Official results for the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 218 out of 280.
Total seats: 280. Majority mark: 140.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 218 | 49.2% |
| CPI | 35 | 8.3% |
| CPM | 14 | 27.4% |
| IND | 5 | 3.6% |
| RSP | 3 | 2.1% |
| IGL | 2 | 0.3% |
| NCO | 2 | 1.5% |
| IUML | 1 | 0.9% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPURDUARS | JAGADANANDA ROY | INC | 28.3% |
| AMDANGA | INDRAJIT MAJUMDAR | INC | 21.4% |
| AMTA | MAHADEV MUKHOPADHYA | INC | 33.2% |
| ARAMBAG | DUTTA HEMANTA | INC | 35.8% |
| ASANSOL DAKSHIN | DR. MOTAHAR HOSSAIN | INC | 36.1% |
| ASHOKNAGAR | DINESH MAJUMDAR | CPM | 13.1% |
| AUSGRAM | DWIJA PADA SAHA | INC | 5.5% |
| BADURIA | KANSARI HALDER | CPI | 13.5% |
| BAGDAH | PANCHANAN SINHA | INC | 6.1% |
| BAGHMUNDI | BHABATARAN CHAKRAVARTY | INC | 23.1% |
| BAGNAN | BALAI LAL SHETH | INC | 8.6% |
| BAHARAMPUR | ANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | INC | 37.0% |
| BAISHNAB NAGAR | ABDUL BARI BISWAS | INC | 2.3% |
| BALAGARH | AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 50.3% |
| BALARAMPUR | SAMBHU NARAYAN GOSWAMI | INC | 14.3% |
| BALLY | SANTASRI CHATTAPADHYAY | CPM | 0.0% |
| BALLYGUNGE | RABINDRA GHOSH | IND | 0.6% |
| BALURGHAT | GAUTAM CHAKRAVARTTY | INC | 4.4% |
| BANDWAN | KASHINATH MISHRA | INC | 25.6% |
| BANKURA | AJIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 5.9% |
| BARANAGAR | SANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL | INC | 32.3% |
| BARASAT | TARAPODA MUKHAPADYA | INC | 5.7% |
| BARDHAMAN DAKSHIN | PURANJOY PRAMANIK | INC | 31.9% |
| BARDHAMAN UTTAR | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | INC | 20.7% |
| BARJORA | SREEDHAR MALIK | CPM | 0.7% |
| BARRACKPUR | RAM KRISHAN BAR | INC | 17.2% |
| BARUIPUR PASCHIM | SOMNATH LAHIRI | CPI | 22.7% |
| BARUIPUR PURBA | RATHIN TALUKDAR | INC | 31.3% |
| BASANTI | PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | INC | 43.5% |
| BASIRHAT DAKSHIN | TAPAN CHATTERJEE | INC | 46.0% |
| BASIRHAT UTTAR | PRADIP KUMAR PALIT | INC | 11.9% |
| BEHALA PASCHIM | SHANTI KUMAR DAS GUPTA | INC | 15.9% |
| BEHALA PURBA | MRIYUNJOY BANERJEE | INC | 22.5% |
| BELDANGA | KASHI KANT MAITRA | INC | 52.7% |
| BELEGHATA | ALI ANSAR | CPI | 23.6% |
| BHABANIPUR | HARAN HAZRA | CPM | 6.2% |
| BHAGABANGOLA | SUDIP MOHAN GHOSH MOULIK | INC | 18.1% |
| BHAGABANPUR | PRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | NCO | 9.1% |
