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{{Short description|Assembly Election of West Bengal, India}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
| election_name = 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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| election_date = 25 February 1967
| election_date = 25 February 1967
| seats_for_election = All 280 seats in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = All 280 seats in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| image2 = [[File:Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png|100x100px]]
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=PrafullaChandraSen.png|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=5|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Arambag Assembly constituency|Arambag]] ''(lost)''
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| seats1 = '''127'''
| seat_change1 = {{loss}} 30
| popular_vote1 = '''5,207,930'''
| percentage1 = '''41.1%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 6.2 [[Percentage point|pp]]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png|bSize=120 |cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=20|oTop=10}}
| leader2 = [[Jyoti Basu]]
| leader2 = [[Jyoti Basu]]
| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance2 = [[People's United Left Front|PULF]]
| alliance2 = [[United Left Front (1967)|ULF]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Baranagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baranagar]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Baranagar Assembly constituency|Baranagar]]
| seats2 = 43
| seats2 = 43
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 43
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 43
| popular_vote2 = 2,293,026
| popular_vote2 = 2,293,026
| percentage2 = 18.11%
| percentage2 = 18.1%
| swing2 =  
| swing2 = ''New''
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Arambag East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arambag]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 = [[Indian National Congress|INC+]]
| seats1 = 127
| seat_change1 = {{loss}} 30
| popular_vote1 = 5,207,930
| percentage1 = 41.13%
| swing1 =
| leader3 = [[Ajoy Mukherjee]]
| leader3 = [[Ajoy Mukherjee]]
| image3 = [[File:Unknown person.jpg|100x100px]]
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg|bSize=130|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}}
| party3 = Bangla Congress
| party3 = Bangla Congress
| alliance3 = [[People's United Left Front|PULF]]
| alliance3 = [[People's United Left Front|PULF]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Tamluk Assembly constituency|Tamluk]] ''(vacated)''<br /> [[Arambag Assembly constituency|Arambag]]
| seats3 = 34
| seats3 = 34
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 34
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 34
| popular_vote3 = 1,286,028
| popular_vote3 = 1,286,028
| percentage3 = 10.16%
| percentage3 = 10.16%
| swing3 =  
| swing3 = ''New''
| title = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] after election
| before_election = [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]
| before_election = [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Ajoy Mukherjee]]
| after_election = [[Ajoy Mukherjee]]
| after_party = [[Bangla Congress]]/[[United Front (1967)|United Front]]
| after_party = [[Bangla Congress]]
| majority_seats = 141
| majority_seats = 141
| outgoing_members = 1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Elected members
| elected_members = 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Elected members
| last_election1 = 47.3%, 157 seats
| last_election2 = ''New''
| last_election3 = ''New''
| leader_since1 = 1962
| leader_since2 = 1964
| leader_since3 = 1967
| map_image = File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Structure of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] after the election
}}
}}
The '''West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1967''' was held in [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] in 1967 to elect 280 members to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/|title=Election Commission of India|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] led by [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] won majority of seats in the election, and formed first non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] government of the state.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] in 1967 to elect 280 members to the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=eciwb67>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL|website=Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317110615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref> [[United Front (1967)|United Front]] led by [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] won majority of seats in the election, and formed the first non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] government of the state.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Pala Badaler Pala |author2=[[Barun Sengupta]] |title=Adi Parba|publisher=Ananda Publishers|year=1971|location=Kolkata|pages=14|language=Bengali}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1967<ref name="eci">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf | title=eci.nic.in}}</ref>|sortable=yes}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1967<ref name=eciwb67/>|sortable=yes}}
|- align=center
!colspan=10|[[File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967.svg]]
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|<!-- color -->
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of candidates<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of elected<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change<br />
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
!colspan=2|Party
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]]||280||127||5,207,930||41.13%||{{decrease}} 30
!Candidates
!Seats
!Votes
!Vote%
!Seat change
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
! {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]||135||43||2,293,026||18.11%||{{increase}} 43
|280||127||5,207,930||41.13%||{{decrease}} 30
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Bangla Congress}}
! {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|align="left"|[[Bangla Congress]]||80||34||1,286,028||10.16%||{{increase}} 34
|135||43||2,293,026||18.11%||{{increase}} 43
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
! {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India]]||62||16||827,196||6.53%||{{decrease}} 34
|80||34||1,286,028||10.16%||{{increase}} 34
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
! {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[All India Forward Bloc]]||42||13||561,148||4.43%||{{nochange}}
|62||16||827,196||6.53%||{{decrease}} 34
|-
|-
! {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|42||13||561,148||4.43%||{{nochange}}
|-
! {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|26||7||269,234||2.13%||{{increase}} 7
|-
! {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|26||7||238,694||1.88%||{{increase}} 2
|-
! {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|58||1||167,934||1.33%||{{increase}} 1
