Official results for the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. CPM won the most seats with 113 out of 279.
Total seats: 279. Majority mark: 140.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| CPM | 113 | 32.9% |
| INC | 105 | 29.2% |
| CPI | 13 | 8.5% |
| IND | 12 | 6.4% |
| SUCI(C) | 7 | 1.6% |
| BAC | 5 | 5.4% |
| RSP | 3 | 2.0% |
| PSP | 3 | 1.1% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPURDUARS | JAGADANANDA ROY | INC | 4.9% |
| AMDANGA | NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 9.1% |
| AMTA | MAHADEV MUKHOPADHYA | INC | 15.6% |
| ARAMBAG | RADHAGOBINDA BISHAL | NCO | 2.7% |
| ASANSOL DAKSHIN | AHMED BAZLE | SUCI(C) | 38.0% |
| ASHOKNAGAR | DINESH MAJUMDAR | CPM | 28.6% |
| AUSGRAM | NANDA BAURI | CPM | 1.7% |
| BADURIA | GANGADHAR NASKAR | CPM | 28.9% |
| BAGDAH | PANCHANAN SINHA | INC | 6.0% |
| BAGHMUNDI | PHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY | INC | 3.4% |
| BAGNAN | RAM CHATTERJEE | MFB | 29.5% |
| BAHARAMPUR | ANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | INC | 9.7% |
| BAISHNAB NAGAR | PRAFULLA KUAMR SARKAR | BJS | 0.3% |
| BALAGARH | AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE | BAC | 39.4% |
| BALARAMPUR | DUTTA MANIK | CPM | 12.2% |
| BALLY | SANTASRI CHATTAPADHYAY | CPM | 23.7% |
| BALLYGUNGE | BATA KRISN DAS | CPM | 19.4% |
| BALURGHAT | ELIAS RAZI | WPI | 14.3% |
| BANDWAN | KASHINATH MISHRA | INC | 11.6% |
| BANKURA | SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE | CPM | 19.5% |
| BARANAGAR | MUKUNDA RAM MONDAL | CPM | 4.0% |
| BARASAT | GOPAL BASU | CPM | 16.2% |
| BARDHAMAN DAKSHIN | KALIPADA DAS | MFB | 8.3% |
| BARDHAMAN UTTAR | HARA MOHAN SINHA | CPM | 13.2% |
| BARJORA | SREEDHAR MALIK | CPM | 20.9% |
| BARRACKPUR | RAM KRISHAN BAR | INC | 1.6% |
| BARUIPUR PASCHIM | SOMNATH LAHIRI | CPI | 16.9% |
| BARUIPUR PURBA | RATHIN TALUKDAR | INC | 19.4% |
| BASANTI | PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | INC | 23.3% |
| BASIRHAT DAKSHIN | GOPAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 39.0% |
| BASIRHAT UTTAR | RADHIKA RANJAN BANERJEE | CPM | 41.6% |
| BEHALA PASCHIM | SHANTI KUMAR DAS GUPTA | INC | 5.4% |
| BEHALA PURBA | SUDHIN KUMAR | RCI | 7.0% |
| BELDANGA | KASHI KANT MAITRA | IND | 17.1% |
| BELEGHATA | NATAJ ADAK | CPM | 14.4% |
| BHABANIPUR | HARAN HAZRA | CPM | 24.4% |
| BHAGABANGOLA | SUDIP MOHAN GHOSH MOULIK | INC | 16.2% |
| BHAGABANPUR | PULIN BEHARI TRIPATHY | CPI | 0.6% |
| BHANGORE | ANILA DEBI | CPM | 2.6% |
