1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 280 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 141 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1967 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee won majority of seats in the election, and formed the first non-Congress government of the state.[2]
Results
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Votes | Vote% | Seat change | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 280 | 127 | 5,207,930 | 41.13% |  30 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 135 | 43 | 2,293,026 | 18.11% |  43 | ||||
| Bangla Congress | 80 | 34 | 1,286,028 | 10.16% | 34 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 62 | 16 | 827,196 | 6.53% | 34 | ||||
| All India Forward Bloc | 42 | 13 | 561,148 | 4.43% |  | ||||
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 26 | 7 | 269,234 | 2.13% | 7 | ||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 26 | 7 | 238,694 | 1.88% | 2 | ||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 58 | 1 | 167,934 | 1.33% | 1 | ||||
| Swatantra Party | 21 | 1 | 102,576 | 0.81% | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 327 | 31 | 1,708,011 | 13.49% | 20 | ||||
| Total | 1058 | 280 | 12,663,030 | ||||||
Elected members
[edit]| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekliganj | SC | A. N. R. Prodhan | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Mathabhanga | SC | D. C. Dakua | Communist Party of India | |
| Cooch Behar West | SC | P. Barman | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitai | None | F. Hoque | Indian National Congress | |
| Dinhata | None | K. K. Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Cooch Behar North | None | M. R. Tar | Indian National Congress | |
| Cooch Behar South | None | S. K. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Tufanganj | SC | I. S. Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumargram | None | P. K. Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalchini | ST | D. Lakra | Indian National Congress | |
| Alipore Duars | None | N. Bhattacharya | Independent | |
| Falakata | SC | J. Roy | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Madarihat | ST | D. N. Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhupguri | None | A. G. Neogi | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Nagrakata | ST | B. Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Mainaguri | SC | J. Ray | Bangla Congress | |
| Mal | ST | A. Topna | Indian National Congress | |
| Jalpaiguri | None | K. N. Das Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajganj | SC | B. N. R. Hakim | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Kalimpong | None | K. B. Gurung | Indian National Congress | |
| Darjeeling | None | D. Rai | Independent | |
| Jorebunglow | None | N. Gurung | Independent | |
| Siliguri | None | A. K. Moitra | Indian National Congress | |
| Phansidewa | ST | T. Wangoi | Indian National Congress | |
| Chopra | None | A. Chowdhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Goal Pokhar | None | M. Salimuddin | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Karandighi | None | H. S. Hussain | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Raiganj | None | N. N. Kundu | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Kaliaganj | SC | S. P. Barman | Indian National Congress | |
| Itahar | None | Z. Abedin | Indian National Congress | |
| Kushmandi | SC | J. M. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Gangarampur | None | K. Sayed | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumarganj | None | M. Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| Balurghat | None | M. Basu | Independent | |
| Tapan | ST | N. Murmu | Independent | |
| Habibpur | ST | B. Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| Gajol | ST | D. Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| Kharba | None | G. Yazdani | Independent | |
| Harish Chandrapur | None | M. E. Razi | Independent | |
| Ratda | None | S. M. Misra | Indian National Congress | |
| Malda | None | M. S. Mia | Indian National Congress | |
| Englishbazar | None | S. G. Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Manikchak | None | R. S. Singhi | Swatantra Party | |
| Suzapur | None | A. B. A. G. K. Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Kaliachak | None | N. Islam | Communist Party of India | |
| Farakka | None | T. A. N. Nabi | Bangla Congress | |
| Suti | None | S. Mahammad | Independent | |
| Jangipur | None | A. Haque | Independent | |
| Sagardighi | SC | A. C. Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Lalgola | None | A. Sattar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhagabangola | None | S. Bhattacharyya | Indian National Congress | |
| Nabagram | None | A. K. Bakshi | Indian National Congress | |
| Murshidabad | None | S. K. A. Meerza | Indian National Congress | |
| Jalangi | None | A. Rahaman | Indian National Congress | |
| Domkal | None | M. A. Bari | Communist Party of India | |
| Naoda | None | M. Israil | Indian National Congress | |
| Hariharpara | None | S. Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| Berhampore | None | S. Bhattacharyya | Indian National Congress | |