| BHANGORE | ILA MITRA | CPI | 32.6% |
| BHARATPUR | RADHA RAMAN SAHA | INC | 42.4% |
| BHATAR | JYOTIRMOY MOJUMDAR | INC | 16.3% |
| BHATPARA | BHUPEN BIJALI | INC | 13.3% |
| BIDHANNAGAR | BASUDEV SAUTYA | INC | 19.0% |
| BIJPUR | BISWANATH CHAKRABARTY | CPI | 3.1% |
| BINPUR | SUDHANGHSHU SEKHAR TEWARI | INC | 12.6% |
| BISHNUPUR | ROY ASWINI | CPI | 10.3% |
| BISHNUPUR(SC) | MD. SHAMSUZZOHA | INC | 24.2% |
| BONGAON DAKSHIN | ARABINDA NASKAR | INC | 9.6% |
| BONGAON UTTAR | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | INC | 15.4% |
| BUDGE BUDGE | KRISHNA PADA ROY | INC | 1.4% |
| BURWAN | NIL KAMAL SARKAR | INC | 18.4% |
| CANNING PASCHIM | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | INC | 46.8% |
| CANNING PURBA | PANKAJ BANERJEE | INC | 26.8% |
| CHAKDAHA | PARESH BAIDYA | INC | 9.8% |
| CHAKULIA | JATINDRA MOHAN ROY | INC | 53.1% |
| CHAMPDANI | SUDHIR CHANDRA BERA | INC | 20.0% |
| CHANCHAL | AHMED SHAMSUDDIN | INC | 0.3% |
| CHANDANNAGORE | GEETA MUKHOPADHYAYA | CPI | 44.4% |
| CHANDIPUR | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 58.1% |
| CHANDITALA | BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA | CPI | 7.0% |
| CHANDRAKONA | MANIK LAL BESRA | CPI | 31.9% |
| CHAPRA | KANTI RANGAN CHATTERJEE | INC | 17.9% |
| CHHATNA | HARADHAN ROY | CPM | 22.9% |
| CHOPRA | DUTTA RAMENDRANATH | INC | 34.6% |
| CHOWRANGEE | SISIR KUMAR SEN | INC | 1.1% |
| CHUNCHURA | KANAI BHOWMIK | CPI | 28.5% |
| COOCH BEHAR DAKSHIN | DR. MD. FAZLE HAQUE | INC | 30.1% |
| COOCH BEHAR UTTAR | RAJANI DAS | INC | 37.1% |
| DABGRAM-PHULBARI | MRIGENDRA NARAYAN ROY | INC | 28.1% |
| DANTAN | JOYRAM SAREN | CPI | 21.3% |
| DARJEELING | ARUN KUMAR MOITRA | INC | 35.5% |
| DASPUR | SATADAL MAHATO | INC | 12.6% |
| DEBRA | MADAN MOHAN MAHATO | INC | 17.2% |
| DEGANGA | SATYANARYAN SINGH | INC | 15.8% |
| DHANEKHALI | BIMAL PAIK | INC | 35.8% |
| DHUPGURI | PREM ORAON | CPI | 18.6% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | A. M. O. GHANI | CPI | 14.8% |
| DINHATA | SANTOSH KUMAR ROY | INC | 26.3% |
| DOMJUR | MADAN MOHAN MEDDA | INC | 8.7% |
| DOMKAL | NITAI PADA SARKAR | CPI | 33.5% |
| DUM DUM | BIRENDRA NATH HALDER | INC | 15.7% |
| DUM DUM UTTAR | ALI DAULAT SHEIKH | INC | 13.8% |
| DURGAPUR PASCHIM | ANANDA GOPAL ROY | INC | 10.4% |
| DURGAPUR PURBA | LALCHAND FULAMALI | CPI | 3.9% |
| EGRA | BIRENDRA BIJOY MALLA DEB | INC | 22.8% |
| ENGLISHBAZAR | MOHAMMAD DEDAR BAKSH | INC | 47.9% |
