West Bengal Lok Sabha 1971
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
Seats won
- CPM 20
- INC 13
- CPI 3
- PSP 1
- BAC 1
- IND 1
- RSP 1
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPM | 20 | 50% | 44.49% |
| INC | 13 | 32.5% | 43.11% |
| CPI | 3 | 7.5% | 40.88% |
| PSP | 1 | 2.5% | 41.70% |
| BAC | 1 | 2.5% | 36.15% |
| IND | 1 | 2.5% | 34.38% |
| RSP | 1 | 2.5% | 25.42% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 26,958 | 57.4% |
| Arambagh (SC) | MANORANJAN HAZRA | CPM | 22,220 | 67.7% |
| Asansol | ROBIN SEN | CPM | 33,660 | 51.6% |
| AUSGRAM (SC) | HALDER KRISHNA CHANDRA | CPM | 90,912 | 57.9% |
| Balurghat | RASENDRA NATH BARMAN | INC | 85,278 | 70.4% |
| Bankura | SANKAR NARAYAN SINGH DEO | INC | 25,498 | 48.0% |
| Barasat | RANENDRA NATH SEN | CPI | 9,239 | 64.1% |
| Barrackpore | MD. ISMAIL | CPM | 83,775 | 68.6% |
| Basirhat | A. K. M. ISHAQUE | INC | 54,910 | 60.2% |
| Berhampore | TRIDIB CHOUDHURI | RSP | 10,757 | 58.0% |
| Birbhum | GADADHAR SAHA | CPM | 8,385 | 43.9% |
| Bolpur (SC) | SARADISH ROY | CPM | 36,625 | 52.8% |
| Burdwan | Somnath Chatterjee | CPM | 64,080 | 64.4% |
| Calcutta North East | HIREN MUKHERJEE | CPI | 2,291 | 54.3% |
| Calcutta North West | ASOKE KUMAR SEN | INC | 73,279 | 41.0% |
| Calcutta South | PRIYA RANJANDAS MUNSI | INC | 22,039 | 59.0% |
| Contai | SAMAR GUHA | PSP | 70,359 | 67.5% |
| Cooch Behar (SC) | BENOY KRISHNA DASCHOWDHURY | INC | 70,604 | 63.6% |
| Darjeeling | RATANLALL BRAHMAN | CPM | 12,277 | 53.5% |
| Diamond Harbour | JYOTIRMOY BASU | CPM | 73,336 | 69.7% |
| Ghatal | JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 1,322 | 73.1% |
| Hooghly | BIJOY KRISHNA MODAK | CPM | 31,471 | 70.0% |
| Howrah | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | CPM | 25,042 | 55.2% |
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | TUNA ORAON | INC | 52,967 | 62.7% |
| Jangipur | LUTFAL HAQUE | INC | 49,356 | 57.0% |
| Jhargram (ST) | AMIYA KUMAR KISKU | INC | 14,693 | 68.1% |
| Joynagar (SC) | SAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | INC | 74,236 | 70.2% |
| Katwa | SAROJ MUKHERJEE | CPM | 68,487 | 72.2% |
| Krishnanagar | RENUPADA DAS | CPM | 33,631 | 62.0% |
| Malda | DINESH CHANDRAJOARDER | CPM | 33,766 | 69.1% |
| Mathurapur (SC) | MADHURJYA HALDAR | CPM | 1,585 | 74.7% |
| Midnapore | SUBODH CHANDRA HANSDA | INC | 22,009 | 68.9% |
| Murshidabad | CHOWDHURY ABU TALEB | IND | 20,382 | 57.8% |
| Nabadwip | BIBHA GHOSH | CPM | 10,600 | 68.0% |
| Purulia | DEBENDRA NATH MAHATA | INC | 76,043 | 48.8% |
| Raiganj | SIDHARTHA SANKAR RAY | INC | 64,007 | 54.8% |
| Serampore | DINENDRA NATH BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 62,458 | 65.3% |
| Tamluk | SATIS CHANDRA SAMANTA | BAC | 7,271 | 73.9% |
| Uluberia | SHYAMAPRASANNA BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 52,720 | 71.9% |
| Vishnupur | AJIT KUMAR SAHA | CPM | 2,460 | 59.1% |