal |  | Md Abdul Bari | CPI(M) | 21668 | 47.21% | 2nd | Biswas Ekramul Haque | Cong. (R) | 22299 | 48.58% | Won | Mandal Rafiluddin | Muslim League | 1932 | 4.21% | 3rd
56 | Naoda |  | Jayanta Kumar Biswas | RSP | 14993 | 32.64% | 2nd | Abdul Majid Biswas | Cong. (R) | 13032 | 28.37% | 3rd | Nasiruddin Khan | Muslim League | 15792 | 34.38% | Won
57 | Hariharpara |  | Abu Raihan Biswas | SUC | 21315 | 44.99% | Won | Main L Islam Biswas | Cong. (R) | 18585 | 39.22% | 2nd | Aftabuddin Ahmad | Muslim League | 5525 | 11.66% | 3rd
58 | Berhampore |  | Debabrata Bandopadhyay | RSP | 14661 | 31.80% | 2nd | Sankar Das Paul | Cong. (R) | 31448 | 68.20% | Won |  |  |  |  |
59 | Beldanga |  | Timir Baran Bhaduri | RSP | 18084 | 40.43% | Won | Abdul Latif | Cong. (R) | 16581 | 37.07% | 2nd | Khan Sidhique Hosain | Muslim League | 9028 | 20.18% | 3rd
60 | Kandi |  | Damodardas Chattopadhyay | CPI(M) | 14148 | 29.45% | 2nd | Atish Chandra Sinha | Cong. (R) | 33900 | 70.55% | Won |  |  |  |  |
61 | Khargram | SC | Dinabandhu Majhi | CPI(M) | 17280 | 35.96% | 2nd | Harendra Nath Halder | Cong. (R) | 30780 | 64.04% | Won |  |  |  |  |
62 | Barwan |  | Amalendra Lal Roy | RSP | 16284 | 40.93% | 2nd | Ghosh Moulik Sunil Mohan | Cong. (R) | 23497 | 59.07% | Won |  |  |  |  |
63 | Bharatpur |  | Kh Md Nure Ahasan | CPI(M) | 17824 | 42.75% | 2nd | Kumar Dipti Sen Gupta | Cong. (R) | 23320 | 55.93% | Won | Sk Abu Talib | Muslim League | 398 | 0.95% | 3rd
64 | Karimpur |  | Samarendra Nath Sanyal | CPI(M) | 16019 | 35.45% | 2nd | Arabinda Mandal | Cong. (R) | 27557 | 60.98% | Won | Kazi Saidul Islam Biswas | Ind. | 1611 | 3.57% | 3rd
65 | Tehatta |  | Madhabendu Mohanta | CPI(M) | 18835 | 39.96% | 2nd | Karti Chandra Biswas | Cong. (R) | 27455 | 58.25% | Won | Kazi Md Mowla Boksh | Muslim League | 844 | 1.79% | 3rd
66 | Kaliganj |  | Mir Fakir Mohammad | CPI(M) | 15757 | 34.00% | 2nd | Shib Sankar Bandopdchayay | Cong. (R) | 19077 | 41.16% | Won | Rame Dra Nath Mukherjee | Ind. | 8536 | 18.42% | 3rd
67 | Nakashipara | SC | Binoy Bhusan Majumder | CPI(M) | 13808 | 36.58% | 2nd | Nil Kamal Sarker | Cong. (R) | 20753 | 54.99% | Won | Govindo Chandra Mondal | Muslim League | 2821 | 7.47% | 3rd
68 | Chapra |  | Sahabuddin Mondal | CPI(M) | 16228 | 35.61% | 2nd | Ghiasuddin Ahmad | Cong. (R) | 27514 | 60.37% | Won | Kabir Humayun Mondal | Muslim League | 1835 | 4.03% | 3rd
69 | Nabadwip |  | Debi Prosad Basu | CPI(M) | 13504 | 26.93% | 2nd | Radha Raman Saha | Cong. (R) | 34745 | 69.30% | Won | Saghcndra Mohon Nandy | Cong. (O) | 1888 | 3.77% | 3rd
70 | Krishnagar West |  | Amritendu Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 14982 | 36.60% | 2nd | Sibdas Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 25952 | 63.40% | Won |  |  |  |  |
71 | Krishnagar East |  | Nrisinghananda Dutta | CPI(M) | 10332 | 23.14% | 2nd | Kashi Kanta Maitra | Cong. (R) | 33847 | 75.80% | Won | Subodh Ranjan Chakravarty | Ind. | 472 | 1.06% | 3rd
72 | Hanskhali | SC | Mukunda Biswas | CPI(M) | 15569 | 31.52% | 2nd | Ananda Mohan Biswas | Cong. (R) | 33829 | 68.48% | Won |  |  |  |  |
73 | Santipur |  | Bimalananda Mukherjee | RCPI | 18626 | 40.58% | 2nd | Asamanja De | Cong. (R) | 27272 | 59.42% | Won |  |  |  |  |
74 | Ranaghat West |  | Kundu Gourchandra | CPI(M) | 24715 | 39.48% | 2nd | Naresh Chandra Chaki | Cong. (R) | 37892 | 60.52% | Won |  |  |  |  |
75 | Ranaghat East | SC | Naresh Chandra Biswas | CPI(M) | 14795 | 32.39% | 2nd | Netaipada Sarkar | CPI | 30104 | 65.91% | Won | Santosh Kumar Mondal | Cong. (O) | 776 | 1.70% | 3rd
76 | Chakdah |  | Basu Subhas Chandra | CPI(M) | 24576 | 42.58% | 2nd | Hari Das Mitra | Cong. (R) | 33144 | 57.42% | Won |  |  |  |  |
77 | Haringhata |  | Anigopal Malakar | CPI(M) | 22663 | 41.96% | 2nd | Bhattacharya Sakti Kumar | CPI | 30328 | 56.16% | Won | Sarker Arendra Nath | Cong. (O) | 1016 | 1.88% | 3rd
78 | Bagdaha | SC | Kanti Chandra Biswas | CPI(M) | 14347 | 36.68% | 2nd |  |  |  |  |  | Apurba Lal Mazumder | Ind. | 24769 | 63.32% | Won
79 | Bongaon |  | Ranjit Kumar Mitra | CPI(M) | 15445 | 35.30% | 2nd | Ajit Kumar Ganguly | CPI | 28310 | 64.70% | Won |  |  |  |  |
80 | Gaighata |  | Keshab Lal Biswas | CPI(M) | 15331 | 33.66% | 2nd | Chadipada Mitra | Cong. (R) | 30217 | 66.34% | Won |  |  |  |  |
81 | Ashokenagar |  | Nani Kar | CPI(M) | 19737 | 35.23% | 2nd | Sadhan Kumar Sen | CPI | 11936 | 21.30% | 3rd | Keshab Chandra Battacharjee | Ind. | 23869 | 42.60% | Won
82 | Barasat |  | Saral Deb | FB | 22835 | 40.30% | 2nd | Kanti Rangan Chatterjee | Cong. (R) | 32988 | 58.22% | Won | Sunil Sekhar Mandal | Ind. | 842 | 1.49% | 3rd
83 | Rajarhat | SC | Rabindra Nath Mandal | CPI(M) | 26037 | 44.65% | 2nd | Khasendra Nath Mandal | Cong. (R) | 32282 | 55.35% | Won |  |  |  |  |
84 | Deganga |  |  |  |  |  |  | M. Shaukat Ali | Cong. (R) | 19314 | 41.34% | Won | Akm Hassan Uzzaman | Muslim League | 18969 | 40.60% | 2nd
