1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Assembly Election of West Bengal, India
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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]
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25 February 1967
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All 280 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 141 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Votes | Vote% | Seat change | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 280 | 127 | 5,207,930 | 41.13% |  30 | ||||
| CPI(M) | 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
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekliganj | SC | Amar Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Mathabhanga | SC | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | CPI(M) | |
| Cooch Behar West | SC | Prasenjit Barman | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitai | None | Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| Dinhata | None | Kamal Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Cooch Behar North | None | Matiranjan Tar | Indian National Congress | |
| Cooch Behar South | None | Santosh Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Tufanganj | SC | Sankar Sen Ishore | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumargram | None | Pijush Kanti 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 | Deo Prakash Rai | Independent | |
| Jorebunglow | None | Nandalal 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 | Khalil 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Krishnagar East | None | K. K. Maitra | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Hanskhali | SC | C. M. Sarkar | Bangla Congress | |
| Santipur | None | K. Pal | CPI(M) | |
| Ranaghat West | None | B. K. Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranaghat East | SC | N. Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Chakdah | None | Haridas 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Bhangar | None | A. Molla | Bangla Congress | |
| Jadavpur | None | B. C. Guha | CPI(M) | |
| Behala East | None | N. Mukherjee | CPI(M) | |
| Behala West | None | R. Mukherjee | CPI(M) | |
| Garden Reach | None | S. M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| Maheshtola | None | S. C. Bhandari | CPI(M) | |
| Budge Budge | None | K. B. R. Barman | CPI(M) | |
| Bishnupur West | None | P. C. Roy | CPI(M) | |
| Bishnupur East | SC | S. K. Naskar | CPI(M) | |
| Falta | None | J. Roy | CPI(M) | |
| Diamond Harbour | None | A. Q. Molla | CPI(M) | |
| Magrahat East | SC | R. Pramanik | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Panihati | None | G. K. Bhattacharyya | CPI(M) | |
| Kamarhati | None | R. R. Banerji | CPI(M) | |
| Baranagar | None | Jyoti Basu | CPI(M) | |
| Dum Dum | None | T. K. S. Gupta | CPI(M) | |
| Cossipur | None | S. K. Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Shampukur | None | G. C. Dey | Indian National Congress | |
| Jorabagan | None | H. P. Chatterjee | CPI(M) | |
| Jorasanko | None | R. K. Poddar | Indian National Congress | |
| Barabazar | None | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bowbazar | None | Bijoy Singh 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Dhakuria | None | Somnath 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 | Pratap Chandra Chunder | Indian National Congress | |
| Vidyasagar | None | N. C. Roy | CPI(M) | |
| Beliaghata North | None | K. P. Ghosh | CPI(M) | |
| Manicktola | None | Ila Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Burtola | None | N. Das | Independent | |
| Belgachia | None | L. C. Sen | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Udaynarayanpur | None | P. L. Maji | CPI(M) | |
| Jangipara | None | M. N. Jana | CPI(M) | |
| Chanditala | None | M. A. Latif | Independent | |
| Uttarpara | None | M. Hazra | CPI(M) | |
| Serampore | None | Gopal Das Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| Champdani | None | B. Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandernagore | None | B. Mukherjee | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Jamuria | SC | T. Mondal | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Ukhra | SC | H. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Durgapur | None | D. K. Mazumdar | CPI(M) | |
| Faridpur | None | M. Baksi | Bangla Congress | |
| Ausgram | SC | K. C. Halder | CPI(M) | |
| Bhatar | None | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| Galsi | None | P. C. Roy | Independent | |
| Burdwan North | None | Syed Shahedullah | CPI(M) | |
| 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 | CPI(M) | |
| Nadanghat | None | P. C. Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| Manteswar | None | N. C. Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress | |
| Purbasthali | None | L. Hazra | CPI(M) | |
| Katwa | None | S. Chowdhury | CPI(M) | |
| 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
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[3] with United Left Front, comprising CPI(M), SSP, SUC, MFB, RCPI, WPI and the RSP.[3]