| ENTALLY | SUSANTA BHATTACHARYA | INC | 2.3% |
| FALAKATA | A. H. BESTERWITCH | RSP | 8.1% |
| FALTA | ABDUR RAUF ANSARI | INC | 8.8% |
| FARAKKA | EKRAMUL HOQUE BISWAS | INC | 1.4% |
| GAIGHATA | PROSUN GHOSH | INC | 3.2% |
| GALSI | CHATTARAJ SUNITI | INC | 12.0% |
| GANGARAMPUR | S.S.RAY | INC | 92.8% |
| GARBETA | AMALA SAREN | INC | 3.6% |
| GAZOLE | ABDUL B A GHANI KHAN CH | INC | 50.0% |
| GHATAL | PHANI BHUSAN SINGH BABU | INC | 13.8% |
| GOALPOKHAR | ABEDIN DR. ZAINAL | INC | 56.4% |
| GOGHAT | SAMSUL ALAM KHAN | INC | 0.8% |
| GOPIBALLAVPUR | SITARAM MAHATO | INC | 3.7% |
| GOSABA | LAL BAHADUR SINGH | INC | 71.6% |
| HABIBPUR | JOKHILAL MANDAL | INC | 17.1% |
| HABRA | ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA | CPM | 4.7% |
| HALDIA | THANKURDAS MAHATA | CPI | 11.5% |
| HARIHARPARA | ASAMANJA DE | INC | 18.8% |
| HARINGHATA | GANGADHAR PRAMANICK | INC | 8.4% |
| HARIPAL | ADHAYAPAK AMALES JANA | INC | 11.1% |
| HARIRAMPUR | BIMAL DAS | CPI | 23.7% |
| HARISCHANDRAPUR | JERAT ALI | CPM | 3.5% |
| HAROA | SUVENDU ROY | INC | 35.7% |
| HEMTABAD | PROBOH KUMAR SINGH ROY | INC | 19.1% |
| HINGALGANJ | SHIBA PADA BHATTACHARYA | CPI | 39.3% |
| HOWRAH DAKSHIN | AJIT KUMAR BASU | CPI | 16.8% |
| HOWRAH MADHYA | GIRIJA BHUSAN MUKHOPADHYAYA | CPI | 5.0% |
| HOWRAH UTTAR | GOPAL DAS NAG | INC | 23.1% |
| INDUS | PRADIP BHATTACHARYA | INC | 43.5% |
| ISLAMPUR | DEBENDRA NATH ROY | INC | 41.1% |
| ITAHAR | RABINDRA NATH MURMU | CPI | 30.9% |
| JADAVPUR | GANAPATI SUR | INC | 19.7% |
| JAGATBALLAVPUR | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | NCO | 28.5% |
| JAGATDAL | KSHITI BHUSAN ROY BARMAN | CPM | 23.1% |
| JALANGI | HARI DAS MITRA | INC | 14.8% |
| JALPAIGURI | ANTANI TOPNO | INC | 23.6% |
| JAMALPUR | NUBUL ISLAM MOLIA | INC | 96.3% |
| JAMURIA | GOLAM MOHIUDDIN | IND | 10.8% |
| JANGIPARA | SARADINDU SAMANTA | INC | 32.5% |
| JANGIPUR | SANKAR DAS PAUL | INC | 36.4% |
| JAQYNAGAR | KANAI LAL SARKAR | INC | 39.7% |
| JHARGRAM | RUPSING MAJHI | INC | 8.3% |
| JORASANKO | AFTAB UDDIN MONDAL | INC | 3.1% |
| JOYPUR | AKSHOY KUMAR KOLEY | INC | 41.1% |
| KAKDWIP | DEOKINANDAN PODDAR | INC | 44.1% |
| KALCHINI | NARAYAN BHATTACHARYA | INC | 13.1% |
| KALIAGANJ | BIRESWAR ROY | INC | 10.1% |
| KALIGANJ | CHADIPADA MITRA | INC | 32.7% |
| KALIMPONG | NANDA LAL GURUNG | IGL | 1.5% |
| KALNA | TUHIN KUMAR SAMANTA | INC | 82.3% |
| KALYANI | DEBENDRA NATH SINHA | INC | 6.1% |