85 | Habra |  | Anwam Mandal | CPI(M) | 17378 | 30.50% | 2nd | Tarun Kanti Ghosh | Cong. (R) | 37613 | 66.02% | Won | Malulana Md Abdul Khayer | Muslim League | 1182 | 2.07% | 3rd
86 | Swarupnagar |  | Anisur Rahaman | CPI(M) | 13232 | 27.97% | 2nd | Chandranath Misra | Cong. (R) | 33669 | 71.17% | Won | Panchanan Mondal | Cong. (O) | 405 | 0.86% | 3rd
87 | Baduria |  | Mir Abdul Sayed | CPI(M) | 17399 | 35.71% | 2nd | Quazi Abdul Gaffar | Cong. (R) | 31320 | 64.29% | Won |  |  |  |  |
88 | Basirhat |  | Narayan Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 17610 | 37.07% | 2nd | Lalit Kumar Ghosh | Cong. (R) | 29897 | 62.93% | Won |  |  |  |  |
89 | Hasnabad |  | Khaled Bin Ashraf | CPI(M) | 12817 | 33.65% | 2nd | Molla Tasma Tulla | Cong. (R) | 25274 | 66.35% | Won |  |  |  |  |
90 | Hingalganj | SC | Gopal Chandra Gayen | CPI(M) | 15033 | 34.78% | 2nd | Anil Krishna Mondal | CPI | 15436 | 35.71% | Won | Aditya Mondal | Ind. | 11614 | 26.87% | 3rd
91 | Gosaba | SC | Ganesh Mondal | RSP | 21888 | 43.22% | 2nd | Paresh Baidya | Cong. (R) | 26867 | 53.05% | Won | Tarang Mondal | RPI | 1308 | 2.58% | 3rd
92 | Sandeshkhali | ST | Sarat Sarder | CPI(M) | 21905 | 46.94% | 2nd | Debendra Nath Sinha | Cong. (R) | 24764 | 53.06% | Won |  |  |  |  |
93 | Haroa | SC | Jagannath Sardar | CPI(M) | 17935 | 45.78% | 2nd | Gangadhar Pramanick | Cong. (R) | 21239 | 54.22% | Won |  |  |  |  |
94 | Basanti |  | Ashoke Chaudhuri | RSP | 23650 | 44.72% | 2nd | Panchanan Sinha | Cong. (R) | 26873 | 50.82% | Won | Jnanendra Prasad Barman | Muslim League | 2359 | 4.46% | 3rd
95 | Canning | SC | Nirmal Kumar Sinha | CPI(M) | 22416 | 41.83% | 2nd | Gobinda Chandra Naskar | Cong. (R) | 30676 | 57.25% | Won | Bibhuti Bhushan Sardar | PBI | 490 | 0.91% | 3rd
96 | Kultali | SC | Prabodh Purkait | SUC | 27217 | 45.22% | 2nd | Arabinda Naskar | Cong. (R) | 32968 | 54.78% | Won |  |  |  |  |
97 | Jaynagar |  | Subodh Banerjee | SUC | 27840 | 48.40% | 2nd | Prosun Ghosh | Cong. (R) | 29675 | 51.60% | Won |  |  |  |  |
98 | Baruipur | SC | Bimal Mistri | CPI(M) | 22878 | 41.26% | 2nd | Lalit Gayen | Cong. (R) | 30579 | 55.15% | Won | Promatha Sarader | Muslim League | 1629 | 2.94% | 3rd
99 | Sonarpur | SC | Gangadhar Naskar | CPI(M) | 23328 | 42.66% | 2nd | Kansari Halder | CPI | 30700 | 56.14% | Won | Abinas Haldar | RPI | 463 | 0.85% | 3rd
100 | Bhangar |  | Abdur Razzak Molla | CPI(M) | 13459 | 33.60% | Won | Md Nuruzzaman | Cong. (R) | 11593 | 28.94% | 2nd | Molla Mohammed Yunus | Muslim League | 10951 | 27.34% | 3rd
101 | Jadhavpur |  | Dinesh Majumder | CPI(M) | 40939 | 55.71% | Won | Biswanath Chakrabarty | Cong. (R) | 31297 | 42.59% | 2nd | Satya Sarkar | RPI | 692 | 0.94% | 3rd
102 | Behala East |  | Nirajan Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 18733 | 39.30% | 2nd | Indrajit Majumder | Cong. (R) | 28939 | 60.70% | Won |  |  |  |  |
103 | Behala West |  | Rabi Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 30024 | 48.45% | 2nd | Biswanath Chakrabarty | CPI | 31939 | 51.55% | Won |  |  |  |  |
104 | Garden Reach |  | Chhedilal Singh | CPI(M) | 25625 | 50.43% | Won | S. M. Abdullah | Cong. (R) | 24245 | 47.71% | 2nd | Ram Saran | RPI | 945 | 1.86% | 3rd
105 | Maheshtola |  | Sudhir Bhandari | CPI(M) | 25581 | 43.36% | 2nd | Bhupen Bijali | Cong. (R) | 33412 | 56.64% | Won |  |  |  |  |
106 | Budge Budge |  | Khitibhusan Roy Barman | CPI(M) | 34873 | 61.55% | Won | Bhowani Roy Choudhuroy | CPI | 21783 | 38.45% | 2nd |  |  |  |  |
107 | Bishnupur West |  | Provash Chandra Roy | CPI(M) | 28540 | 49.27% | Won | Shaik Moquebul Haque | Cong. (R) | 27945 | 48.24% | 2nd | Jugal Charan Santra | Cong. (O) | 1440 | 2.49% | 3rd
108 | Bishnupur East | SC | Sundar Kumar Naskar | CPI(M) | 20750 | 41.38% | 2nd | Ram Krishna Bar | Cong. (R) | 29390 | 58.62% | Won |  |  |  |  |
109 | Falta |  | Jyotish Roy | CPI(M) | 24747 | 45.40% | 2nd | Mohini Mohan Parui | Cong. (R) | 29277 | 53.71% | Won | Nasim Molla | IAL | 486 | 0.89% | 3rd
110 | Diamond Harbour |  | Abdul Quiyom Molla | CPI(M) | 26861 | 43.10% | 2nd | Daulat Ali Sheikh | Cong. (R) | 35457 | 56.90% | Won |  |  |  |  |
111 | Magrahat East | SC | Radhika Ranjan Pramanik | CPI(M) | 25902 | 42.66% | 2nd | Manoranjan Halder | Cong. (R) | 34533 | 56.88% | Won | Narendra Nath Mandal | Ind. | 281 | 0.46% | 3rd
112 | Magrahat West |  | Abdus Sobhn Gazi | CPI(M) | 26146 | 45.85% | 2nd | Sudhendu Mundle | Cong. (R) | 29475 | 51.69% | Won | Paresh Kayal | Cong. (O) | 1401 | 2.46% | 3rd
113 | Kulpi | SC | Sasanka Sekhar Naiya | SUC | 15555 | 32.42% | 2nd | Santosh Kumar Mandal | Cong. (R) | 31067 | 64.76% | Won | Ramesh Haldar | Cong. (O) | 1218 | 2.54% | 3rd
114 | Mathurapur | SC | Renu Pada Halder | SUC | 23564 | 41.15% | 2nd | Birendra Nath Halder | Cong. (R) | 32562 | 56.86% | Won | Makhan Chandra Baidya | Ind. | 1041 | 1.82% | 3rd