| Beldanga | None | A. Latif | Indian National Congress | |
| Kandi | None | G. Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| Khargram | SC | S. K. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Barwan | None | A. L. Roy | Independent | |
| Bharatpur | None | S. Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Karimpur | None | N. Sanyal | Bangla Congress | |
| Tehatta | None | S. Banerji | Indian National Congress | |
| Kaliganj | None | S. M. F. Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| Nakashipara | SC | M. C. Mondal | Bangla Congress | |
| Chapra | None | J. Mojumder | Bangla Congress | |
| Nabadwip | None | S. M. Nandy | Indian National Congress | |
| Krishnagar West | None | A. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Krishnagar East | None | K. K. Maitra | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Hanskhali | SC | C. M. Sarkar | Bangla Congress | |
| Santipur | None | K. Pal | Communist Party of India | |
| Ranaghat West | None | B. K. Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranaghat East | SC | N. Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Chakdah | None | H. Mitra | Bangla Congress | |
| Haringhata | None | B. M. Karim | Independent | |
| Bagdaha | SC | A. L. Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Bongaon | None | K. Bhowmick | Indian National Congress | |
| Gaighata | None | C. Mitra | Bangla Congress | |
| Ashokenagar | None | S. K. Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Barasat | None | H. K. Basu | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Rajarhat | SC | S. N. Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Deganga | None | J. Kabir | Bangla Congress | |
| Habra | None | J. P. Mukherjee | Bangla Congress | |
| Swarupnagar | None | J. R. Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Baduria | None | Q. A. Gaffar | Indian National Congress | |
| Basirhat | None | A. B. Bandopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Hasnabad | None | H. N. Mazumdar | Bangla Congress | |
| Hingalganj | SC | B. N. Brahmachari | Independent | |
| Gosaba | SC | G. N. Mandal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Sandeshkhali | ST | D. N. Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Haroa | SC | G. Pramanick | Bangla Congress | |
| Basanti | None | S. Khatun | Indian National Congress | |
| Canning | SC | A. C. Halder | Bangla Congress | |
| Kultali | SC | P. Purkait | Independent | |
| Joynagar | None | S. Banerjee | Independent | |
| Baruipur | SC | K. R. Mandal | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Sonarpur | None | G. Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhangar | None | A. Molla | Bangla Congress | |
| Jadavpur | None | B. C. Guha | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala East | None | N. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala West | None | R. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Garden Reach | None | S. M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| Maheshtola | None | S. C. Bhandari | Communist Party of India | |
| Budge Budge | None | K. B. R. Barman | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur West | None | P. C. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur East | SC | S. K. Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| Falta | None | J. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Diamond Harbour | None | A. Q. Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| Magrahat East | SC | R. Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| Magrahat West | None | J. Abdin | Bangla Congress | |
| Kulpi | SC | N. K. Haldar | Indian National Congress | |
| Mathurapur | SC | H. Haldar | Bangla Congress | |
| Patharpratima | None | R. Mandal | Independent | |
| Kakdwip | None | H. Dhara | Indian National Congress | |
| Sagar | None | T. Misra | Indian National Congress | |
| Bijpur | None | J. C. Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Naihati | None | G. Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhatpara | None | D. Beri | Indian National Congress | |
| Noapara | None | S. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Titagarh | None | K. K. Shukla | Indian National Congress | |
| Khardah | None | S. K. Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | |
| Panihati | None | G. K. Bhattacharyya | Communist Party of India | |
| Kamarhati | None | R. R. Banerji | Communist Party of India | |
| Baranagar | None | J. Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Dum Dum | None | T. K. S. Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Cossipur | None | S. K. Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Shampukur | None | G. C. Dey | Indian National Congress | |
| Jorabagan | None | H. P. Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Jorasanko | None | R. K. Poddar | Indian National Congress | |
| Barabazar | None | I. D. Jalan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bowbazar | None | B. S. Nahar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chowringhee | None | S. S. Ray | Indian National Congress | |