| KAMARHATI | SUDHENDU MUNDLE | INC | 5.8% |
| KANDI | GHISAUDDIN AHMED | INC | 24.8% |
| KANTHI DAKSHIN | DASHARATHI SAREN | INC | 16.6% |
| KANTHI UTTAR | BRAJA KISHORE MAITI | INC | 48.3% |
| KARANDIGHI | AHAMED MOSLIHUDDIN | INC | 42.2% |
| KARIMPUR | BHATTACHARYA SAKTI KUMAR | CPI | 14.2% |
| KASBA | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 40.0% |
| KASHIPUR | TRIPTIMOYAICH | INC | 2.5% |
| KASHIPUR-BELGACHIA | MD. SAFIULLA | INC | 8.4% |
| KATULPUR | KASHINATH TA | INC | 35.3% |
| KATWA | HARASANKAR BHATTACHARYA | CPI | 10.5% |
| KESHIARY | NITAI DESHMUKH | INC | 0.8% |
| KESHPUR | KAMALAKANTA HEMBRAM | INC | 14.7% |
| KETUGRAM | NIRMAL KRISHNA SINHA | CPI | 1.1% |
| KHANAKUL | PRASANTA KUMAR SAHOO | INC | 21.7% |
| KHANDAGHOSH | CHOTTAPADHYAY SUKUMAR | INC | 12.8% |
| KHARAGPUR | DURGADAS BOURI | INC | 1.3% |
| KHARAGPUR SADAR | KINKAR MAHATO | INC | 3.9% |
| KHARDAHA | MOHINI MOHAN PARUI | INC | 8.3% |
| KHARGRAM | SHIBSANKAR BANDYOPADHAYAY | INC | 7.2% |
| KHEJURI | BUDHAN CHANDRA TUDU | INC | 12.5% |
| KOLKATA PORT | ANWAR ALI SHEIKH | INC | 14.8% |
| KRISHNAGANJ | LALIT KUMAR GHOSH | INC | 25.9% |
| KRISHNANAGAR DAKSHIN | TARUN KANTI GHOSH | INC | 35.5% |
| KRISHNANAGAR UTTAR | KHASENDRA NATH MANDAL | INC | 10.7% |
| KULPI | BIJOT SINGH NAHAR | INC | 29.3% |
| KULTALI | BARID BARAN DAS | INC | 34.4% |
| KUMARGANJ | MAHBUBUL HOQUE | INC | 1.3% |
| KUMARGRAM | DENISH LAKRA | INC | 13.7% |
| KURSEONG | ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | INC | 24.5% |
| KUSHMANDI | BENJAMIN HEMRAM | INC | 26.5% |
| LALGOLA | HARENDRANATH HALDAR | INC | 28.1% |
| MADARIHAT | BHAWANI PAUL | INC | 22.4% |
| MADHYAMGRAM | J. C. DAS S/O AKUL | INC | 22.5% |
| MAGRAHAT PASCHIM | ARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | INC | 54.4% |
| MAGRAHAT PURBA | SUBRATA MUKHOPADHAYA | INC | 28.6% |
| MAHESHTALA | MRIGENDRA MUKHERJEE | INC | 10.8% |
| MAHISADAL | SAROJ ROY | CPI | 19.4% |
| MAL | GURUNG GAJENDRA | INC | 5.1% |
| MALATIPUR | SHISH MOHAMMAD | RSP | 2.8% |
| MALDAHA | ABDUS SATTAR | INC | 27.8% |
| MANBAZAR | GURUPADA KHAN | INC | 22.2% |
| MANDIRBAZAR | RAM PYARE RAM | INC | 1.6% |
| MANGALKOT | SACHINANDAN SAU | INC | 7.8% |
| MANICKCHAK | NRISINGHA KUMAR MONDAL | INC | 19.9% |
| MANIKTALA | GANESH CHANDRA HATUI | INC | 3.1% |
| MATHABHANGA | BIRENDRA NATH ROY | INC | 20.4% |
| MATIGARA-NAXALBARI | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY | INC | 26.9% |