|-
! {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|21||1||102,576||0.81%||{{increase}} 1
|-
! {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|327||31||1,708,011||13.49%||{{increase}} 20
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|1058
|280
|12,663,030
|
|
|align="left"|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]||26||7||269,234||2.13%||{{increase}} 7
|
|-
|}
 
==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[Mekliganj Assembly constituency|Mekliganj]] || SC || [[Amar Roy Pradhan]] || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| [[Mathabhanga Assembly constituency|Mathabhanga]] || SC || [[Dinesh Chandra Dakua]] || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| [[Cooch Behar West Assembly constituency|Cooch Behar West]] || SC || [[Prasenjit Barman]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Sitai Assembly constituency|Sitai]] || None || [[Fazle Haque]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Dinhata Assembly constituency|Dinhata]] || None || [[Kamal Guha]] || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| [[Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency|Cooch Behar North]] || None || [[Matiranjan Tar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly constituency|Cooch Behar South]] || None || [[Santosh Roy (West Bengal politician)|Santosh Roy]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Tufanganj Assembly constituency|Tufanganj]] || SC || [[Sankar Sen Ishore]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[Kumargram Assembly constituency|Kumargram]] || None || [[Pijush Kanti Mukherjee]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kalchini || ST || D. Lakra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Alipore Duars || None || N. Bhattacharya || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Falakata || SC || J. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Madarihat || ST || D. N. Rai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhupguri || None || A. G. Neogi || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Nagrakata || ST || B. Bhagat || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mainaguri || SC || J. Ray || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Mal || ST || A. Topna || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jalpaiguri || None || K. N. Das Gupta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rajganj || SC || B. N. R. Hakim || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Kalimpong || None || K. B. Gurung || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Darjeeling || None || [[Deo Prakash Rai]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jorebunglow || None || [[Nandalal Gurung]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Siliguri || None || A. K. Moitra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Phansidewa || ST || T. Wangoi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chopra || None || A. Chowdhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Goal Pokhar || None || M. Salimuddin || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Karandighi || None || H. S. Hussain || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Raiganj || None || N. N. Kundu || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Kaliaganj || SC || S. P. Barman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Itahar || None || Z. Abedin || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kushmandi || SC || J. M. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gangarampur || None || [[Khalil Sayed]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kumarganj || None || M. Bose || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Balurghat || None || M. Basu || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Tapan || ST || N. Murmu || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Habibpur || ST || B. Murmu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gajol || ST || D. Murmu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kharba || None || G. Yazdani || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Harish Chandrapur || None || M. E. Razi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Ratda || None || S. M. Misra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Malda || None || M. S. Mia || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Englishbazar || None || S. G. Sen || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Manikchak || None || R. S. Singhi || {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
| Suzapur || None || A. B. A. G. K. Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kaliachak || None || N. Islam || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Farakka || None || T. A. N. Nabi || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Suti || None || S. Mahammad || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jangipur || None || A. Haque || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Sagardighi || SC || A. C. Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Lalgola || None || A. Sattar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhagabangola || None || S. Bhattacharyya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nabagram || None || A. K. Bakshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Murshidabad || None || S. K. A. Meerza || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jalangi || None || A. Rahaman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Domkal || None || M. A. Bari || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Naoda || None || M. Israil || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hariharpara || None || S. Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Berhampore || None || S. Bhattacharyya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Beldanga || None || A. Latif || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kandi || None || G. Trivedi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khargram || SC || S. K. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barwan || None || A. L. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Bharatpur || None || S. Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Karimpur || None || N. Sanyal || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Tehatta || None || S. Banerji || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kaliganj || None || S. M. F. Rahman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nakashipara || SC || M. C. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Chapra || None || J. Mojumder || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Nabadwip || None || S. M. Nandy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Krishnagar West || None || A. Mukherjee || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Krishnagar East || None || K. K. Maitra || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Hanskhali || SC || C. M. Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Santipur || None || K. Pal || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Ranaghat West || None || B. K. Chattopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ranaghat East || SC || N. Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Chakdah || None || [[Haridas Mitra]] || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Haringhata || None || B. M. Karim || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Bagdaha || SC || A. L. Majumdar || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Bongaon || None || K. Bhowmick || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gaighata || None || C. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Ashokenagar || None || S. K. Sen || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Barasat || None || H. K. Basu || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Rajarhat || SC || S. N. Das || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Deganga || None || J. Kabir || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Habra || None || J. P. Mukherjee || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Swarupnagar || None || J. R. Sen || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Baduria || None || Q. A. Gaffar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Basirhat || None || A. B. Bandopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Hasnabad || None || H. N. Mazumdar || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Hingalganj || SC || B. N. Brahmachari || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Gosaba || SC || G. N. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Sandeshkhali || ST || D. N. Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Haroa || SC || G. Pramanick || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Basanti || None || S. Khatun || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Canning || SC || A. C. Halder || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Kultali || SC || P. Purkait || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Joynagar || None || S. Banerjee || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Baruipur || SC || K. R. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Sonarpur || None || G. Naskar || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bhangar || None || A. Molla || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Jadavpur || None || B. C. Guha || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Behala East || None || N. Mukherjee || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Behala West || None || R. Mukherjee || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Garden Reach || None || S. M. Abdullah || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Maheshtola || None || S. C. Bhandari || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Budge Budge || None || K. B. R. Barman || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bishnupur West || None || P. C. Roy || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bishnupur East || SC || S. K. Naskar || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Falta || None || J. Roy || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Diamond Harbour || None || A. Q. Molla || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Magrahat East || SC || R. Pramanik || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Magrahat West || None || J. Abdin || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Kulpi || SC || N. K. Haldar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mathurapur || SC || H. Haldar || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Patharpratima || None || R. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kakdwip || None || H. Dhara || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sagar || None || T. Misra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bijpur || None || J. C. Das || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Naihati || None || G. Bhattacharjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhatpara || None || D. Beri || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Noapara || None || S. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Titagarh || None || K. K. Shukla || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khardah || None || S. K. Chakraborty || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Panihati || None || G. K. Bhattacharyya || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Kamarhati || None || R. R. Banerji || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Baranagar || None ||[[Jyoti Basu]] || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Dum Dum || None || T. K. S. Gupta || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Cossipur || None || S. K. Paul || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Shampukur || None || G. C. Dey || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jorabagan || None || H. P. Chatterjee || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Jorasanko || None || R. K. Poddar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barabazar || None || [[Ishwar Das Jalan]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bowbazar || None || [[Bijoy Singh Nahar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chowringhee || None || S. S. Ray || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kabithirtha || None || B. B. Paul || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| Alipore || None || M. Sanyal || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Praja Socialist Party]]||26||7||238,694||1.88%||{{increase}} 2
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
| Kalighat || None || B. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]||16||6||238,694||2.14%||{{increase}} 2
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)}}
| Rashbehariavenue || None || B. K. Banerjee || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India]]||8||4||238,694||0.72%||{{increase}} 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Marxist Forward Bloc}}
| Tolly Gunge || None || N. S. Gupta || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|align="left"|[[Marxist Forward Bloc]]||58||1||167,934||1.33%||{{increase}} 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
| Dhakuria || None || [[Somnath Lahiri]] || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]]||58||1||167,934||1.33%||{{decrease}} 8
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
| Ballygunge || None || J. B. Bhattacharya || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]||58||1||167,934||1.33%||{{increase}} 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
| Beliaghata South || SC || G. P. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Swatantra Party]]||21||1||102,576||0.81%||{{increase}} 1
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| Entally || None || A. A. M. O. Ghani || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||327||31||1,708,011||13.49%||{{increase}} 20
|-
|-
|
| Taltola || None || K. Hossain || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|'''Total'''||'''1058'''||'''280'''||'''12,663,030'''||||
|-