| Kabithirtha | None | B. B. Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Alipore | None | M. Sanyal | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalighat | None | B. Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| Rashbehariavenue | None | B. K. Banerjee | Independent | |
| Tolly Gunge | None | N. S. Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Dhakuria | None | S. Lahiri | Communist Party of India | |
| Ballygunge | None | J. B. Bhattacharya | Independent | |
| Beliaghata South | SC | G. P. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Entally | None | A. A. M. O. Ghani | Communist Party of India | |
| Taltola | None | K. Hossain | Indian National Congress | |
| Sealdah | None | P. C. Chunder | Indian National Congress | |
| Vidyasagar | None | N. C. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Beliaghata North | None | K. P. Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| Manicktola | None | I. Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Burtola | None | N. Das | Independent | |
| Belgachia | None | L. C. Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Bally | None | S. N. Mukhrjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah North | None | S. K. Mukhrjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah Central | None | D. Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah South | None | B. K. Bhattacharja | Indian National Congress | |
| Shibpur | None | M. Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Domjur | None | A. H. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Jagatballavpur | None | B. B. Bose | Communist Party of India | |
| Panchla | None | P. Mukhopadhya | Indian National Congress | |
| Sankrail | SC | N. N. Bhunia | Indian National Congress | |
| Uluberia North | SC | A. L. Majumdar | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Uliberia South | None | B. D. Ghose | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Shyampur | None | S. Bera | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Bagnan | None | R. G. Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalyanpur | None | S. K. Mitra | Bangla Congress | |
| Amta | None | N. Bhandari | Communist Party of India | |
| Udaynarayanpur | None | P. L. Maji | Communist Party of India | |
| Jangipara | None | M. N. Jana | Communist Party of India | |
| Chanditala | None | M. A. Latif | Independent | |
| Uttarpara | None | M. Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Serampore | None | G. D. Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| Champdani | None | B. Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandernagore | None | B. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Singur | None | P. Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| Haripal | None | A. C. Majumdar | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Chinsurah | None | S. C. Ghose | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Polba | None | B. Chattopadhayay | Indian National Congress | |
| Balagarh | SC | H. K. Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Pandua | None | R. Kundu | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhaniakhali | SC | K. Saha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Tarakeswar | None | R. Chatterjee | Independent | |
| Pursurah | None | S. M. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Khanakul | SC | M. Saha | Communist Party of India | |
| Arambagh | None | A. K. Mukhopadhyaya | Bangla Congress | |
| Goghat | SC | A. K. Biswas | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Chandrakona | None | I. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghatal | SC | N. R. Dal | Communist Party of India | |
| Daspur | None | B. C. Sasmal | Indian National Congress | |
| Panskura West | None | R. K. Pramanik | Bangla Congress | |
| Panskura East | None | G. Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Moyna | None | K. Bhowmik | Communist Party of India | |
| Tamluk | None | A. K. Mukhopadhyay | Bangla Congress | |
| Mahishadal | None | S. K. Bhara | Bangla Congress | |
| Sutahata | SC | M. C. Das | Bangla Congress | |
| Nandigram | None | B. C. Panda | Communist Party of India | |
| Narghat | None | P. K. Gayen | Bangla Congress | |
| Bhagbanpur | None | A. Maiti | Indian National Congress | |
| Khajuri | SC | B. Paik | Indian National Congress | |
| Contai North | None | M. L. Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Contai South | None | S. C. Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Ramnagar | None | T. Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Egra | None | B. Pahari | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Mugberia | None | B. Maity | Bangla Congress | |
| Pataspur | None | K. D. Mahapatra | Communist Party of India | |
| Pingla | None | G. Samanta | Communist Party of India | |
| Debra | None | K. Chakraborty | Bangla Congress | |
| Keshpur | SC | R. K. Doloi | Indian National Congress | |
| Garhbeta East | SC | K. K. Chalak | Indian National Congress | |
| Garhbeta West | None | P. Sinharay | Indian National Congress | |
| Salbani | None | A. R. Mahato | Bangla Congress | |