115 | Patharpratima |  | Rabin Mondal | SUC | 29657 | 48.60% | 2nd | Satya Ranjan Bapuly | Cong. (R) | 30213 | 49.51% | Won | Phani Bhushan Giri | Ind. | 1154 | 1.89% | 3rd
116 | Kakdwip |  | Hrishikesh Maity | CPI(M) | 25067 | 40.51% | 2nd | Basudeb Sautya | Cong. (R) | 36812 | 59.49% | Won |  |  |  |  |
117 | Sagar |  | Prabhonjan Kumar Mandal | CPI(M) | 24942 | 42.69% | Won | Jalin Maity | CPI | 12012 | 20.56% | 3rd | Trilokes Misra | Ind. | 19295 | 33.03% | 2nd
118 | Bijpur |  | J. C. Das S/O Matilal | CPI(M) | 25336 | 38.77% | 2nd | J. C. Das S/O Akul | Cong. (R) | 40017 | 61.23% | Won |  |  |  |  |
119 | Naihati |  | Gopal Basu | CPI(M) | 33466 | 46.89% | 2nd | Tarapoda Mukhapadya | Cong. (R) | 37511 | 52.55% | Won | Bholanath Bhar | Ind. | 401 | 0.56% | 3rd
120 | Bhatpara |  | Sita Ram Gupta | CPI(M) | 35680 | 41.83% | 2nd | Satyanarayan Singha | Cong. (R) | 49187 | 57.66% | Won | Lal Bahadur Singha | BJS | 440 | 0.52% | 3rd
121 | Noapara |  | Jamini Bhuson Saha | CPI(M) | 22599 | 31.61% | 2nd | Suvendu Roy | Cong. (R) | 48112 | 67.30% | Won | Santi Ranjan Pathak | Ind. | 480 | 0.67% | 3rd
122 | Titagarh |  | Md. Amin | CPI(M) | 23158 | 31.37% | 2nd | Krishnakumar Shukla | Cong. (R) | 50656 | 68.63% | Won |  |  |  |  |
123 | Khardah |  | Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 21813 | 25.88% | 2nd | Sisirkumar Ghosh | CPI | 62460 | 74.12% | Won |  |  |  |  |
124 | Panihati |  | G. K. Bhattacharjee | CPI(M) | 27540 | 26.79% | 2nd | Tapan Chatterjee | Cong. (R) | 74765 | 72.74% | Won | S. K. Bhakta Bhakta | RPI | 477 | 0.46% | 3rd
125 | Kamarhati |  | Radhika Ranjan Banerji | CPI(M) | 22524 | 43.47% | 2nd | Pradip Kumar Palit | Cong. (R) | 28690 | 55.37% | Won | Prasad Das Ray | Ind. | 601 | 1.16% | 3rd
126 | Baranagar |  | Jyoti Basu | CPI(M) | 30158 | 30.37% | 2nd | Shiba Pada Bhattacharjee | CPI | 69145 | 69.63% | Won |  |  |  |  |
127 | Dum Dum |  | Tarun Kumar Sengupta | CPI(M) | 15023 | 14.08% | 2nd | Lal Bahadur Singh | Cong. (R) | 91428 | 85.71% | Won | Sudhangsu Debsarma | Ind. | 216 | 0.20% | 3rd
128 | Cossipur |  | Paresh Nath Banerjee | CPI(M) | 15075 | 28.25% | 2nd | Prafulla Kanti Ghosh | Cong. (R) | 38290 | 71.75% | Won |  |  |  |  |
129 | Shampukur |  | Rathindra Krishna Deb | CPI(M) | 14667 | 31.89% | 2nd | Baridbaran Das | Cong. (R) | 30463 | 66.24% | Won | Ramendra Kumar Bisnu | Ind. | 688 | 1.50% | 3rd
130 | Jorabagan |  | Haraprasad Chatterjee | CPI(M) | 13064 | 23.46% | 2nd | Ila Roy | Cong. (R) | 42631 | 76.54% | Won |  |  |  |  |
131 | Jora Sanko |  | Lal Satyanarayan | CPI(M) | 10777 | 27.76% | 2nd | Deokinandan Poddar | Cong. (R) | 27887 | 71.84% | Won | Jagmohan Prasad | Ind. | 153 | 0.39% | 3rd
132 | Bara Bazar |  | Murlidhar Santhalia | CPI(M) | 7682 | 21.33% | 2nd | Ramkrishna Saraogi | Cong. (R) | 27606 | 76.66% | Won | Om Prakash | Ind. | 522 | 1.45% | 3rd
133 | Bow Bazar |  | Hashim Abdul Halim | CPI(M) | 13838 | 35.36% | 2nd | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Cong. (R) | 25292 | 64.64% | Won |  |  |  |  |
134 | Chowringhee |  | Amal Dutta | CPI(M) | 9851 | 29.40% | 2nd | Sankar Ghose | Cong. (R) | 23654 | 70.60% | Won |  |  |  |  |
135 | Kabitirtha |  | Kalimuddin Shams | FB | 27685 | 48.78% | 2nd | Ram Payare Ram | Cong. (R) | 28565 | 50.33% | Won | Binapani Dubey | Ind. | 344 | 0.61% | 3rd
136 | Alipore |  | P. Jha | CPI(M) | 13226 | 29.08% | 2nd | Kanailalsarkar | Cong. (R) | 31277 | 68.76% | Won | Durga Dutt Agarwal | Cong. (O) | 985 | 2.17% | 3rd
137 | Kalighat |  | Ashoke Kumar Bose | CPI(M) | 16511 | 33.70% | 2nd | Rathin Talukdar | Cong. (R) | 31835 | 64.97% | Won | Bejoy Bhusan Chatterrjee | HMS | 507 | 1.03% | 3rd
138 | Rashbehari Avenue |  | Sachin Sen | CPI(M) | 11422 | 26.58% | 2nd | Lakshmi Kanta Bose | Cong. (R) | 31548 | 73.42% | Won |  |  |  |  |
139 | Tollygunge |  | Prasanta Kumar Sur | CPI(M) | 28372 | 36.62% | 2nd | Pankaj Kumar Banerjee | Cong. (R) | 49096 | 63.38% | Won |  |  |  |  |
140 | Dhakuria |  | Jatin Chakraborty | RSP | 20550 | 38.63% | 2nd | Somnath Lahiri | CPI | 32641 | 61.37% | Won |  |  |  |  |
141 | Ballygunge |  | Jyoti Bhusan Bhattacharya | WPI | 18181 | 35.49% | 2nd | Subrata Mukhopadhaya | Cong. (R) | 32845 | 64.12% | Won | Ananta Lal Singh | Ind. | 196 | 0.38% | 3rd
142 | Beliaghata South | SC | Sumanta Hira | CPI(M) | 10999 | 22.78% | 2nd | Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Cong. (R) | 37284 | 77.22% | Won |  |  |  |  |
143 | Entally |  | Md. Nizamuddin | CPI(M) | 20303 | 42.59% | 2nd | A.M.O. Ghani | CPI | 27371 | 57.41% | Won |  |  |  |  |
144 | Taltola |  | Abul Hasan | CPI(M) | 17355 | 45.41% | 2nd | Abdur Rauf Ansari | Cong. (R) | 20717 | 54.20% | Won | Stanley James | Ind. | 150 | 0.39% | 3rd
145 | Sealdah |  | Shyam Sundar Gupta | FB | 16098 | 30.30% | 2nd | Somendra Nath Mitra | Cong. (R) | 37023 | 69.70% | Won |  |  |  |  |
146 | Vidyasagar |  | Samar Kumar Rudra | CPI(M) | 16799 | 37.91% | 2nd | Md. Shamsuzzoha | Cong. (R) | 27515 | 62.09% | Won |  |  |  |  |