| BHARATPUR | DEBI PRASAD BASU | CPM | 34.0% |
| BHATAR | NIKHILANANDA SAR | CPM | 25.8% |
| BHATPARA | SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI | CPM | 2.5% |
| BIDHANNAGAR | HRISHIKESH MAITY | CPM | 26.1% |
| BIJPUR | RABIN MUKHERJEE | CPM | 7.9% |
| BINPUR | ASWINI KUMAR RAJ | CPM | 20.9% |
| BISHNUPUR | ANIL ROY | CPM | 23.9% |
| BISHNUPUR(SC) | SHAM SUFZZOHA | INC | 14.7% |
| BONGAON DAKSHIN | PRABODH PURKAIT | SUCI(C) | 2.2% |
| BONGAON UTTAR | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | INC | 0.3% |
| BUDGE BUDGE | JOYKESH MUKHERJEE | CPM | 33.1% |
| BURWAN | GOVINDO CHANDRA MONDAL | IND | 5.9% |
| CANNING PASCHIM | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | INC | 32.2% |
| CANNING PURBA | SASTYA PRIYA ROY | CPM | 25.3% |
| CHAKDAHA | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | RSP | 1.7% |
| CHAKULIA | JATINDRA MOHAN ROY | INC | 34.2% |
| CHAMPDANI | SUDHIR CHANDRA BERA | INC | 7.3% |
| CHANCHAL | SHAMSUDDIN AHAMMAD | INC | 7.0% |
| CHANDANNAGORE | GEETA MUKHOPADHYAYA | CPI | 38.5% |
| CHANDIPUR | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 37.1% |
| CHANDITALA | BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA | CPI | 18.4% |
| CHANDRAKONA | SARENG BABULAL | JKP | 0.2% |
| CHAPRA | SARAL DEB | AIFB | 2.7% |
| CHHATNA | HARADHAN ROY | CPM | 52.3% |
| CHOPRA | DUTTA RAMENDRANATH | INC | 4.1% |
| CHOWRANGEE | SISIR KUMAR SEN | INC | 3.8% |
| CHUNCHURA | KANAI BHOWMIK | CPI | 11.6% |
| COOCH BEHAR DAKSHIN | DR. MD. FAZLE HAQUE | INC | 18.6% |
| COOCH BEHAR UTTAR | RAJANI DAS | INC | 17.6% |
| DABGRAM-PHULBARI | BHAGWAN SINGH ROY | INC | 4.3% |
| DANTAN | SHYAM CHARAN MURMU | JKP | 1.7% |
| DARJEELING | ARUN KUMAR MOITRA | INC | 20.7% |
| DASPUR | SATADAL MAHATO | INC | 28.8% |
| DEBRA | MADAN MOHAN MAHATO | INC | 16.4% |
| DEGANGA | SATYANARYAN SINGH | INC | 3.2% |
| DHANEKHALI | JAGADISH CHANDRA DAS | CPM | 4.4% |
| DHUPGURI | PUNAI ORAON | CPM | 33.6% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | MD. NIZAMUDDIN | CPM | 8.9% |
| DINHATA | SANTOSH KUMAR ROY | INC | 13.3% |
| DOMJUR | MADAN MOHAN MEDDA | INC | 6.8% |
| DOMKAL | NARESH CHANDRA BISWAS | CPM | 4.6% |
| DUM DUM | RENU PADA HALDER | SUCI(C) | 11.2% |
| DUM DUM UTTAR | ABDUL QUIYOM MOLLA | CPM | 4.9% |
| DURGAPUR PASCHIM | BRAJA MOHAN MUKEHRJEE | CPM | 14.4% |
| DURGAPUR PURBA | LALCHAND FULAMALI | CPI | 0.5% |
| EGRA | BIRENDRA REJOYMALLADEV | INC | 7.2% |
| ENGLISHBAZAR | MD. SAMAUN BISWAS | IND | 13.1% |