| MAYNAGURI | BIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA | INC | 32.7% |
| MEDINIPUR | SAKTIPADA MAJI | INC | 18.1% |
| MEKLIGANJ | MAUHUSUDAN ROY | INC | 17.0% |
| MEMARI | NURUNNESA SATTAR | INC | 37.6% |
| METIABURUZ | TARA PADA DEY | CPM | 3.3% |
| MINAKHAN | KRISHNAKUMAR SHUKLA | INC | 37.3% |
| MONTESWAR | PARESH CHANDRA GOSWAMI | INC | 90.7% |
| MOTHABARI | ADYA CHANRAN DUTTA | INC | 5.7% |
| MOYNA | RAJANI KANTA DOLOI | INC | 18.1% |
| MURSHIDABAD | ARABINDA MANDAL | INC | 25.5% |
| NABADWIP | M. SHAUKAT ALI | INC | 0.7% |
| NABAGRAM | KARTI CHANDRA BISWAS | INC | 18.3% |
| NAGRAKATA | DEO PRAKASH RAI | IGL | 16.6% |
| NAIHATI | CHHEDI LAL SINGH | CPM | 2.7% |
| NAKASHIPARA | KESHAB CHANDRA BHATTACHARYA | IND | 7.4% |
| NANDAKUMAR | KRISHNA PRASAD DULEY | CPI | 19.8% |
| NANDIGRAM | BISWANATH MUKHERJEE | CPI | 58.0% |
| NAODA | NARESH CHANDRA CHAKI | INC | 21.1% |
| NARAYANGARH | RAM KRISHNA MAHATO | INC | 49.5% |
| NATABARI | ISORE SISIT KUMAR | INC | 34.6% |
| NAYAGRAM | SITAL CHANDRA HEMBRAM | INC | 19.2% |
| NOAPARA | PROVASH CHANDRA ROY | CPM | 1.0% |
| ONDA | BHOLA NATH SEN | INC | 45.3% |
| PALASHIPARA | AJIT KUMAR GANGULY | CPI | 29.4% |
| PANCHLA | BHUPAJU MAJUMDAR | INC | 8.6% |
| PANDABESWAR | NITAI PADA GHOSH | INC | 9.4% |
| PANDUA | AHINDRA MISRA | INC | 42.6% |
| PANIHATI | MONORANJAN HALDER | INC | 14.2% |
| PANSKURA PASCHIM | RABINDRA NATH BERA | INC | 22.6% |
| PANSKURA PURBA | BIJOY DAS | INC | 18.2% |
| PARA | RAMDAS BANERJEE | INC | 29.0% |
| PATASHPUR | AJIT KUMAR BASU | INC | 26.7% |
| PATHARPRATIMA | ILA ROY | INC | 49.9% |
| PHANSIDEWA | HAZI SAJJAD HUSSAIN | INC | 4.6% |
| PINGLA | SARAT DAS | INC | 10.0% |
| PURBASTHALI DAKSHIN | PRABHAKAR MANDAL | INC | 26.4% |
| PURBASTHALI UTTAR | DULAL SAHA | INC | 17.0% |
| PURSURAH | SUDHIR CHANDRA DAS | IND | 0.4% |
| PURULIA | SANATAN SANTRA | INC | 18.6% |
| RAGHUNATHGANJ | TIMIR BARAN BHADURI | RSP | 3.4% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | SUKUMAR BANDOPADHYA | INC | 43.8% |
| RAIDIGHI | SANKAR GHOSE | INC | 41.2% |
| RAIGANJ | PARTRASH HEMRAM | INC | 16.7% |
| RAINA | NABA KUMAR CHATTERJEE | INC | 63.2% |
| RAIPUR | GOPAL MONDAL | INC | 22.5% |
| RAJARHAT GOPALPUR | PRAVANJAN MONDAL | CPM | 9.7% |
| RAJARHAT NEW TOWN | SATYA RANJAN BAPULY | INC | 0.9% |
| RAJGANJ | ANUPAM SEN | INC | 28.5% |
| RAMNAGAR | HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | INC | 20.4% |
| RANAGHAT DAKSHIN | ANIL KRISHNA MONDAL | CPI | 0.9% |