147 | Beliaghata North |  | Krishnapada Ghosh | CPI(M) | 14839 | 21.60% | 2nd | Ananta Kumar Bharati | Cong. (R) | 53875 | 78.40% | Won |  |  |  |  |
148 | Manicktola |  | Anila Debi | CPI(M) | 21622 | 32.61% | 2nd | Ila Mitra | CPI | 43238 | 65.21% | Won | Premananda Bose | Cong. (O) | 948 | 1.43% | 3rd
149 | Burtola |  | Lakshmi Kanta Dey | CPI(M) | 12781 | 28.43% | 2nd | Ajit Kumar Panja | Cong. (R) | 30778 | 68.46% | Won | Asim Banerjee | Cong. (O) | 1397 | 3.11% | 3rd
150 | Belgachia |  | Lakshmi Charansen | CPI(M) | 24660 | 40.17% | 2nd | Ganapati Sur | Cong. (R) | 36734 | 59.83% | Won |  |  |  |  |
151 | Bally |  | Patit Pabon Pathak | CPI(M) | 22522 | 43.84% | 2nd | Bhabani Sankar Mukerjee | Cong. (R) | 28857 | 56.16% | Won |  |  |  |  |
152 | Howrah North |  | Chaittabrata Mazumdar | CPI(M) | 18463 | 40.83% | 2nd | Shankar Lal Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 26753 | 59.17% | Won |  |  |  |  |
153 | Howrah Central |  | Sudhindranath Kumar | RCPI | 15870 | 37.77% | 2nd | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | Cong. (R) | 25326 | 60.28% | Won | Bipul Sarkar | Cong. (O) | 817 | 1.94% | 3rd
154 | Howrah South |  | Pralay Talukdar | CPI(M) | 20655 | 41.07% | 2nd | Santi Kumar Das Gupta | Cong. (R) | 28657 | 56.98% | Won | Bhola Shaw | Cong. (O) | 979 | 1.95% | 3rd
155 | Shibpur |  | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | FB | 24941 | 43.87% | 2nd | Mrigendra Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 31109 | 54.71% | Won | Sailen Parbat | Cong. (O) | 808 | 1.42% | 3rd
156 | Domjur |  | Joykesh Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 29675 | 48.49% | 2nd | Krishna Pada Roy | Cong. (R) | 30550 | 49.92% | Won | Debendra Nath Mondal | Cong. (O) | 979 | 1.60% | 3rd
157 | Jagatballavpur |  | Tara Pada Dey | CPI(M) | 24063 | 49.23% | Won | Mohammad Elias | CPI | 22433 | 45.90% | 2nd | Biswaratan Gangully | Cong. (O) | 2378 | 4.87% | 3rd
158 | Panchla |  | Asoke Kumar Ghosh | CPI(M) | 21944 | 40.89% | 2nd | Sk. Anwar Ali | Cong. (R) | 29900 | 55.72% | Won | Kazi Hazi Mahiuddin | IAL | 850 | 1.58% | 3rd
159 | Sankrail | SC | Haran Hazra | CPI(M) | 26712 | 53.11% | Won | Arabinda Naskar | Cong. (R) | 23585 | 46.89% | 2nd |  |  |  |  |
160 | Uluberia North | SC | Raj Kumar Mandal | CPI(M) | 31885 | 53.88% | Won | Gobinda Sing | Cong. (R) | 857 | 1.45% | 4th | Santosh Kr. Bhowmick | Ind. | 24386 | 41.21% | 2nd
161 | Uluberia South |  | Bata Krisn Das | CPI(M) | 23034 | 45.89% | 2nd | Durga Sankar Roy | Cong. (R) | 1197 | 2.38% | 4th | Rabindra Ghose | Ind. | 23316 | 46.45% | Won
162 | Shyampur |  | Sasabindu Bera | FB | 29601 | 48.92% | 2nd | Sisir Kumar Sen | Cong. (R) | 30294 | 50.06% | Won | Krishna Pada Jana | Cong. (O) | 615 | 1.02% | 3rd
163 | Begnan |  | Nirupama Chatterjee | CPI(M) | 24802 | 47.20% | 2nd | Susanta Bhattacharjee | Cong. (R) | 26030 | 49.54% | Won | Prakas Chandra Mandal | Cong. (O) | 1420 | 2.70% | 3rd
164 | Kayanpur |  | Nitai Adak | CPI(M) | 19662 | 37.19% | 2nd | Ali Ansar | CPI | 32138 | 60.79% | Won | Manik Lal Mitra | Cong. (O) | 1066 | 2.02% | 3rd
165 | Amta |  | Barindra Koley | CPI(M) | 24710 | 47.12% | 2nd | Afiabuddin Mondal | Cong. (R) | 26322 | 50.19% | Won | Nirmal Kumar Roy | Cong. (O) | 1411 | 2.69% | 3rd
166 | Udaynarayanpur |  | Panna Lal Maji | CPI(M) | 23955 | 43.66% | 2nd | Saroj Karar | Cong. (R) | 30915 | 56.34% | Won |  |  |  |  |
167 | Jangipara |  | Manindra Nath Jana | CPI(M) | 22485 | 48.43% | 2nd | Ganesh Hatui | Cong. (R) | 23939 | 51.57% | Won |  |  |  |  |
168 | Chanditala |  | Kazi Safiulla | CPI(M) | 18561 | 45.79% | 2nd | Safiulla | Cong. (R) | 21978 | 54.21% | Won |  |  |  |  |
169 | Uttarpara |  | Santasri Chattopadhyay | CPI(M) | 27053 | 50.01% | Won | Gobida Chatterjee | CPI | 27045 | 49.99% | 2nd |  |  |  |  |
170 | Serampore |  | Kamal Krishna Bhattacharya | CPI(M) | 22984 | 37.51% | 2nd | Gopal Das Nag | Cong. (R) | 37152 | 60.62% | Won | Sankari Prosad Mukhopadhyaa | Cong. (O) | 1146 | 1.87% | 3rd
171 | Champdani |  | Haripada Mukhopadhyay | CPI(M) | 23509 | 46.31% | 2nd | Girija Bhusan Mukhopadhyaya | CPI | 26026 | 51.27% | Won | Bisaldeo Singh | Cong. (O) | 973 | 1.92% | 3rd
172 | Chandernagore |  | Bhabani Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 28366 | 49.37% | Won | Beri Shaw | Cong. (R) | 28327 | 49.30% | 2nd | Prokash Chandra Das | Ind. | 764 | 1.33% | 3rd
173 | Singur |  | Gopal Bandopadhya | CPI(M) | 21155 | 39.16% | 2nd | Ajit Kumar Basu | CPI | 30213 | 55.93% | Won | Probhakar Pal | Cong. (O) | 2655 | 4.91% | 3rd
174 | Haripal |  | Chittaranjan Basu | WPI | 24074 | 50.85% | Won | Chandra Sekhar Bank | Cong. (R) | 23131 | 48.86% | 2nd | Krishikesh Dey | Ind. | 137 | 0.29% | 3rd
175 | Chinsurah |  | Ghose Sambhu Charan | FB | 24869 | 45.04% | 2nd | Bhupaju Majumdar | Cong. (R) | 29635 | 53.67% | Won | Sanat Majumdar | Cong. (O) | 713 | 1.29% | 3rd
