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West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 1996

Seats
294
Electors ?
45,619,132
Votes polled ?
37,837,831
Turnout ?
82.9%

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

Party tally (source summary)
PartySeatsSeat shareVote share
CPM15753.4%37.92%
INC8227.9%39.48%
FBL217.1%5.20%
RSP186.1%3.72%
CPI62%1.75%
IND51.7%2.61%
GNLF31%0.44%
JKP(N)10.3%0.40%
FB(S)10.3%0.34%
BJP00%6.45%
JMM00%0.37%
JD00%0.29%
RCPI(R)00%0.29%
BSP00%0.18%
CPI(ML)(L)00%0.13%
ABGL00%0.12%
SHS00%0.09%
AIIC(T)00%0.06%
MUL00%0.05%
AMB00%0.05%
JMM(M)00%0.03%
PBRML00%0.01%
INL00%0.01%
SAP00%0.01%
JKP00%0.01%
HJKP00%0.01%
BMSM00%0.01%
SWJP00%0.00%
IDPP00%0.00%
AICDBPP00%0.00%
IUML_ABBR100%0.00%
ABHM00%0.00%
ABJS00%0.00%

Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.

Constituencies

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Winners by constituency, 1996
ConstituencyWinnerPartyMarginTurnout
AliporeSAUGATA ROYINC20,71168.4%
AlipurduarsNIRMAL DASRSP16,49183.9%
AmdangaHASHIM ABDUL HALIMCPM6,76989.9%
AmtaPRATYUSH MUKHERJEECPM10,19482.7%
AraidangaSABITRI MITRAINC6,67789.2%
ArambaghBINOY DATTACPM44,10085.3%
ArsaNISHI KANTA MEHTAFBL8,88476.6%
AsansolTAPAS BANERJEEINC11,63469.5%
AshokenagarNIRODE ROY CHOUDHURYCPM18,50987.2%
AurangabadHUMAYUN REJAINC4,64383.7%
Ausgram (SC)KARTICK CHANDRA BAGCPM48,48185.9%
BaduriaQUAZI ABDUL GUFFARINC5,30390.6%
Bagdaha (SC)KAMALAKSHI BISWASFBL2,60090.1%
BagnanSABUJ DUTTAINC2,73084.2%
BaharampurMAYA RANI PAULINC19,29379.3%
Balagarh (SC)DIBAKANTA ROUTHCPM14,95187.3%
BalarampurBHANDU MAJHICPM41,52980.6%
BallyKANIKA GANGULYCPM15,62770.8%
BallygungeRABIN DEBCPM1,48171.3%
BalurghatCHOUDHURY BISWANATHRSP8,62188.2%
Banduan (ST)LAKHIRAM KISKUCPM35,58379.7%
BankuraPARTHA DECPM14,87679.4%
BansberiaROBIN MUKHERJEEINC3,24784.5%
Bara BazarRAJESH KHAITANINC83754.7%
BarabaniMANIK UPADHYAYINC9,26675.3%
BaranagarAMAR CHOUDHURYRSP7,89080.2%
BarasatASHOKE MUKHERJEEINC1,83884.0%
BarjoraSUSMITA BISWASCPM13,72184.3%
BaruipurSOBHAN DEB CHATTOPADHYAYINC1,52685.2%
BarwanDEBABRATA BANERJEERSP10,20279.3%
Basanti (SC)SUBHAS NASKARRSP9,46282.5%
BasirhatNARAYAN MUKHERJEECPM18188.4%
Behala PaschimNIRMAL MUKHERJEECPM1,79282.1%
Behala PurbaKUMKUM CHAKRABORTICPM9,13480.9%
BeldangaTIMIR BARAN BHADURIRSP8,11181.8%
Belgachia EastSUBHAS CHAKRABORTYCPM8,94076.5%
Belgachia WestRAJDEO GOALACPM12,38680.6%
BeliaghataMANABENDRA MUKHERJEECPM9,65977.4%
BhagabangolaABU SUFIAN SARKARINC85387.3%
BhagabanpurKHANRA AJITINC29390.4%
BhangarBADAL ZAMADARCPM38,06088.7%
