Official results for the 1981 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. CPM won the most seats with 5 out of 8.
Total seats: 8. Majority mark: 4.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| CPM | 5 | 47.9% |
| INC | 2 | 40.6% |
| CPI | 1 | 7.4% |
| BJP | 0 | 0.8% |
| IND | 0 | 1.3% |
| SUCI(C) | 0 | 0.8% |
| JKP | 0 | 0.3% |
| MUL | 0 | 0.6% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRACKPUR | K.BHATTACHARYA | CPM | 40.1% |
| BHABANIPUR | S.CHAKRABORTY | CPM | 28.0% |
| CANNING PASCHIM | S.R.GHATAK | CPM | 34.6% |
| DARJEELING | T.D.LAMA | CPM | 17.2% |
| GANGARAMPUR | M.HAQUE | INC | 4.4% |
| KESHIARY | K.C.GHOSH | CPI | 20.1% |
| KUSHMANDI | R.D.NATH | CPM | 13.8% |
| RATUA | H.CHOUDHARY | INC | 28.3% |