176 | Polba |  | Brojo Gopal Negoy | CPI(M) | 23545 | 43.42% | 2nd | Bhawant Pd. Sinha Roy | Cong. (R) | 29787 | 54.94% | Won | Kazi Mohammad Ali | Ind. | 889 | 1.64% | 3rd
177 | Balagarh | SC | Abinash Pramanik | CPI(M) | 21880 | 45.08% | 2nd | Biren Sarkar | Cong. (R) | 26660 | 54.92% | Won |  |  |  |  |
178 | Pandua |  | Deb Narayan Chakraborty | CPI(M) | 20329 | 41.04% | 2nd | Sailendra Chaootpadhyay | Cong. (R) | 29211 | 58.96% | Won |  |  |  |  |
179 | Dhaniakhali | SC | Kashi Nath Roy | CPI(M) | 22750 | 44.00% | 2nd | Kashi Nath Patra | Cong. (R) | 28957 | 56.00% | Won |  |  |  |  |
180 | Tarakeswar |  | Ram Chatterjee | Ind | 23758 | 45.70% | 2nd | Balai Lal Sheth | Cong. (R) | 28224 | 54.30% | Won |  |  |  |  |
181 | Pursurah |  | Mrinal Kanti Majumder | Ind | 15594 | 30.98% | 2nd | Mahadeb Mukhopadhya | Cong. (R) | 32324 | 64.21% | Won | Monoranjan Maity | Cong. (O) | 2421 | 4.81% | 3rd
182 | Khanakul | SC | Madan Mohan Saha | CPI(M) | 16023 | 35.88% | 2nd | Basudeb Hajra | Cong. (R) | 27100 | 60.69% | Won | Panchanan Digpati | Cong. (O) | 1528 | 3.42% | 3rd
183 | Arambagh |  | Sastiram Chattopadhyay | CPI(M) | 9559 | 18.24% | 3rd | Santi Mohan Roy | Cong. (R) | 13953 | 26.63% | 2nd | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Cong. (O) | 28885 | 55.13% | Won
184 | Goghat | SC | Arati Biswas | FB | 15515 | 42.41% | 2nd | Madan Mohan Medda | Cong. (R) | 18708 | 51.14% | Won | Nanuram Roy | Cong. (O) | 1777 | 4.86% | 3rd
185 | Chandrakona |  | Sorashi Chowdhury | CPI(M) | 21343 | 43.19% | 2nd | Ghosal Satya | CPI | 26382 | 53.38% | Won | Madhusudan Chakraborty | Cong. (O) | 887 | 1.79% | 3rd
186 | Ghatal | SC | Nanda Rani Dal | CPI(M) | 22554 | 47.58% | 2nd | Dolui Harisadhan | Cong. (R) | 24847 | 52.42% | Won |  |  |  |  |
187 | Daspur |  | Prabhas Chandra Phodikar | CPI(M) | 21021 | 38.85% | 2nd | Sudhir Chandra Bera | Cong. (R) | 31865 | 58.89% | Won | Bhukta Rampada | Ind. | 1223 | 2.26% | 3rd
188 | Panskura West |  | Mono Anjan Roy | CPI(M) | 9209 | 21.63% | 2nd | Sk. Omar Ali | CPI | 28090 | 65.99% | Won | Harekrishna Pattanayak | Cong. (O) | 5268 | 12.38% | 3rd
189 | Panskura East |  | Amar Prasad Chakravarty | FB | 11313 | 27.82% | 2nd | Geeta Mukherjee | CPI | 29356 | 72.18% | Won |  |  |  |  |
190 | Moyna |  | Pulak Bera | CPI(M) | 14929 | 31.41% | 2nd | Kanai Bhowmik | CPI | 28493 | 59.94% | Won | Ananga Mohan Das | Cong. (O) | 4115 | 8.66% | 3rd
191 | Tamluk |  | Deva Prasad Bhowmik | CPI(M) | 11040 | 24.26% | 2nd | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 33924 | 74.54% | Won | Mangorinda Manna | Ind. | 547 | 1.20% | 3rd
192 | Mahishadal |  | Dinabahdhu Mandal | CPI(M) | 9158 | 16.97% | 3rd | Ahindra Misra | Cong. (R) | 33906 | 62.84% | Won | Sushil Kumar Dhara | Ind. | 10896 | 20.19% | 2nd
193 | Sutahata | SC | Lakshman Chandra Seth | CPI(M) | 13182 | 25.82% | 2nd | Rabindra Nath Karan | CPI | 25641 | 50.22% | Won | Shibanath Das | Ind. | 12232 | 23.96% | 3rd
194 | Nandigram |  | Rabindra Nath Majti | CPI(M) | 7468 | 12.54% | 3rd | Bhupal Chandra Panda | CPI | 27610 | 46.35% | Won | Abha Maiti | Cong. (O) | 23461 | 39.38% | 2nd
195 | Narghat |  | Swades Kumar Manna | CPI(M) | 13439 | 24.87% | 2nd | Sardindu Samanta | Cong. (R) | 30974 | 57.32% | Won | Bankim Behari Maity | Ind. | 9626 | 17.81% | 3rd
196 | Bhagabanpur |  | Pradhan Prasanta Kumar | CPI(M) | 16274 | 32.70% | 2nd | Adhayapak Amales Jana | Cong. (R) | 21815 | 43.83% | Won | Haripada Jana | Cong. (O) | 9922 | 19.93% | 3rd
197 | Khajuri | SC | Jagadish Chandra Das | CPI(M) | 11753 | 25.88% | 2nd | Bimal Paik | Cong. (R) | 28003 | 61.67% | Won | Abanti Kumar Das | Cong. (O) | 3759 | 8.28% | 3rd
198 | Contai North |  | Anurup Panda | CPI(M) | 12376 | 25.24% | 2nd | Kamakhyanandan Das Mohapatr | CPI | 24922 | 50.83% | Won | Ras Behari Pal | Cong. (O) | 7275 | 14.84% | 3rd
199 | Contai South |  | Kar Ram Sankar | CPI(M) | 5723 | 12.56% | 3rd | Sudhir Chandra Das | Ind. | 20001 | 43.90% | Won | Satyabrata Maity | Cong. (O) | 19834 | 43.54% | 2nd
200 | Ramnagar |  | Karan Rohini | CPI(M) | 8821 | 19.81% | 2nd | Hemanta Dutta | Cong. (R) | 24763 | 55.62% | Won | Radhagobinda Bishal | Cong. (O) | 5059 | 11.36% | 3rd
201 | Egra |  | Nanigopal Pal | CPI(M) | 7233 | 14.45% | 3rd | Khan Samsul Alam | Cong. (R) | 21624 | 43.20% | Won | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | Soc. | 21197 | 42.35% | 2nd
202 | Mugberia |  | Amarendra Krishan Goswami | CPI(M) | 13936 | 29.81% | 2nd | Prasanta Kumar Sahoo | Cong. (R) | 24070 | 51.48% | Won | Janmenjoy Ojha | Soc. | 8256 | 17.66% | 3rd
203 | Pataspur |  | Jagdish Das | CPI(M) | 13087 | 27.89% | 2nd | Prafulla Maity | Cong. (R) | 33844 | 72.11% | Won |  |  |  |  |
204 | Pingla |  | Gouranga Samanta | Ind | 20335 | 40.46% | 2nd | Bijoy Das | Cong. (R) | 29460 | 58.62% | Won | Manik Murmu | JKP | 464 | 0.92% | 3rd
205 | Debra |  | Sibaram Basu | CPI(M) | 17394 | 37.32% | 2nd | Rabindra Nath Bera | Cong. (R) | 27921 | 59.91% | Won | Champa Besra | JKP | 854 | 1.83% | 3rd