| RANAGHAT UTTAR PASCHIM | ABDUL GAFFAR QUAZI | INC | 28.6% |
| RANAGHAT UTTAR PURBA | MOLLA TASMATULLA | INC | 32.7% |
| RANIBUNDH | AMARENDRA MONDAL | INC | 16.5% |
| RANIGANJ | DHANAPATI MAL | INC | 15.2% |
| RANINAGAR | KUMAR DIPTI SEN GUPTA | INC | 13.2% |
| RASHBEHARI | RAJ KUMAR MONDAL | CPM | 12.7% |
| RATUA | HABIBUR RAHAMAN | INC | 6.8% |
| REJINAGAR | MUKHERJEE SIBDAS | INC | 26.8% |
| SABANG | SANAT KUMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 31.7% |
| SAGAR | RAMKRISHNA SAROGI | INC | 55.3% |
| SAGARDIGHI | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 41.1% |
| SALBONI | GOUR CHANDRA LOHAR | INC | 18.0% |
| SALTORA | NIRANJAN DIHIDAR | CPI | 19.8% |
| SAMSERGANJ | NASIRUDDIN KHAN | IUML | 1.7% |
| SANDESHKHALI | SISIRKUMAR GHOSH | CPI | 48.2% |
| SANKRAIL | CHITTA RANJAN BASU | WPI | 2.0% |
| SANTIPUR | CHANDRA NATH MISRA | INC | 43.2% |
| SAPTAGRAM | RABINDRA NATH KARAN | CPI | 24.4% |
| SATGACHIA | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | INC | 39.4% |
| SHIBPUR | BHABANI MUKHERJEE | CPM | 0.1% |
| SHYAMPUKUR | KARAR SAROJ | INC | 12.7% |
| SHYAMPUR | KASHINATH PATRA | INC | 12.0% |
| SILIGURI | SHEIK SHARAFAT HUSSAIN | INC | 17.6% |
| SINGUR | SK. OMAR ALI | CPI | 44.4% |
| SITAI | SUNIL KAR | INC | 18.8% |
| SITALKUCHI | GOGESH CHANDRA SARKAR | INC | 18.6% |
| SONAMUKHI | MANORANJAN PRAMANIK | INC | 25.6% |
| SONARPUR DAKSHIN | ANANTA KUMAR BHARATI | INC | 56.8% |
| SONARPUR UTTAR | BHABANI SANKAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 12.3% |
| SREERAMPUR | DOLUI HARISADHAN | INC | 4.8% |
| SUJAPUR | MOHAMMAD IDRAI ALI | INC | 11.3% |
| SUTI | ABU RAIHAN BISWAS | SUCI(C) | 5.8% |
| SWARUPNAGAR | LALIT GAYEN | INC | 13.9% |
| TALDANGRA | ANANDA GOPAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 11.8% |
| TAMLUK | PRAFULLA MAITY | INC | 44.2% |
| TAPAN | NIREN CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 7.5% |
| TARAKESWAR | KAMAKHYANANDAN DASMAHAPATRA | CPI | 25.6% |
| TEHATTA | APURBA LAL MAJUMDAR | IND | 26.6% |
| TOLLYGUNJ | SHANKAR LAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 18.3% |
| TUFANGANJ | DEBABRATA CHATTERJEE | INC | 35.8% |
| UDAYNARAYANPUR | BASUDEB HAJRA | INC | 24.8% |
| ULUBERIA DAKSHIN | SAILENDRA CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 17.9% |
| ULUBERIA PURBA | BHAWANI PRASAD SINHA ROY | INC | 11.5% |
| ULUBERIA UTTAR | BIREN SARKAR | INC | 9.8% |
| UTTARPARA | SATYA BOSAL | CPI | 10.2% |