| ENTALLY | NIRUPAMA CHATTERJEE | CPM | 20.1% |
| FALAKATA | A. H. BESTERWITCH | RSP | 8.5% |
| FALTA | ABDUR RAUF ANSARI | INC | 4.5% |
| FARAKKA | ABDUL BARI MAHAMMAD | CPM | 12.5% |
| GAIGHATA | SUBODH BANERJEE | SUCI(C) | 0.4% |
| GALSI | PRATIVA MUKHERJEE | SUCI(C) | 11.4% |
| GANGARAMPUR | MD. GOFURUR RAHAMAN | INC | 12.3% |
| GARBETA | SUCHAND SAREN | CPM | 28.7% |
| GAZOLE | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOWDHURY | INC | 44.8% |
| GHATAL | MOHINI MOHAN PANDA | CPM | 4.7% |
| GOALPOKHAR | ABEDIN DR. ZAINAL | INC | 34.6% |
| GOGHAT | PRABODH CHANDRA SINHA | PSP | 27.6% |
| GOPIBALLAVPUR | SITARAM MAHATO | INC | 15.1% |
| GOSABA | TARUN KUMAR SENGUPTA | CPM | 12.8% |
| HABIBPUR | JOKHILAL MANDAL | INC | 8.2% |
| HABRA | A K M HASSAN UZZAMAN | IND | 1.0% |
| HALDIA | SUNDAR HAZRA | CPM | 6.4% |
| HARIHARPARA | BIMALANANDA MUKHERJEE | RCI | 0.7% |
| HARINGHATA | GANGADHAR PRAMANICK | INC | 9.1% |
| HARIPAL | PRADHAN PRASANTA KUMAR | CPM | 1.4% |
| HARIRAMPUR | BIMAL DAS | CPI | 4.9% |
| HARISCHANDRAPUR | JERAT ALI | CPM | 1.9% |
| HAROA | JAMINI BHUSAN SAHA | CPM | 28.0% |
| HEMTABAD | PROBOH KUMAR SINGH ROY | INC | 3.0% |
| HINGALGANJ | JYOTI BASU | CPM | 14.6% |
| HOWRAH DAKSHIN | AJIT KUMAR BASU | CPI | 4.5% |
| HOWRAH MADHYA | HARI PADA MUKHERJEE | CPM | 21.2% |
| HOWRAH UTTAR | GOPAL DAS NAG | INC | 8.4% |
| INDUS | BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY | CPM | 2.3% |
| ISLAMPUR | DEBENDRA NATH ROY | INC | 26.2% |
| ITAHAR | SARKAR MURMU | IND | 3.2% |
| JADAVPUR | LAKSHMI CHARAN SEN | CPM | 5.9% |
| JAGATBALLAVPUR | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | NCO | 30.9% |
| JAGATDAL | KSHITI BHUSAN ROY BARMAN | CPM | 31.4% |
| JALANGI | BASU SUBHAS CHANDRA | CPM | 22.1% |
| JALPAIGURI | ANTANI TOPNO | INC | 9.1% |
| JAMALPUR | KONAR HARF KRISHNA | CPM | 11.9% |
| JAMURIA | GOLAM MOHIUDDIN | IND | 16.8% |
| JANGIPARA | BANKIM BEHARI MAITY | BAC | 0.2% |
| JANGIPUR | SANKAR DAS PAUL | INC | 24.6% |
| JAQYNAGAR | KANAI LAL SARKAR | INC | 11.7% |
| JHARGRAM | BIKRAM TUDU | CPM | 4.3% |
| JORASANKO | BARINDRA NATH KOLEY | CPM | 37.8% |
| JOYPUR | JATADHARI MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 2.1% |
| KAKDWIP | DEOKINANDAN PODDAR | INC | 26.2% |
| KALCHINI | NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA | INC | 18.9% |
| KALIAGANJ | BIRESWAR ROY | INC | 4.0% |
| KALIGANJ | CHADIPADA MITRA | INC | 5.2% |
| KALIMPONG | ANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | CPM | 0.9% |