206 | Keshpur | SC | Kunar Mhimangsu | CPI(M) | 19954 | 39.70% | 2nd | Rajani Kanta Doloi | Cong. (R) | 29055 | 57.81% | Won | Gour Hari Pardiya | JKP | 1251 | 2.49% | 3rd
207 | Garhbeta East | SC | Bhutu Doloi | CPI(M) | 14891 | 35.13% | 2nd | Krishna Prasad Duley | CPI | 23269 | 54.89% | Won | Kali Kinkar Chalak | Cong. (O) | 3176 | 7.49% | 3rd
208 | Garhbeta West |  | Manohar Mahata | CPI(M) | 14650 | 33.74% | 2nd | Saroj Roy | CPI | 23073 | 53.15% | Won | Tudu Prankrishna | JKP | 4182 | 9.63% | 3rd
209 | Salbani |  | Sundar Hazra | CPI(M) | 16199 | 36.67% | 2nd | Thakurdas Mahata | CPI | 21281 | 48.18% | Won | Birendra Nath Hembram | JKP | 6690 | 15.15% | 3rd
210 | Midnapur |  | Anima Ghosh Roy | CPI(M) | 7882 | 18.96% | 2nd | Biswanath Mukherjee | CPI | 32009 | 76.99% | Won | Gurudas Mandi | JKP | 1076 | 2.59% | 3rd
211 | Kharagpur |  | Jatindra Nath Mitra | CPI(M) | 7093 | 20.97% | 2nd | Gyan Singh Sohanpal | Cong. (R) | 26732 | 79.03% | Won |  |  |  |  |
212 | Kharagpur Local |  | Sekh Siraj Ali | CPI(M) | 15075 | 35.27% | 2nd | Ajit Kumar Basu | Cong. (R) | 26481 | 61.95% | Won | Purna Tudu | JKP | 1188 | 2.78% | 3rd
213 | Narayangarh |  | Ajit Dasmahapatra | CPI(M) | 11014 | 23.58% | 2nd | Braja Kishore Maiti | Cong. (R) | 33591 | 71.91% | Won | Laha Mihir Kumar | Ind. | 2110 | 4.52% | 3rd
214 | Dantan |  | Mukherjee Durgadas | CPI(M) | 6711 | 14.72% | 3rd | Dwibedi Rabindranath | CPI | 17371 | 38.10% | 2nd | Pradyot Kumar Mahanti | Cong. (O) | 21506 | 47.17% | Won
215 | Keshiari | ST | Kisku Jadunath | CPI(M) | 17443 | 41.37% | 2nd | Budhan Chandra Tudu | Cong. (R) | 22697 | 53.83% | Won | Anil Hembram | JKP | 1447 | 3.43% | 3rd
216 | Nayagram | ST |  |  |  |  |  | Dasarathi Saren | Cong. (R) | 18933 | 49.12% | Won | Birendra Nath Murmu | Soc. | 12525 | 32.50% | 2nd
217 | Gopiballavpur |  | Mahapatra Monoranjan | CPI(M) | 18334 | 37.25% | 2nd | Harish Chandra Mahapatra | Cong. (R) | 28353 | 57.61% | Won | Hembram Sanatan | JKP | 1877 | 3.81% | 3rd
218 | Jhargram |  | Sen Dahareshwar | CPI(M) | 14626 | 29.48% | 2nd | Malla Deb Birendra Bijoy | Cong. (R) | 25951 | 52.31% | Won | Mahata Mrinalini | JKP | 7310 | 14.73% | 3rd
219 | Binpur | ST |  |  |  |  |  | Saren Joyram | CPI | 24701 | 57.20% | Won | Shyam Charan Murmu | JKP | 15496 | 35.88% | 2nd
220 | Banduan | ST | Ramesh Majhi | CPI(M) | 9362 | 34.32% | 2nd | Sital Chandra Hembram | Cong. (R) | 14609 | 53.55% | Won | Jagadish Majhi | JKP | 1838 | 6.74% | 3rd
221 | Manbazar |  | Makul Mahato | CPI(M) | 18487 | 48.13% | 2nd | Sitaram Mahato | Cong. (R) | 19920 | 51.87% | Won |  |  |  |  |
222 | Balarampur | ST | Bikram Tudu | CPI(M) | 13813 | 45.82% | 2nd | Rup Singh Majhi | Cong. (R) | 16330 | 54.18% | Won |  |  |  |  |
223 | Arsa |  | Daman Chandra Kuiri | FB | 13315 | 49.60% | 2nd | Netai Deshmukh | Cong. (R) | 13532 | 50.40% | Won |  |  |  |  |
224 | Jhalda |  | Chittaranjan Mahato | FB | 17421 | 48.06% | 2nd | Kinkar Mahato | Cong. (R) | 18831 | 51.94% | Won |  |  |  |  |
225 | Jaipur |  | Murali Saha Babu | FB | 4060 | 17.36% | 2nd | Ramkrishna Mahato | Cong. (R) | 15640 | 66.87% | Won | Padma Lochan Mahato | Soc. | 3690 | 15.78% | 3rd
226 | Purulia |  | Mahadeb Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 11978 | 34.15% | 2nd | Sanat Kumar Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 23098 | 65.85% | Won |  |  |  |  |
227 | Para | SC | Sailen Bauri | SUC | 10723 | 42.42% | 2nd | Sarat Das | Cong. (R) | 13249 | 52.41% | Won | Chandi Charan Das | Ind. | 988 | 3.91% | 3rd
228 | Raghunathpur | SC | Hari Ada Bauri | SUC | 13485 | 49.34% | 2nd | Durgadas Bauri | Cong. (R) | 13846 | 50.66% | Won |  |  |  |  |
229 | Kashipur |  | Basudeb Acharia | CPI(M) | 9949 | 40.07% | 2nd | Madan Mohan Mahato | Cong. (R) | 14220 | 57.28% | Won | Rajaram Mahato | Ind. | 658 | 2.65% | 3rd
230 | Hura |  | Dela Hembram | SUC | 11560 | 40.94% | 2nd | Shtadal Mahato | Cong. (R) | 15127 | 53.58% | Won | Shkti Pada Mukherjee | Ind. | 1546 | 5.48% | 3rd
231 | Taldangra |  | Panda Mohini Mohan | CPI(M) | 20660 | 40.94% | 2nd | Phani Bhusan Singha Babu | Cong. (R) | 27644 | 54.78% | Won | Lakshmi Kanta Saren | JKP | 2160 | 4.28% | 3rd
232 | Raipur | ST |  |  |  |  |  | Manik Lal Besra | CPI | 24919 | 62.20% | Won | Sareng Babulal | JKP | 12140 | 30.30% | 2nd
233 | Ranibandh | ST | SUChand Soren | CPI(M) | 17678 | 45.84% | 2nd | Amala Saren | Cong. (R) | 19081 | 49.47% | Won | Hansda Fagal | JKP | 1808 | 4.69% | 3rd
234 | Indpur | SC | Gourhari Mandal | BBC | 13407 | 39.38% | 2nd | Gour Chandra Lohar | Cong. (R) | 19523 | 57.34% | Won | Ashok Kumar Mandal | Ind. | 1115 | 3.28% | 3rd
235 | Chhatna |  | Arun Kiran Barat | SUC | 10547 | 35.67% | 2nd | Kamalakanta Hemram | Cong. (R) | 14896 | 50.38% | Won | Dey Nirmalendu | Cong. (O) | 2664 | 9.01% | 3rd
236 | Gangajalghati | SC | Kali Pada Bauri | CPI(M) | 14056 | 40.97% | 2nd | Shakti Pada Maji | Cong. (R) | 20253 | 59.03% | Won |  |  |  |  |
