West Bengal Lok Sabha 1996
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 23
- INC 9
- RSP 4
- CPI 3
- FBL 3
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPM | 23 | 54.8% | 51.08% |
| INC | 9 | 21.4% | 48.62% |
| RSP | 4 | 9.5% | 49.77% |
| CPI | 3 | 7.1% | 53.92% |
| FBL | 3 | 7.1% | 46.49% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alipurduars (ST) | JOACHIM BAXLA | RSP | 137,810 | 85.4% |
| Arambagh (SC) | ANIL BASU | CPM | 226,333 | 87.3% |
| Asansol | HARADHAN ROY | CPM | 46,950 | 69.7% |
| Balurghat | BARMAN RANEN | RSP | 143,707 | 86.8% |
| Bankura | ACHARIA BASUDEB | CPM | 228,987 | 77.9% |
| Barasat | CHITTA BASU | FBL | 35,347 | 86.3% |
| Barrackpore | TARIT BARAN TOPDAR | CPM | 50,894 | 81.5% |
| Basirhat | AJAY CHAKRABORTY | CPI | 86,016 | 89.2% |
| Berhampore | PRAMOTHES MUKHERJEE | RSP | 44,357 | 81.0% |
| Birbhum | RAMCHANDRA DOME | CPM | 111,020 | 83.2% |
| Bolpur (SC) | Somnath Chatterjee | CPM | 253,646 | 82.1% |
| Burdwan | BALAI RAY | CPM | 262,714 | 86.0% |
| Calcutta North East | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 64,985 | 72.8% |
| Calcutta North West | DEBI PROSAD PAL | INC | 64,951 | 65.2% |
| Calcutta South | MAMATA BANERJEE | INC | 103,261 | 73.0% |
| Contai | SUDHIR GIRI | CPM | 24,042 | 89.0% |
| Cooch Behar (SC) | AMAR ROY PRADHAN | FBL | 89,034 | 89.6% |
| Darjeeling | R B RAI | CPM | 77,124 | 69.5% |
| Diamond Harbour | SAMIK LAHIRI | CPM | 22,526 | 80.5% |
| Dum Dum | NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | CPM | 58,291 | 81.1% |
| Durgapur (SC) | SUNIL KHAN | CPM | 181,713 | 80.6% |
| Hooghly | RUPCHAND PAL | CPM | 38,497 | 85.3% |
| Howrah | PRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSI | INC | 33,931 | 75.2% |
| Jadavpur | KRISHNA BOSE | INC | 13,038 | 81.9% |
| Jalpaiguri (SC) | JITENDRA NATH DAS | CPM | 112,462 | 86.3% |
| Jangipur | MD. IDRIS ALI | INC | 13,122 | 84.8% |
| Jhargram (ST) | RUPCHAND MURMU | CPM | 347,264 | 87.7% |
| Joynagar (SC) | SANAT KUMAR MANDAL | RSP | 143,927 | 84.1% |
| Katwa | MAHABOOB ZAHEDI | CPM | 106,202 | 86.2% |
| Krishnagar | AJOAY MUKHOPADHYAY | CPM | 38,910 | 85.2% |
| Malda | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY | INC | 89,822 | 86.5% |
| Mathurapur (SC) | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK | CPM | 16,068 | 86.2% |
| Midnapore | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 210,649 | 84.5% |
| Murshidabad | MASUDAL HOSSAIN SYED | CPM | 37,185 | 87.6% |
| Nabadwip | ASIM BALA | CPM | 39,068 | 86.9% |
| Panskura (SC) | GEETA MUKHERJEE | CPI | 111,388 | 89.9% |
| Purulia | BIR SING MAHATO | FBL | 109,870 | 79.2% |
| Raiganj | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | CPM | 10,956 | 81.2% |
| Serampore | PRADIP BHATTACHARYA | INC | 5,463 | 79.3% |
| Tamluk | JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA | INC | 7,910 | 89.8% |
| Uluberia | HANNAN MOLLAH | CPM | 27,842 | 82.8% |
| Vishnupur | SANDHYA BAURI | CPM | 265,846 | 84.1% |