| KALNA | KASHINATH HAZRA CHOUDHURY | CPM | 23.2% |
| KALYANI | SARAT SARDER | CPM | 0.1% |
| KAMARHATI | SUDHENDU MUNDLE | BAC | 0.3% |
| KANDI | SAHABUDDIN MONDAL | CPM | 22.3% |
| KANTHI DAKSHIN | DASHARATHI SAREN | INC | 15.0% |
| KANTHI UTTAR | BRAJA KISHORE MAITI | INC | 27.1% |
| KARANDIGHI | AHAMED MOSLIHUDDIN | INC | 28.1% |
| KARIMPUR | NANI GOPAL MALAKAR | CPM | 4.5% |
| KASBA | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 26.4% |
| KASHIPUR | BAMAPADE MUKHERJEE | CPM | 18.1% |
| KASHIPUR-BELGACHIA | KAZI SAFIULLA | CPM | 29.1% |
| KATULPUR | DEBABRATA DATTA | CPM | 28.7% |
| KATWA | MUKHERJEE PRASANTH | CPM | 6.5% |
| KESHIARY | NITAI CHANDRA DESHMUKH | INC | 9.7% |
| KESHPUR | KAMALAKANTA HEMBRAM | INC | 26.7% |
| KETUGRAM | MAJUMDAR SUNIL | CPM | 27.7% |
| KHANAKUL | AMARENDRA KRISHNA GOSWAMI | CPM | 2.2% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | GOKULANANDA ROY | CPM | 23.7% |
| KHARAGPUR | HARI PADA BOURI | SUCI(C) | 4.4% |
| KHARAGPUR SADAR | KINKAR MAHATO | INC | 15.6% |
| KHARDAHA | JYOTISH ROY | CPM | 28.8% |
| KHARGRAM | MIR FAKIR MOHAMMAD | IND | 4.1% |
| KHEJURI | BUDHAN CHANDRA TUDU | INC | 11.6% |
| KOLKATA PORT | ASOKE KUMAR GHOSH | CPM | 4.3% |
| KRISHNAGANJ | LALIT KUMAR GHOSH | INC | 28.3% |
| KRISHNANAGAR DAKSHIN | TARUN KANTI GHOSH | INC | 24.5% |
| KRISHNANAGAR UTTAR | KHASENDRA NATH MANDAL | INC | 8.3% |
| KULPI | BIJOT SINGH NAHAR | INC | 30.3% |
| KUMARGANJ | GOLAM YAZDANI | CPM | 11.8% |
| KUMARGRAM | DENISH LAKRA | INC | 7.0% |
| KURSEONG | ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | INC | 10.4% |
| KUSHMANDI | SUPHAL MURMU | CPM | 10.4% |
| LALGOLA | NARENDRA HALDAR | INC | 0.1% |
| MADARIHAT | BHAWANI PAUL | INC | 0.5% |
| MADHYAMGRAM | JAGADISH CHANDRA DAS S/O AKUL | INC | 2.1% |
| MAGRAHAT PASCHIM | ARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | INC | 4.9% |
| MAGRAHAT PURBA | SUBRATA MUKHOPADHAYA | INC | 10.2% |
| MAHESHTALA | HARISADHAN MITRA | CPM | 8.5% |
| MAHISADAL | SAROJ ROY | CPI | 2.5% |
| MAL | MADAN KUMAR PRADHAN | IGL | 12.1% |
| MALATIPUR | MD. SOHRAB | INC | 5.9% |
| MALDAHA | ABDUS SATTAR | INC | 16.0% |
| MANBAZAR | KHAN SUKHENDU | CPM | 2.9% |
| MANDIRBAZAR | RAM PYARE RAM | INC | 14.1% |
| MANGALKOT | SK. MANJURUL ISLAM | CPM | 19.9% |
| MANICKCHAK | ATUL CHANDRA SARKAR | INC | 6.9% |
| MANIKTALA | MANINDAR NATH JANA | CPM | 18.9% |
| MATHABHANGA | BIRENDRA NATH ROY | INC | 6.2% |
| MATIGARA-NAXALBARI | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY | INC | 7.5% |