| Midnapur | None | K. C. Ghose | Communist Party of India | |
| Kharagpur | None | N. Choubey | Communist Party of India | |
| Kharagpur Local | None | D. Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Narayangarh | None | K. D. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Dantan | None | D. N. Das | Bangla Congress | |
| Keshiari | ST | B. C. Tudu | Indian National Congress | |
| Nayagram | ST | J. Hansda | Bangla Congress | |
| Gopiballavpur | None | D. Kar | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Jhargram | None | P. C. Ghosh | Independent | |
| Binpur | ST | M. C. Saren | Indian National Congress | |
| Banduan | ST | K. Majhi | Independent | |
| Manbazar | None | G. Mahato | Independent | |
| Balarampur | ST | G. Majhi | Independent | |
| Arsha | None | B. Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Jhalda | None | C. Mahato | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Jaipur | None | R. K. Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Purulia | None | B. B. D. Gupta | Independent | |
| Para | SC | S. Bauri | Bangla Congress | |
| Raghunathpur | SC | N. Bauri | Indian National Congress | |
| Kashipur | None | S. N. S. Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| Hura | None | S. Ojha | Independent | |
| Taldangra | None | P. Mukhopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Raipur | ST | B. Saren | Bangla Congress | |
| Ranibandh | ST | B. Hemran | Indian National Congress | |
| Indpur | SC | B. B. Maji | Indian National Congress | |
| Chhatna | None | J. Koley | Indian National Congress | |
| Gangjalghati | SC | G. Maji | Bangla Congress | |
| Barjora | None | A. Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Bankura | None | S. Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| Onda | None | S. Dutta | Indian National Congress | |
| Vishnupur | None | B. C. Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Kotulpur | None | S. Sarkar | Bangla Congress | |
| Indas | SC | P. C. Mal | Bangla Congress | |
| Sonamukhi | SC | K. Saha | Indian National Congress | |
| Hirapur | None | S. Ghatak | Indian National Congress | |
| Kulti | None | J. Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Barabani | None | M. Upadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Asansol | None | G. R. Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| Raniganj | None | H. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamuria | SC | T. Mondal | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Ukhra | SC | H. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Durgapur | None | D. K. Mazumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Faridpur | None | M. Baksi | Bangla Congress | |
| Ausgram | SC | K. C. Halder | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhatar | None | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| Galsi | None | P. C. Roy | Independent | |
| Burdwan North | None | S. Shahedullah | Communist Party of India | |
| Burdwan South | None | S. B. Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Khandaghosh | SC | P. Dhibar | Indian National Congress | |
| Raina | None | D. Tah | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Jamal Pur | SC | P. Pramanik | Indian National Congress | |
| Memari | None | P. Bishayee | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalna | None | H. K. Konar | Communist Party of India | |
| Nadanghat | None | P. C. Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| Manteswar | None | N. C. Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress | |
| Purbasthali | None | L. Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Katwa | None | S. Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Mangalkot | None | N. Sattar | Indian National Congress | |
| Ketugram | SC | P. Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Nanur | SC | S. Jash | Indian National Congress | |
| Bolpur | None | R. K. Sinha | Independent | |
| Labpur | None | S. Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Dubrajpur | None | K. N. Bandopadhyay | Independent | |
| Rajnagar | SC | S. Mandal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Suri | None | B. Bandopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahammad Bazar | None | N. Ghosh | Indian National Congress | |
| Mayureswar | SC | K. Saha | Indian National Congress | |
| Rampurhat | None | S. S. Mondal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Hansan | SC | S. Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Nalhati | None | G. Mahiuddin | Independent | |
| Murarai | None | B. Ahamad | Independent | |
Post-Poll Alliance
[edit]United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee formed the Government. United Front was the combination of People's United Left Front, an electoral combination of CPI, the Bangla Congress, AIFB and BPI[4] with United Left Front, comprising CPI(M), SSP, SUCI(C), MFB, RCPI, WPI and the RSP.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Pala Badaler Pala; Barun Sengupta (1971). Adi Parba (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. p. 14.
- ^ "eci.nic.in" (PDF).
- ^ a b M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229.