BharatpurID MAHAMMADRSP14,30675.0%
BhatarSUBHAS MONDALCPM31,00485.5%
BhatparaBIDYUT GANGULICPM13,64072.0%
BijpurKAMAL SENGUPTA BASUCPM13,46682.0%
Binpur (ST)NAREN HANSDAJKP(N)48484.5%
Bishnupur East (SC)ANANDA KUMAR BISWASCPM3,51185.6%
Bishnupur WestSANKAR SARAN NASKARCPM5,13783.8%
BolpurTAPAN HORERSP41,09078.5%
BongaonPANKAJ GHOSHCPM1,66889.1%
Bow BazarSUDIP BANDYOPADHYAYINC19,39856.8%
Budge BudgeASHOK KUMAR DEBINC11,36183.7%
Burdwan NorthNISITH ADHIKARYCPM47,53686.9%
Burdwan SouthSHYAMAPROSAD BOSECPM14,29083.0%
BurtolaSADHAN PANDEINC28,24771.8%
Canning EastABDUR RAZZAK MOLLACPM66,76587.5%
Canning Paschim (SC)BIMAL MISTRYCPM5,50583.5%
ChakdahaSATYASADHAN CHAKRABORTYCPM21,61686.3%
ChampdaniABDUL MANNANINC9,00276.9%
ChandernagoreKAMAL MUKHERJEEINC7,03480.2%
ChanditalaAKBOR ALI KHANDOKERINC2,11481.5%
Chandrakona (SC)GURUPADA DUTTACPM31,32190.2%
ChapraMIR QUASEM MONDALCPM13,29686.9%
ChhatnaSUBHAS GOSWAMIRSP12,50274.2%
ChinsurahNAREN DEYFBL1,28384.4%
ChopraMAHAMUDDINCPM3,39287.6%
ChowringheeSUBARATA MUKHERJEEINC28,68060.8%
Contai NorthCHAKRADHAR MAIKAPCPM1,23390.4%
Contai SouthSAILAJA KUMAR DASINC7,80184.9%
Cooch Behar NorthMIHIR GOSWAMIINC6,86486.2%
Cooch Behar WestSOUMINDRA CHANDRA DASFBL13,73689.3%
CossipurBANDYOPADHYAY TARAKINC46272.7%
DantanNANDA GOPAL BHATTACHARJEECPI48,38585.8%
DarjeelingNAR BAHADUR CHETTRIGNLF25,46770.2%
DaspurMUKHOPADHAYA CHITTA RANJANCPM5,79083.9%
DebraSK. JAHANGIR KARIMCPM29,25491.3%
DegangaMD. YAKUBFBL13,74988.2%
DhakuriaKSHITI GOSWAMIRSP7,05177.2%
Dhaniakhali (SC)KRIPASINDHU SAHAFBL31,93889.3%
Dhupguri (SC)BANAMALI ROYCPM22,03587.9%
Diamond HarbourSHEIKH DAULAT ALIINC6,10183.1%
DinhataKAMAL GUHAFB(S)33,01187.7%
DomjurPADMANIDHI DHARCPM12,67080.9%
DomkalANISUR RAHAMANCPM14,84089.0%
Dubrajpur (SC)BHAKTI BHUSAN MONDALFBL29,77483.9%
Dum DumSANKAR SENCPM29,54782.1%
Durgapur-IMRINAL BANERJEECPM16,99575.4%
Durgapur-IIDEBABRATA BENERJEECPM27,39276.2%
EgraSINHA PRABODH CHANDRACPM11,71488.2%
English BazarGOUTAM CHAKRAVARTTYINC10,66185.5%
EntallySULTAN AHMEDINC5,64067.8%
Falakata (SC)JOGESH CHANDRA BARMANCPM17,42988.1%
FaltaSUDHIR BHATTACHARJEEINC4,64982.7%
FarakkaMAINUL HAQUEINC7,56384.8%
Gaighata (SC)MANMATHA ROYCPM5,39789.7%
Gajol (ST)DEBNATH MURMUCPM15,15985.6%
Galsi (SC)IDRISH MONDALFBL38,91584.7%
Gangajalghati (SC)ANGAD BAURICPM23,60378.3%
Gangarampur (SC)MINATI GHOSHCPM22,33787.0%
Garden ReachMOHAMMED AMINCPM14,16874.4%
Garhbeta EastSUSANTA GHOSHCPM51,37691.3%
Garhbeta West (SC)KRISHNAPRASAD DULEYCPM48,79690.4%
Ghatal (SC)RATAN PAKHIRACPM18,18485.6%
GoalpokharHAFIZ ALAM SAIRANIFBL32,06364.3%