237 | Barjora |  | Aswani Kumar Rai | CPI(M) | 21130 | 43.72% | 2nd | Sudhangshu Sekhar Tewary | Cong. (R) | 27196 | 56.28% | Won |  |  |  |  |
238 | Bankura |  | Sumitra Chatterjee | CPI(M) | 16315 | 35.42% | 2nd | Kashinath Misra | Cong. (R) | 28082 | 60.96% | Won | Arup Mukhopadhyaya | HMS | 1053 | 2.29% | 3rd
239 | Onda |  | Dutta Manik | CPI(M) | 14333 | 38.39% | 2nd | Sambhu Narayan Goswami | Cong. (R) | 19679 | 52.71% | Won | Sachindra Kumar Banerjee | Ind. | 1874 | 5.02% | 3rd
240 | Vishnupur |  | Karunamey Goswami | CPI(M) | 12354 | 35.30% | 2nd | Bhabataran Chakravarty | Cong. (R) | 20455 | 58.45% | Won | Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya | BJS | 1437 | 4.11% | 3rd
241 | Kotulpur |  | Jatadhari Mukhopadhyay | CPI(M) | 11673 | 27.60% | 2nd | Akshay Kumar Kolay | Cong. (R) | 29054 | 68.70% | Won | Chowdhury Bankim Chnadra | Ind. | 1564 | 3.70% | 3rd
242 | Indas | SC | Badan Bora | CPI(M) | 16380 | 39.08% | 2nd | Sanatan Snatra | Cong. (R) | 24156 | 57.63% | Won | Rupkumar Bagdi | Cong. (O) | 1382 | 3.30% | 3rd
243 | Sonamukhi | SC | Sukhendu Khan | CPI(M) | 15317 | 37.44% | 2nd | Guru Pada Khan | Cong. (R) | 24403 | 59.64% | Won | Madan Lohar | Ind. | 1194 | 2.92% | 3rd
244 | Hirapur |  | Ramapada Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 18068 | 46.07% | 2nd | Triptimoy Aich | Cong. (R) | 19068 | 48.62% | Won | Tarak Nath Chakrabarty | Soc. | 2081 | 5.31% | 3rd
245 | Kulti |  | Chandra Shekhar Mukhapadhya | CPI(M) | 8541 | 30.44% | 2nd | Ramdas Banerjee | Cong. (R) | 16687 | 59.47% | Won | Sohan Prasad Varma | Soc. | 2832 | 10.09% | 3rd
246 | Barabani |  | Sunil Basu Roy | CPI(M) | 11150 | 27.04% | 2nd | Sukumar Bandyopadhyay | Cong. (R) | 29214 | 70.85% | Won | Nalinaksha Roy | Soc. | 867 | 2.10% | 3rd
247 | Asansol |  | Bejoy Pal | CPI(M) | 15940 | 38.95% | 2nd | Niranjan Dihidar | CPI | 24021 | 58.70% | Won | Mihir Kumar Mukherjee | BJS | 488 | 1.19% | 3rd
248 | Raniganj |  | Haradhan Roy | CPI(M) | 21840 | 60.77% | Won | Rabindra Nath Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 13598 | 37.84% | 2nd | Sibnarayan Burman | Cong. (O) | 498 | 1.39% | 3rd
249 | Jamuria | SC | Durgadas Mondal | CPI(M) | 10391 | 41.73% | 2nd | Amarendra Mondal | Cong. (R) | 14508 | 58.27% | Won |  |  |  |  |
250 | Ukhra | SC | Bagdi Lakhan | CPI(M) | 13490 | 38.74% | 2nd | Gopal Mondal | Cong. (R) | 21329 | 61.26% | Won |  |  |  |  |
251 | Durgapur |  | Dilip Kumar Mazumdar | CPI(M) | 37348 | 44.07% | 2nd | Ananda Gopal Mukherjee | Cong. (R) | 47390 | 55.93% | Won |  |  |  |  |
252 | Faridpur |  | Tarun Kumar Chatterjee | CPI(M) | 18840 | 45.36% | 2nd | Ajit Kumar Bandyopadhyay | Cong. (R) | 21274 | 51.22% | Won | Niroda Prosad Mukherjee | Ind. | 1103 | 2.66% | 3rd
253 | Ausgram | SC | Sridhar Malik | CPI(M) | 24021 | 50.34% | Won | Bans Dhar Saha | Cong. (R) | 23692 | 49.66% | 2nd |  |  |  |  |
254 | Bhatar |  | Anath Bandhu Ghose | CPI(M) | 11974 | 27.34% | 2nd | Bholanath Sen | Cong. (R) | 31822 | 72.66% | Won |  |  |  |  |
255 | Galsi |  | Anil Roy | CPI(M) | 18145 | 43.18% | 2nd | Roy Aswini | CPI | 22486 | 53.51% | Won | Khan Abdul Kader | Cong. (O) | 1389 | 3.31% | 3rd
256 | Burdwan North |  | Debabrata Datta | CPI(M) | 17595 | 32.34% | 2nd | Kashinath Ta | Cong. (R) | 36808 | 67.66% | Won |  |  |  |  |
257 | Burdwan South |  | Chowdhury Benoy Krishna | CPI(M) | 18544 | 28.25% | 2nd | Pradip Bhattacharyya | Cong. (R) | 47092 | 71.75% | Won |  |  |  |  |
258 | Khandaghosh | SC | Purna Chandra Malik | CPI(M) | 17451 | 37.20% | 2nd | Monoranjan Pramanik | Cong. (R) | 29463 | 62.80% | Won |  |  |  |  |
259 | Raina |  | Gokulananda Roy | CPI(M) | 22671 | 43.62% | 2nd | Sukumar Chattopadhay | Cong. (R) | 29297 | 56.38% | Won |  |  |  |  |
260 | Jamalpur | SC | Narendra Nath Sarkar | Ind | 15935 | 34.08% | 2nd | Puranjoy Pramanik | Cong. (R) | 30827 | 65.92% | Won |  |  |  |  |
261 | Memari |  | Benoy Krishna Konar | CPI(M) | 11239 | 16.97% | 2nd | Naba Kumar Chatterjee | Cong. (R) | 53119 | 80.20% | Won | Iotu Murmu | Ind. | 1876 | 2.83% | 3rd
262 | Kalna |  | Dilip Kumar Dubey | CPI(M) | 952 | 1.49% | 2nd | Nubul Islam Molia | Cong. (R) | 62476 | 97.81% | Won | Soren Madhu | Ind. | 444 | 0.70% | 3rd
263 | Nadanghat |  | Syed Abul Mansur Habibullah | CPI(M) | 2641 | 4.06% | 2nd | Paresh Chandra Goswami | Cong. (R) | 61617 | 94.80% | Won | Mandi Sankar | Ind. | 738 | 1.14% | 3rd
264 | Manteswar |  | Kashinath Hazra Choudhury | CPI(M) | 5159 | 8.74% | 2nd | Tumin Kumar Samanta | Cong. (R) | 53768 | 91.05% | Won | Bhakta Chandra Roy | Cong. (O) | 125 | 0.21% | 3rd
265 | Purbasthali |  | Molia Humayun Kabir | CPI(M) | 14746 | 31.22% | 2nd | Nurunnesa Sattar | Cong. (R) | 32486 | 68.78% | Won |  |  |  |  |
266 | Katwa |  | Hara Mohan Sinha | CPI(M) | 21703 | 39.63% | 2nd | Subrata Mukherje | Cong. (R) | 33061 | 60.37% | Won |  |  |  |  |