| MAYNAGURI | BIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA | INC | 18.4% |
| MEDINIPUR | KALI PADA BAURI | CPM | 18.6% |
| MEKLIGANJ | MIHIR KUMAR RAY | AIFB | 8.6% |
| MEMARI | MOLIA HUMAYUN KABIR | CPM | 31.4% |
| METIABURUZ | TARA PADA DEY | CPM | 32.4% |
| MINAKHAN | MOHAMMED AMIN | CPM | 8.7% |
| MONTESWAR | MANSUR HABIBULLAH | CPM | 20.8% |
| MOTHABARI | BIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY | IND | 25.6% |
| MOYNA | RAJANI KANTA DOLOI | INC | 11.3% |
| MURSHIDABAD | SAMARENDRA NATH SANYAL | CPM | 24.0% |
| NABADWIP | HARUN UR RASHID | IND | 25.4% |
| NABAGRAM | MADHABENDU MOHANTA | CPM | 25.1% |
| NAGRAKATA | DEO PRAKASH RAI | IGL | 18.2% |
| NAIHATI | S. M. ABDULLAH | INC | 0.2% |
| NAKASHIPARA | NANI KAR | CPM | 10.8% |
| NANDAKUMAR | KRISHNA PRASAD DULEY | CPI | 3.4% |
| NANDIGRAM | BISWANATH MUKHERJEE | CPI | 4.1% |
| NAODA | GOURCHANDRA KUNDU | CPM | 2.4% |
| NARAYANGARH | RAM KRISHNA MAHATO | INC | 35.4% |
| NATABARI | ISORE SISIT KUMAR | INC | 18.6% |
| NAYAGRAM | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | INC | 1.6% |
| NOAPARA | PROVASH CHANDRA ROY | CPM | 24.1% |
| ONDA | ANATH BANDHU GHOSE | CPM | 15.3% |
| PALASHIPARA | AJIT KUMAR GANGULY | CPI | 6.5% |
| PANCHLA | BHUPAJU MAJUMDAR | INC | 0.4% |
| PANDABESWAR | DHIREN SEN | CPM | 17.2% |
| PANDUA | SHUSHIL KUMAR DHARA | BAC | 23.0% |
| PANIHATI | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK | CPM | 2.8% |
| PANSKURA PASCHIM | RABINDRA NATH BERA | INC | 3.3% |
| PANSKURA PURBA | BIJOY DAS | INC | 21.5% |
| PARA | RAMDAS BANERJEE | INC | 7.0% |
| PATASHPUR | AJIT KUMAR BASU | INC | 0.1% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | NEPAL CHANDRA ROY | INC | 34.1% |
| PHANSIDEWA | HAZI SAJJAD HUSSAIN | INC | 21.2% |
| PINGLA | SARAT DAS | INC | 13.4% |
| PURBASTHALI DAKSHIN | NIMAL CHANDRA MANDAL | CPM | 2.2% |
| PURBASTHALI UTTAR | BANAMALI DAS | CPM | 16.5% |
| PURSURAH | SUDHIR CHANDRA DAS | PSP | 9.5% |
| PURULIA | BADAN BORA | CPM | 5.4% |
| RAGHUNATHGANJ | TIMIR BARAN BHADURI | RSP | 16.4% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | SUNIL BASU ROY | CPM | 15.3% |
| RAIDIGHI | SANKAR GHOSE | INC | 28.1% |
| RAIGANJ | PARTRASH HEMRAM | INC | 6.8% |
| RAINA | KONAR BENOY KRISHNA | CPM | 28.9% |
| RAIPUR | BAGDI LAKHAN | CPM | 8.4% |
| RAJARHAT GOPALPUR | PRAVANJAN MONDAL | CPM | 14.7% |
| RAJARHAT NEW TOWN | RABIN MONDAL | SUCI(C) | 24.1% |
| RAJGANJ | ANUPAM SEN | INC | 21.6% |
| RAMNAGAR | HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | INC | 3.3% |