| Sealdah || None || [[Pratap Chandra Chunder]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Vidyasagar || None || N. C. Roy || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Beliaghata North || None || K. P. Ghosh || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Manicktola || None || [[Ila Mitra]] || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Burtola || None || N. Das || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Belgachia || None || L. C. Sen || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bally || None || S. N. Mukhrjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Howrah North || None || S. K. Mukhrjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Howrah Central || None || D. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Howrah South || None || B. K. Bhattacharja || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Shibpur || None || M. Banerjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Domjur || None || A. H. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jagatballavpur || None || B. B. Bose || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Panchla || None || P. Mukhopadhya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sankrail || SC || N. N. Bhunia || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Uluberia North || SC || A. L. Majumdar || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Uliberia South || None || B. D. Ghose || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Shyampur || None || S. Bera || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Bagnan || None || R. G. Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kalyanpur || None || S. K. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Amta || None || N. Bhandari || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Udaynarayanpur || None || P. L. Maji || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Jangipara || None || M. N. Jana || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Chanditala || None || M. A. Latif || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Uttarpara || None || M. Hazra || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Serampore || None || [[Gopal Das Nag]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Champdani || None || B. Majumdar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chandernagore || None || B. Mukherjee || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Singur || None || P. Pal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Haripal || None || A. C. Majumdar || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Chinsurah || None || S. C. Ghose || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Polba || None || B. Chattopadhayay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Balagarh || SC || H. K. Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pandua || None || R. Kundu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhaniakhali || SC || K. Saha || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Tarakeswar || None || R. Chatterjee || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Pursurah || None || S. M. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khanakul || SC || M. Saha || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Arambagh || None || A. K. Mukhopadhyaya || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Goghat || SC || A. K. Biswas || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Chandrakona || None || I. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ghatal || SC || N. R. Dal || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Daspur || None || B. C. Sasmal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Panskura West || None || R. K. Pramanik || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Panskura East || None || G. Mukhopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Moyna || None || K. Bhowmik || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Tamluk || None || A. K. Mukhopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Mahishadal || None || S. K. Bhara || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Sutahata || SC || M. C. Das || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Nandigram || None || B. C. Panda || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Narghat || None || P. K. Gayen || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Bhagbanpur || None || A. Maiti || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khajuri || SC || B. Paik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Contai North || None || M. L. Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Contai South || None || S. C. Das || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Ramnagar || None || T. Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Egra || None || B. Pahari || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Mugberia || None || B. Maity || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Pataspur || None || K. D. Mahapatra || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Pingla || None || G. Samanta || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Debra || None || K. Chakraborty || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Keshpur || SC || R. K. Doloi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Garhbeta East || SC || K. K. Chalak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Garhbeta West || None || P. Sinharay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Salbani || None || A. R. Mahato || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Midnapur || None || K. C. Ghose || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Kharagpur || None || N. Choubey || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Kharagpur Local || None || D. Das || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Narayangarh || None || K. D. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dantan || None || D. N. Das || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Keshiari || ST || B. C. Tudu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nayagram || ST || J. Hansda || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Gopiballavpur || None || D. Kar || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Jhargram || None || P. C. Ghosh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Binpur || ST || M. C. Saren || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Banduan || ST || K. Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Manbazar || None || G. Mahato || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Balarampur || ST || G. Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Arsha || None || B. Mukherjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jhalda || None || C. Mahato || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Jaipur || None || R. K. Mahato || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Purulia || None || B. B. D. Gupta || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Para || SC || S. Bauri || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Raghunathpur || SC || N. Bauri || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kashipur || None || S. N. S. Deo || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hura || None || S. Ojha || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Taldangra || None || P. Mukhopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raipur || ST || B. Saren || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Ranibandh || ST || B. Hemran || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Indpur || SC || B. B. Maji || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chhatna || None || J. Koley || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gangjalghati || SC || G. Maji || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Barjora || None || A. Chatterjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bankura || None || S. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Onda || None || S. Dutta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Vishnupur || None || B. C. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kotulpur || None || S. Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Indas || SC || P. C. Mal || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Sonamukhi || SC || K. Saha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hirapur || None || S. Ghatak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kulti || None || J. Sharma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barabani || None || M. Upadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Asansol || None || G. R. Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raniganj || None || H. Roy || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Jamuria || SC || T. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
