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West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967

280 seats · vs 1962 (252-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967 · 10 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 127 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 43 seatsBAC — 34 seatsIndependent — 31 seatsCommunist Party of India — 16 seatsFBL — 13 seatsSamyukta Socialist Party — 7 seats3 other parties — 9 seats141280of 280 seats
  • INC127
  • CPM43
  • BAC34
  • IND31
  • CPI16
  • FBL13
  • SSP7
  • Others9

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress12745%52,07,93041.1%280
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)4315%22,93,02618.1%135
BACBAC3412%12,86,02810.2%80
INDIndependent3111%17,08,01113.5%327
CPICommunist Party of India166%8,27,1966.5%62
FBLFBL135%5,61,1484.4%42
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party73%2,69,2342.1%26
PSPPraja Socialist Party73%2,38,6941.9%26
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh10%1,67,9341.3%58
SWASwatantra Party10%1,02,5760.8%21

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

Constituency map

West Bengal Assembly Election, 1967 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 141

1967 · selected
Majority 141
INC127CPM43BAC34IND31CPI16FBL13SSP7PSP7BJS1SWA1
1962 · previous
Majority 127

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1962 → 1967

1962 1967· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
47.3
41.1
0.0
18.1
0.0
10.2
11.0
13.5
25.0
6.5
0.0
4.4
5.0
1.9
INCCPMBACINDCPIFBLPSP

Seat change

1967 seats minus 1962 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
157 → 127
−30
CPM
0 → 43
+43
BAC
0 → 34
+34
IND
11 → 31
+20
CPI
50 → 16
−34
FBL
0 → 13
+13
SSP
0 → 7
+7
PSP
5 → 7
+2
BJS
0 → 1
+1
SWA
0 → 1
+1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1962 → 1967

share lostshare gained
CPM
0.0% → 18.1%
+18.1%
BAC
0.0% → 10.2%
+10.2%
FBL
0.0% → 4.4%
+4.4%
IND
11.0% → 13.5%
+2.5%
SSP
0.0% → 2.1%
+2.1%
BJS
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
GL
0.4% → 0.0%
−0.4%
JS
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
SBP
0.6% → 0.0%
−0.6%
LSS
0.7% → 0.0%
−0.7%

Biggest INC–CPM swings

Seats where the INC-vs-CPM vote gap moved most, 1962 → 1967. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward CPMtoward INC
Khanakul
−89.3%
Mathabhanga
−83.3%
Bishnupur East
−74.8%
Maheshtola
−73.4%
Falta
−72.9%
Amta
−69.8%
Jagatballavpur
−67.8%
Bishnupur West
−67.0%
Budge Budge
−66.7%
Udaynarayanpur
−63.3%
Jorabagan
−62.9%
Vidyasagar
−61.0%

Closest races · 1967

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

All constituencies · 1967

280 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1962