| RANAGHAT DAKSHIN | GOPAL CHANDRA GAYEN | CPM | 2.3% |
| RANAGHAT UTTAR PASCHIM | ABDUL GAFFAR QUAZI | INC | 22.1% |
| RANAGHAT UTTAR PURBA | MOLLA TASMATULLA | INC | 28.1% |
| RANIBUNDH | DURGADAS MONDAL | CPM | 17.9% |
| RANIGANJ | TRILOCHON DAS | RCI | 20.6% |
| RANINAGAR | KHONDEKOR MDNURE AHASAN | CPM | 10.9% |
| RASHBEHARI | RAJ KUMAR MONDAL | CPM | 19.9% |
| RATUA | BADARUDDIN AHMED | IND | 1.7% |
| REJINAGAR | AMRITENDU MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 24.8% |
| SABANG | SAAT KUMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 15.9% |
| SAGAR | RAMKRISHNA SAROGI | INC | 27.4% |
| SAGARDIGHI | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 17.6% |
| SALBONI | PRAYAG MANDAL | BBC | 1.2% |
| SALTORA | LOKESH GHOSE | CPM | 1.8% |
| SAMSERGANJ | NASIRUDDIN KHAN | IND | 19.7% |
| SANDESHKHALI | SADHAN KUMAR CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 6.0% |
| SANKRAIL | CHITTA RANJAN BASU | WPI | 12.7% |
| SANTIPUR | CHANDRA NATH MISRA | INC | 25.1% |
| SAPTAGRAM | BANESWAR PATRA | BAC | 10.3% |
| SATGACHIA | BINOY BANERJEE | INC | 25.6% |
| SHIBPUR | BHABANI MUKHERJEE | CPM | 22.1% |
| SHYAMPUKUR | PANNALAL MAJI | CPM | 24.0% |
| SHYAMPUR | KASHI NATH ROY | CPM | 7.0% |
| SILIGURI | SHEIK SHARAFAT HUSSAIN | INC | 4.9% |
| SINGUR | SK. OMAR ALI | CPI | 16.0% |
| SITAI | SUNIL KAR | INC | 14.9% |
| SITALKUCHI | GOGESH CHANDRA SARKAR | INC | 4.5% |
| SONAMUKHI | PURNA CHANDRA MALIK | CPM | 11.8% |
| SONARPUR DAKSHIN | KRISHNA PADA GHOSH | CPM | 6.8% |
| SONARPUR UTTAR | PATIT PABAN PATHAK | CPM | 10.9% |
| SREERAMPUR | NANDA RANI DAL | CPM | 21.8% |
| SUJAPUR | MOHAMMAD IDRIS ALI | INC | 2.2% |
| SUTI | AFTABUDDIN AHMAD | IND | 35.3% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | BIMAL MISTRY | CPM | 0.8% |
| TALDANGRA | DILIP KUMAR MAJUNDAR | CPM | 5.7% |
| TAMLUK | PRAFULLA MAITY | INC | 5.9% |
| TAPAN | NIREN CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 1.6% |
| TARAKESWAR | ANIL MANNA | PSP | 4.3% |
| TEHATTA | APURBA LAL MAJUMDAR | AIFB | 13.0% |
| TOLLYGUNJ | SHANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 10.4% |
| TUFANGANJ | PIJUSH KANTI MUKHERJEE | INC | 22.8% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | MADAN SAHA | CPM | 8.8% |
| ULUBERIA DAKSHIN | DEBNARAYAN CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 20.8% |
| ULUBERIA PURBA | BRAJO GOPAL NEOGY | CPM | 7.9% |
| ULUBERIA UTTAR | ABINASH PRAMANIK | CPM | 8.3% |
| UTTARPARA | CHOUDHURY SOROSHI | CPM | 13.1% |