267 | Mangalkot |  | Nikhilananda Sar | CPI(M) | 18118 | 40.75% | 2nd | Jyotirmoy Mojumdar | Cong. (R) | 25379 | 57.08% | Won | Madan Mohan Choudhury | Cong. (O) | 962 | 2.16% | 3rd
268 | Ketugram | SC | Dinabandhbu Majhi | CPI(M) | 17483 | 36.79% | 2nd | Prabha Kar Mandal | Cong. (R) | 30044 | 63.21% | Won |  |  |  |  |
269 | Nanur | SC | Banamali Das | CPI(M) | 17743 | 41.49% | 2nd | Saha Dulal | Cong. (R) | 25018 | 58.51% | Won |  |  |  |  |
270 | Bolpur |  | Mukherjee Prasanth | CPI(M) | 13906 | 38.23% | 2nd | Harasankar Bhattacharya | CPI | 17732 | 48.74% | Won | Ashoke Krishna Dutt | Cong. (O) | 3606 | 9.91% | 3rd
271 | Labhpur |  | Sunil Majumder | CPI(M) | 14976 | 49.46% | 2nd | Nirmal Krishna Sinha | CPI | 15304 | 50.54% | Won |  |  |  |  |
272 | Dubrajpur |  | Bhakti Bhushan Mandal | FB | 17066 | 46.07% | 2nd | Sachi Nandan Shaw | Cong. (R) | 19975 | 53.93% | Won |  |  |  |  |
273 | Rajnagar | SC | Gopa Bauri | FB | 18269 | 47.25% | 2nd | Dwija Pada Saha | Cong. (R) | 20392 | 52.75% | Won |  |  |  |  |
274 | Suri |  | Protiva Mukherjee | SUC | 20894 | 44.01% | 2nd | Suniti Chattaraj | Cong. (R) | 26579 | 55.99% | Won |  |  |  |  |
275 | Mahammad Bazar |  | Dhiren Sen | CPI(M) | 16183 | 45.29% | 2nd | Nitai Pada Ghosh | Cong. (R) | 19552 | 54.71% | Won |  |  |  |  |
276 | Mayureswar | SC | Panchanan Let | CPI(M) | 13936 | 46.86% | 2nd | Lalchand Fulamali | CPI | 15089 | 50.74% | Won | Dhwajadhari Let | Cong. (O) | 712 | 2.39% | 3rd
277 | Rampurhat |  | Braja Mohan Mukherjee | CPI(M) | 17061 | 43.37% | 2nd | Ananda Gopal Roy | Cong. (R) | 21151 | 53.77% | Won | Becharam Sarkar | Ind. | 1127 | 2.86% | 3rd
278 | Hansan | SC | Trilochan Mal | RCPI | 12542 | 42.01% | 2nd | Dhanapati Mal | Cong. (R) | 17077 | 57.20% | Won | Sanjay Kumar Saha | Cong. (O) | 236 | 0.79% | 3rd
279 | Nalhati |  | Golam Mohiuddin | Ind. | 12932 | 46.11% | Won | Syed Shah Nawaz | Cong. (R) | 9902 | 35.31% | 2nd | Molia Zahrul Islam | Muslim League | 2787 | 9.94% | 3rd
280 | Murarai |  | Bazle Ahmad | SUC | 11627 | 29.49% | 2nd | Motahar Hossain | Cong. (R) | 25883 | 65.64% | Won | Chatterjee Bhabani Prosad | Ind. | 1921 | 4.87% | 3rd

## Reception

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While there were several killings during the election campaign, electoral violence had declined compared to previous elections in West Bengal.[4]

The elections were marred by accusations of rigging.[10][11] CPI(M) and its allies refused to accept the election result.[12] The left parties argued that in 172 constituencies the election had not been free and fair, accusing the Congress(R) of letting loose 'semi-fascist terror' in West Bengal.[10] They protested by interrupting the President's speech in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha.[10] The Congress(O) also made accusations of rigging.[11] The former Chief Minister Prafulla Chandra Sen on the other hand alleged that the election had been rigged in at least 45 constituencies.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Shiv Lal (1978). Elections in India: An Introduction. Election Archives. p. 30.
2. ^ a b Jacqueline Behrend; Laurence Whitehead (22 May 2016). Illiberal Practices: Territorial Variance within Large Federal Democracies. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 63\. ISBN 978-1-4214-1959-6.
3. ^ a b c d e Prabhat Kumar Palit (1983). The Congress (O) in West Bengal Politics: Role Performance and Role Perception. B.B. Company, Publication Division. pp. 77–78.77-78&rft.pub=B.B.+Company,+Publication+Division&rft.date=1983&rft.au=Prabhat+Kumar+Palit&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=-YsmAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1972+West+Bengal+Legislative+Assembly+election" class="Z3988">
4. ^ a b c Richard Felix Staar; Milorad M. Drachkovitch; Lewis H. Gann (1973). Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Hoover Institution Press. p. 458.
5. ^ a b c Ramashray Roy; Paul Wallace (6 February 2007). India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. SAGE Publications. p. 305\. ISBN 978-81-321-0110-9.
6. ^ American Universities Field Staff (1972). Reports Service: South Asia series. p. cxlv.
7. ^ Kiran Maitra (10 August 2012). Marxism in India. Roli Books Private Limited. p. 212\. ISBN 978-81-7436-951-2.
8. ^ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1972". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
9. ^ Chiranjib Kumar Kar (1991). Sub-regional Movement in India: A Case Study : Political History of the Morkhas [i.e. Gorkhas] in Darjeeling District. Kar. p. 54.
10. ^ a b c d Sudhir Ray (1 November 2007). Marxist parties of West Bengal in opposition and in government, 1947-2001. Progressive Publishers. p. 164\. ISBN 978-81-8064-135-0.
11. ^ a b Profulla Roychoudhury (1977). West Bengal--a Decade, 1965-1975. Boipatra. p. 254.
12. ^ South Asia Series. American Universities Field Staff. 1973. p. 14.

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