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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957

195 seats · vs 1951 (187-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 113 seatsCommunist Party of India — 37 seatsIndependent — 21 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 18 seatsFBM — 6 seats98195of 195 seats
  • INC113
  • CPI37
  • IND21
  • PSP18
  • FBM6

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress11358%48,30,99246.1%250
CPICommunist Party of India3719%18,65,10617.8%103
INDIndependent2111%19,89,39219.0%418
PSPPraja Socialist Party189%10,31,3929.9%67
FBMFBM63%4,25,3184.1%26
HMSHMS00%2,25,1262.2%37

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

West Bengal Assembly Election, 1957 · winner by seat

294 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 98

1957 · selected
Majority 98
INC113CPI37IND21PSP18FBM6
1951 · previous
Majority 94

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1951 → 1957

1951 1957· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
38.8
46.1
10.8
17.8
22.2
19.0
0.0
9.9
0.0
4.1
5.6
1.0
9.0
0.0
INCCPIINDPSPFBMBJSKMPP

Seat change

1957 seats minus 1951 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
115 → 113
−2
CPI
23 → 37
+14
IND
19 → 21
+2
PSP
0 → 18
+18
FBM
0 → 6
+6
HMS
3 → 0
−3
BJS
7 → 0
−7
KMPP
11 → 0
−11
FBLMG
7 → 0
−7
FBLRG
2 → 0
−2

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1951 → 1957

share lostshare gained
PSP
0.0% → 9.9%
+9.9%
INC
38.8% → 46.1%
+7.3%
CPI
10.8% → 17.8%
+7.1%
FBM
0.0% → 4.1%
+4.1%
RCPI
0.4% → 0.0%
−0.4%
RSP
0.8% → 0.0%
−0.8%
FBLRG
1.4% → 0.0%
−1.4%
SP
2.9% → 0.0%
−2.9%
IND
22.2% → 19.0%
−3.2%
BJS
5.6% → 1.0%
−4.6%

Biggest INC–CPI swings

Seats where the INC-vs-CPI vote gap moved most, 1951 → 1957. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − CPI share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward CPI.

toward CPItoward INC
Arambagh
+79.3%
Bhatpara
−75.4%
Kharagpur
−68.8%
Ratua
−59.5%
Baraset
−57.9%
Behala
−57.5%
Bow Bazar
−56.9%
Bagnan
−56.1%
Howrah East
−53.9%
Tarakeswar
+47.5%
Purbasthali
−44.2%
Kulpi
+43.7%

Closest races · 1957

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1957

195 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1951