| Ukhra || SC || H. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Durgapur || None || D. K. Mazumdar || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Faridpur || None || M. Baksi || {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress}}
|-
| Ausgram || SC || K. C. Halder || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bhatar || None || S. Hazra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Galsi || None || P. C. Roy || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Burdwan North || None || [[Syed Shahedullah]] || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Burdwan South || None || S. B. Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khandaghosh || SC || P. Dhibar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raina || None || D. Tah || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
| Jamal Pur || SC || P. Pramanik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Memari || None || P. Bishayee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kalna || None || H. K. Konar || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Nadanghat || None || P. C. Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Manteswar || None || N. C. Chaudhuri || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Purbasthali || None || L. Hazra || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Katwa || None || S. Chowdhury || {{Party name with color|1=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Mangalkot || None || N. Sattar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ketugram || SC || P. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nanur || SC || S. Jash || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bolpur || None || R. K. Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Labpur || None || S. Bandyopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dubrajpur || None || K. N. Bandopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rajnagar || SC || S. Mandal || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Suri || None || B. Bandopadhyay || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahammad Bazar || None || N. Ghosh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mayureswar || SC || K. Saha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rampurhat || None || S. S. Mondal || {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
| Hansan || SC || S. Prasad || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nalhati || None || G. Mahiuddin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Murarai || None || B. Ahamad || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Alliance wise result===
==Post-Poll Alliance==
===Post-Poll Alliance===
[[United Front (1967)|United Front]] led by [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] formed the Government. United Front was the combination of [[People's United Left Front]], an electoral combination of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]], the [[Bangla Congress]], [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] and [[Bolshevik Party of India|BPI]]<ref name="M.V.S. Koteswara Rao 2003. p. 227-229">M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229.</ref> with [[United Left Front (1967)|United Left Front]], comprising [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]], [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]], [[Socialist Unity Centre|SUC]], [[Marxist Forward Bloc|MFB]], [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India|RCPI]], [[Workers Party of India|WPI]] and the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]].<ref name="M.V.S. Koteswara Rao 2003. p. 227-229"/>
[[United Front (1967)|United Front]] led by [[Ajoy Mukherjee]] formed the Government. United Front was combination of [[People's United Left Front]], an electoral combination of [[Communist Party of India]], the [[Bangla Congress]], the [[All India Forward Bloc]] and the [[Bolshevik Party of India]]<ref name="M.V.S. Koteswara Rao 2003. p. 227-229">M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229.</ref> with [[United Left Front (1967)]], electoral alliance of The front comprised the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], the [[Samyukta Socialist Party]], the [[Socialist Unity Centre of India]], the [[Marxist Forward Bloc]], the [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]], the [[Workers Party of India]] and the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]].<ref name="M.V.S. Koteswara Rao 2003. p. 227-229"/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 3 October 2025


1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
← 1962 25 February 1967 1969 →
All 280 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
141 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PrafullaChandraSen.png
Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png
Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg
Leader Prafulla Chandra Sen Jyoti Basu Ajoy Mukherjee
Party INC CPI (M) Bangla Congress
Alliance ULF PULF
Leader since 1962 1964 1967
Leader's seat Arambag (lost) Baranagar Tamluk (vacated)
Arambag
Last election 47.3%, 157 seats New New
Seats won 127 43 34
Seat change Decrease 30 Increase 43 Increase 34
Popular vote 5,207,930 2,293,026 1,286,028
Percentage 41.1% 18.1% 10.16%
Swing Decrease 6.2 pp New New
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Prafulla Chandra Sen
INC

Chief Minister after election

Ajoy Mukherjee
Bangla Congress

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[edit | edit source]

e • d 
Party Candidates Seats Votes Vote% Seat change
Indian National Congress 280 127 5,207,930 41.13% Decrease 30
CPI (M) 135 43 2,293,026 18.11% Increase 43
Bangla Congress 80 34 1,286,028 10.16% Increase 34
Communist Party of India 62 16 827,196 6.53% Decrease 34
All India Forward Bloc 42 13 561,148 4.43% Steady
Samyukta Socialist Party 26 7 269,234 2.13% Increase 7
Praja Socialist Party 26 7 238,694 1.88% Increase 2
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 58 1 167,934 1.33% Increase 1
Swatantra Party 21 1 102,576 0.81% Increase 1
Independent 327 31 1,708,011 13.49% Increase 20
Total 1058 280 12,663,030

Elected members[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Pala Badaler Pala; Barun Sengupta (1971). Adi Parba (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. p. 14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229.
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