Goghat (SC)SHIBA PRASAD MALICKFBL63,31387.9%
GopiballavpurRANA SAKTICPM52,80488.9%
Gosaba (SC)GANESH MONDALRSP10,78683.8%
Habibpur (ST)JADU HEMBRAMCPM17,89385.6%
HabraBAREN BASUCPM94387.9%
HansanASIT KUMAR MALINC17,68386.8%
Hanskhali (SC)BISWAS SHASHANKA SHEKHORINC5,87388.3%
HaoraKSHITI RANJAN MONDALCPM26,94289.7%
HariharparaMOZAMMEL HAQUECPM5,78686.9%
Haringhata (SC)MILI HIRACPM17,99988.3%
HaripalKALI PRASAD BISWASCPM10,90786.1%
HarishchandrapurBIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRAFBL2,48987.1%
HasnabadGAUTAM DEBCPM4,19490.0%
Hingalganj (SC)NRIPEN GAYENCPM18,84087.2%
HirapurSHYAMADAS BANERJEEINC5,94068.4%
Howrah CentralAMBICA BANERJEEINC29,99971.9%
Howrah NorthLAGAN DEO SINGHCPM20,71869.4%
Howrah SouthPRALAY TALUKDARCPM2,25369.6%
HuraABINAS MAHATOCPM30,88478.2%
Indas (SC)NANDADULAL MAJHICPM50,89387.2%
Indpur (SC)KIRITY BAGDICPI44,51676.4%
IslampurCHOWDHURY ABDUL KARIMINC1,39575.6%
ItaharSRI KUMAR MUKHERJEECPI55687.4%
JadavpurBUDDHADEV BHATTACHARJEECPM36,18481.1%
JagatballavpurM. ANSARUDDINCPM5,93782.6%
JagatdalANAY GOPAL SINHAINC11783.1%
JaipurSHANTIRAM MAHATOINC4,45978.0%
JalangiUNUS SARKARCPM21,17489.4%
Jalpaiguri (SC)ANUPAM SENINC3,70885.1%
Jamalpur (SC)SAMAR HAZRACPM34,72588.5%
JamuriaPELAB KABICPM35,82272.4%
JangiparaIBHA DEYCPM8,09885.2%
JangipurHABIBUR RAHAMANINC69188.3%
JhaldaSATYA RANJAN MAHATOFBL3,19577.9%
JhargramBUDDHADEV BHAKATCPM67,91185.9%
JorabaganSANJOY BAKSHIINC1,70861.0%
JorasankoDEOKINANDAN PODDARINC7,71462.0%
JoynagarDEBA PRASAD SARKARIND25,49481.8%
KabitirthaRAM PYARE RAMINC31,94161.5%
KakdwipASHOK GIRICPM2,23287.7%
Kalchini (ST)MONOHAR TIRKEYRSP2,85480.3%
KaliachakABU HASEM KHAN CHOWDHURYINC10,34887.3%
Kaliaganj (SC)PRAMATHA NATH RAYINC4,95586.6%
KaliganjABDUS SALAM MUNSHIINC1,37479.7%
KalimpongGAULAN LEPCHAGNLF33,24172.3%
Kalna (SC)ANJU KARCPM16,50488.9%
KalyanpurASIT MITRAINC1,64084.3%
KamarhatiSANTI GHATAKCPM12,77077.1%
KandiATISH CHANDRA SINHAINC6,13683.5%
Kanksa (SC)ANKURA SARESHCPM43,48882.0%
KarandighiSURESH CHANDRA SINGHAFBL5,77177.2%
KarimpurCHITTARANJAN BISWASCPM20,34687.2%
KashipurRABINDRANATH HEMBRAMCPM26,11477.7%
KatwaRABINDRA NATH CHATTERJEEINC7,34586.3%
Keshiari (ST)MAHESWAR MURMUCPM51,33188.9%
Keshpur (SC)DAL NANDARANICPM43,47091.9%
KetugramMAJHI TAMALCPM23,89483.2%
Khajuri (SC)MONDAL RAMCHANDRACPM14,58090.2%
KhanakulBANSHI BADAN MAITRACPM18,71885.9%
Khandaghosh (SC)DALUI SHIBAPRASADCPM45,06186.2%
Kharagpur RuralHAQUE NAZMULCPM29,21782.4%
Kharagpur SadarGYAN SINGH SOHANPALINC15,12470.8%
KharbaMAHBUBUL HOQUEINC6,73088.9%
KhardahASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM20,52984.3%
Khargram (SC)BISWANATH MANDALCPM3,82483.5%
KotulpurGOURIPADA DUTTACPM47,81689.8%
KrantiSUDHAN RAHACPM22,02988.6%
Krishnaganj (SC)SUSHIL BISWASCPM1,69889.0%
Krishnagar EastSIBDAS MUKHERJEEINC2,88582.6%
Krishnagar WestSUNIL KUMAR GHOSHCPM18,73386.7%
KulpiSAKUNTALA PAIKCPM2,21383.1%
Kultali (SC)PRABOD PURKAITIND10,29385.7%
KultiACHARYYA MANIKLALFBL1,86568.8%
KumarganjROY DWIJENDRA NATHCPM15,21086.9%
Kumargram (ST)SALIB TOPPORSP17,45286.7%
KurseongSHANTA CHHETRIGNLF18,96176.2%
Kushmundi (SC)ROY NARMADA CHANDRARSP9,94485.8%
LabpurMANIK CHANDRA MONDALCPM29,22883.3%
LalgolaABU HENAINC8,68787.6%
Madarihat (ST)SUSHIL KUJURRSP24,57884.4%
Magrahat PaschimABUL BASAR LASKARINC7382.9%
Magrahat Purba (SC)NIRMAL SINHACPM4,12785.3%
Mahammad BazarDHIREN SENCPM27,14179.6%
MaheshtalaMURSALIN MOLLACPM13,81180.9%
MahishadalSUKUMAR DASINC6,29090.9%
Mainaguri (SC)BACHCHA MOHAN RAYRSP23,68587.7%
Mal (ST)JAGANNATH ORAONCPM16,00985.0%
Maldaha (SC)PHANI BHUSAN ROYINC6,53986.1%
Manbazar (ST)KAMALA KANTA MAHATACPM5,64182.9%
Mandirbazar (SC)NIKUNJA PAIKCPM1,87885.8%
MangalkoteSADHANA MALLIKCPM20,49183.9%
ManicktolaPARESH PAULINC50779.0%
ManikchakRAM PRABESH MONDALINC10,18883.7%
ManteswarABU AYES MONDALCPM23,30682.6%
Mathabhanga (SC)DINESH CHANDRA DAKUACPM17,32189.1%
MathurapurSATYA RANJAN BAPULIINC2,65588.1%
MayureswarDHIREN LETCPM32,51881.0%
MedinipurPURNENDU SENGUPTACPI15,89683.7%
Mekliganj (SC)RAMESH ROYFBL1,98390.9%
MemariTAPAS CHATTOPADHYAYCPM44,81087.5%
MoynaDIPAK BERACPM9690.9%
MugberiaKIRANMOY NANDACPM19,02591.4%
MuraraiMOTAHAR HOSSAININC5,28186.9%
MurshidabadMOZAMMEL HAQUEIND8,41287.8%
NabadwipBISWANATH MITRACPM11,97582.0%
Nabagram (SC)ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURYINC20,32990.1%
NadanghatBIREN GHOSHCPM10,96889.0%
Nagrakata (ST)CHAITAN MUNDACPM34,87485.0%
NaihatiRANJIT KUNDUCPM14,76583.4%
NakashiparaSHAIKH KHABIR UDDIN AHMEDCPM1,46585.2%
NalhatiKALIMUDDIN SHAMSFBL11,68685.7%
NandanpurCHHAYA BERACPM4,05788.9%
NandigramDEBISANKAR PANDAINC13887.4%
Nanoor (SC)ANANDAGOPAL DASCPM21,22379.8%
NaodaJAYANTA KUMAR BISWASRSP16,80684.8%
NarayangarhSURJYA KANTA MISHRACPM39,65489.4%
NarghatBRAHMAMOY NANDACPM8,17591.1%
NatabariSIBENDRA NARAYAN CHOWDHURICPM9,65891.6%
Nayagram (ST)SUBHAS CHANDRA SARENCPM39,96784.8%
NoaparaMADAN MOHAN NATHCPM4,36483.3%
OndaANIL MUKHERJEEFBL34,32881.5%
PalashiparaKAMALENDU SANYAL (SASTHI)CPM11,92487.6%
PanchlaGULSAN MULLICKINC8,31481.8%
PanduaALI SK. MAJEDCPM25,11085.5%
PanihatiNIRMAL GHOSHINC86982.1%
Panskura EastBIPLAB RAY CHOWDHURYINC13788.4%
Panskura WestCHITTA RANJAN DAS THAKURCPI3,45487.9%
Para (SC)BILASI BALA SAHISCPM44,48576.9%
PataspurKAMAKHYA NANDAN DAS MAHAPATRACPI8,47492.7%
PatharpratimaGOPAL KRISHNA DEYINC14186.7%
Phansidewa (ST)PROKASH MINJCPM18,40682.9%
PinglaRAM PADA SAMANTACPM19,33291.7%
PolbaSAKTIPADA KHANRACPM5,11388.4%
PurbasthaliDUTTA HIMANGSHUCPM19,84384.0%
PursurahNIMAI MALCPM25,56587.4%
PuruliaMAMATA MUKHERJEECPM2,38279.2%
Raghunathpur (SC)NATABAR BAGDICPM15,46678.1%
RaiganjDILIP KUMAR DASINC2,29083.6%
Raina (SC)SHYAMAPROSAD PALCPM45,60985.4%
Raipur (ST)UPEN KISKUCPM41,47684.7%
Rajarhat (SC)RABINDRA NATH MONDALCPM7,29184.5%
Rajganj (SC)JATINDRA NATH ROYCPM37,97481.3%
Rajnagar (SC)BIJOY BAGDIFBL27,83477.2%
RamnagarMRINAL KANTI ROYCPM5087.8%
RampurhatMAHAMMAD HANNANFBL10,22382.4%
Ranaghat East (SC)BINAY KRISHNA BISWASCPM10,97386.6%
Ranaghat WestSANKAR SINGHAINC4,12288.5%
Ranibandh (ST)DEBLINA HEMBRAMCPM32,40978.0%
RaniganjCHOWDHURY BANSA GOPALCPM35,64873.1%
Rashbehari AvenueHOIMI BASUINC20,62869.9%
RatuaSAMAR MUKHERJEEINC2,96685.5%
SabangBANGAL MAKHANLALIND82596.7%
SagarPRABHANJAN MONDALCPM6,41190.7%
SagardighiDAS PARESH NATHCPM6,69785.6%
SalbaniKHAGENDRA NATH MAHATOCPM39,61488.3%
Sandeshkhali (ST)KANTI BISWASCPM21,87886.2%
Sankrail (SC)SITAL KUMAR SARDARINC4,98879.5%
SantipurAJOY DEINC10,37089.2%
SatgachhiaJYOTI BASUCPM11,11084.1%
SealdahSOMENDRA NATH MITRAINC20,96563.1%
ShibpurJATU LAHIRIINC14,87476.9%
ShyampukurSANTI RANJAN GANGULYFBL2,63574.3%
ShyampurSANJIB KUMAR DASINC3,52784.3%
SiliguriASOK BHATTACHARYACPM54,07375.3%
SingurDAS BIDYUT KUMARCPM7,70684.4%
Sitai (SC)MD. FAZLE HAQUEIND36,21090.9%
Sitalkuchi (SC)SUDHIR PRAMANIKCPM32,75792.4%
Sonamukhi (SC)HARADHAN BAURICPM24,49286.3%
Sonarpur (SC)BHADRESWAR MONDALCPM9,05982.6%
SreerampurJYOTI CHOWDHURYINC15,91270.5%
SuriSUNITI CHATTARAJINC6,73985.5%
Sutahata (SC)TUSHAR KANTI MANDALINC5,22389.4%
SutiMD. SOHRABINC43177.6%
SuzapurRUBI NOORINC33,15388.4%
Swarupnagar (SC)MOSTAFA BIN QUASSEMCPM5,92289.2%
TaldangraMONORANJAN PATRACPM45,02986.3%
Taltola (SC)TAPATI SAHACPM12,49673.2%
TamlukANIL MUDIINC33090.1%
Tapan (ST)KHARA SORENRSP25,39787.6%
TarakeswarPRATIM CHATTERJEECPM21,51988.4%
TitagarhPRABIN KUMAR SHAWCPM54775.6%
TollygungePANKAJ BANERJEEINC2,68277.4%
TufanganjPUSPA CHANDRA DASCPM26,85390.1%
UdaynarayanpurNANIGOPAL CHOWDHURYCPM18,85385.4%
Ukhra (SC)BAGDI LAKHANCPM8,57662.6%
Uluberia North (SC)RAMJANAM MAJHIINC7,55979.2%
Uluberia SouthGHOSE RABINDRAFBL9,36080.4%
UttarparaJYOTI KRISHNA CHATTAPADHYAYCPM5,75179.0%
VidyasagarTAPAS ROYINC6,49465.9%
VishnupurJAYANTA CHOWDHURYCPM24,25086.6%