1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Assembly Election of West Bengal, India 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary no 1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election 1962 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election 1969 25 February 1967 All 280 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly PrafullaChandraSen.png 110 100 120 5 0 Prafulla Chandra Sen Arambag (lost) Indian National Congress 127 30 5,207,930 41.1% 6.2 pp Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png 120 100 120 20 10 Jyoti Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist) ULF Baranagar 43 New 2,293,026 18.1% New Ajoy Mukherjee Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg 130 100 120 10 5 Bangla Congress PULF Tamluk (vacated) Arambag 34 New 1,286,028 10.16% New Chief Minister Chief Minister after election Prafulla Chandra Sen Indian National Congress Ajoy Mukherjee Bangla Congress 141 1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Elected members 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Elected members 47.3%, 157 seats New Party New Party 1962 1964 1967 File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967.svg Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1967 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF WEST BENGAL Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20140317110615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf 17 March 2014 en-IN United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee won majority of seats in the election, and formed the first non-Congress government of the state.Pala Badaler Pala Barun Sengupta Adi Parba Ananda Publishers 1971 Kolkata 14 Bengali Results Summary of results of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1967 yes !colspan=10|File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1967.svg |- !colspan=2|Party !Candidates !Seats !Votes !Vote% !Seat change |- ! Indian National Congress |280||127||5,207,930||41.13%|| 30 |- ! Communist Party of India (Marxist) |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 (politician) |327||31||1,708,011||13.49%|| 20 |- !colspan=2|Total |1058 |280 |12,663,030 | | |- |} Elected members NoConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)Member Party1 Mekliganj SC Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc2 Mathabhanga SC Dinesh Chandra Dakua Communist Party of India (Marxist)3 Cooch Behar West SC Prasenjit Barman Indian National Congress4 Sitai None Fazle Haque Indian National Congress5 Dinhata None Kamal Guha All India Forward Bloc6 Cooch Behar North None Matiranjan Tar Indian National Congress7 Cooch Behar South None Santosh Roy Indian National Congress8 Tufanganj SC Sankar Sen Ishore Indian National Congress9 Kumargram None Pijush Kanti Mukherjee Indian National Congress10 Kalchini ST D. Lakra Indian National Congress11 Alipore Duars None N. Bhattacharya Independent (politician)12 Falakata SC J. Roy Praja Socialist Party13 Madarihat ST D. N. Rai Indian National Congress14 Dhupguri None A. G. Neogi Samyukta Socialist Party15 Nagrakata ST B. Bhagat Indian National Congress16 Mainaguri SC J. Ray Bangla Congress17 Mal ST A. Topna Indian National Congress18 Jalpaiguri None K. N. Das Gupta Indian National Congress19 Rajganj SC B. N. R. Hakim Samyukta Socialist Party20 Kalimpong None K. B. Gurung Indian National Congress21 Darjeeling None Deo Prakash Rai Independent (politician)22 Jorebunglow None Nandalal Gurung Independent (politician)23 Siliguri None A. K. Moitra Indian National Congress24 Phansidewa ST T. Wangoi Indian National Congress25 Chopra None A. Chowdhury Indian National Congress26 Goal Pokhar None M. Salimuddin Praja Socialist Party27 Karandighi None H. S. Hussain Praja Socialist Party28 Raiganj None N. N. Kundu Praja Socialist Party29 Kaliaganj SC S. P. Barman Indian National Congress30 Itahar None Z. Abedin Indian National Congress31 Kushmandi SC J. M. Roy Indian National Congress32 Gangarampur None Khalil Sayed Indian National Congress33 Kumarganj None M. Bose Indian National Congress34 Balurghat None M. Basu Independent (politician)35 Tapan ST N. Murmu Independent (politician)36 Habibpur ST B. Murmu Indian National Congress37 Gajol ST D. Murmu Indian National Congress38 Kharba None G. Yazdani Independent (politician)39 Harish Chandrapur None M. E. Razi Independent (politician)40 Ratda None S. M. Misra Indian National Congress41 Malda None M. S. Mia Indian National Congress42 Englishbazar None S. G. Sen Indian National Congress43 Manikchak None R. S. Singhi Swatantra Party44 Suzapur None A. B. A. G. K. Choudhury Indian National Congress45 Kaliachak None N. Islam Communist Party of India (Marxist)46 Farakka None T. A. N. Nabi Bangla Congress47 Suti None S. Mahammad Independent (politician)48 Jangipur None A. Haque Independent (politician)49 Sagardighi SC A. C. Das Indian National Congress50 Lalgola None A. Sattar Indian National Congress51 Bhagabangola None S. Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress52 Nabagram None A. K. Bakshi Indian National Congress53 Murshidabad None S. K. A. Meerza Indian National Congress54 Jalangi None A. Rahaman Indian National Congress55 Domkal None M. A. Bari Communist Party of India (Marxist)56 Naoda None M. Israil Indian National Congress57 Hariharpara None S. Ahmed Indian National Congress58 Berhampore None S. Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress59 Beldanga None A. Latif Indian National Congress60 Kandi None G. Trivedi Indian National Congress61 Khargram SC S. K. Mondal Indian National Congress62 Barwan None A. L. Roy Independent (politician)63 Bharatpur None S. Sinha Indian National Congress64 Karimpur None N. Sanyal Bangla Congress65 Tehatta None S. Banerji Indian National Congress66 Kaliganj None S. M. F. Rahman Indian National Congress67 Nakashipara SC M. C. Mondal Bangla Congress68 Chapra None J. Mojumder Bangla Congress69 Nabadwip None S. M. Nandy Indian National Congress70 Krishnagar West None A. Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)71 Krishnagar East None K. K. Maitra Samyukta Socialist Party72 Hanskhali SC C. M. Sarkar Bangla Congress73 Santipur None K. Pal Communist Party of India (Marxist)74 Ranaghat West None B. K. Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress75 Ranaghat East SC N. Sarkar Communist Party of India76 Chakdah None Haridas Mitra Bangla Congress77 Haringhata None B. M. Karim Independent (politician)78 Bagdaha SC A. L. Majumdar All India Forward Bloc79 Bongaon None K. Bhowmick Indian National Congress80 Gaighata None C. Mitra Bangla Congress81 Ashokenagar None S. K. Sen Communist Party of India82 Barasat None H. K. Basu All India Forward Bloc83 Rajarhat SC S. N. Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)84 Deganga None J. Kabir Bangla Congress85 Habra None J. P. Mukherjee Bangla Congress86 Swarupnagar None J. R. Sen Communist Party of India87 Baduria None Q. A. Gaffar Indian National Congress88 Basirhat None A. B. Bandopadhyay Communist Party of India89 Hasnabad None H. N. Mazumdar Bangla Congress90 Hingalganj SC B. N. Brahmachari Independent (politician)91 Gosaba SC G. N. Mandal Bharatiya Jana Sangh92 Sandeshkhali ST D. N. Sinha Indian National Congress93 Haroa SC G. Pramanick Bangla Congress94 Basanti None S. Khatun Indian National Congress95 Canning SC A. C. Halder Bangla Congress96 Kultali SC P. Purkait Independent (politician)97 Joynagar None S. Banerjee Independent (politician)98 Baruipur SC K. R. Mandal Samyukta Socialist Party99 Sonarpur None G. Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)100 Bhangar None A. Molla Bangla Congress101 Jadavpur None B. C. Guha Communist Party of India (Marxist)102 Behala East None N. Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)103 Behala West None R. Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)104 Garden Reach None S. M. Abdullah Indian National Congress105 Maheshtola None S. C. Bhandari Communist Party of India (Marxist)106 Budge Budge None K. B. R. Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist)107 Bishnupur West None P. C. Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)108 Bishnupur East SC S. K. Naskar Communist Party of India (Marxist)109 Falta None J. Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)110 Diamond Harbour None A. Q. Molla Communist Party of India (Marxist)111 Magrahat East SC R. Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)112 Magrahat West None J. Abdin Bangla Congress113 Kulpi SC N. K. Haldar Indian National Congress114 Mathurapur SC H. Haldar Bangla Congress115 Patharpratima None R. Mandal Independent (politician)116 Kakdwip None H. Dhara Indian National Congress117 Sagar None T. Misra Indian National Congress118 Bijpur None J. C. Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)119 Naihati None G. Bhattacharjee Indian National Congress120 Bhatpara None D. Beri Indian National Congress121 Noapara None S. Roy Indian National Congress122 Titagarh None K. K. Shukla Indian National Congress123 Khardah None S. K. Chakraborty Communist Party of India (Marxist)124 Panihati None G. K. Bhattacharyya Communist Party of India (Marxist)125 Kamarhati None R. R. Banerji Communist Party of India (Marxist)126 Baranagar None Jyoti Basu Communist Party of India (Marxist)127 Dum Dum None T. K. S. Gupta Communist Party of India (Marxist)128 Cossipur None S. K. Paul Indian National Congress129 Shampukur None G. C. Dey Indian National Congress130 Jorabagan None H. P. Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)131 Jorasanko None R. K. Poddar Indian National Congress132 Barabazar None Ishwar Das Jalan Indian National Congress133 Bowbazar None Bijoy Singh Nahar Indian National Congress134 Chowringhee None S. S. Ray Indian National Congress135 Kabithirtha None B. B. Paul Indian National Congress136 Alipore None M. Sanyal Communist Party of India137 Kalighat None B. Mitra Indian National Congress138 Rashbehariavenue None B. K. Banerjee Independent (politician)139 Tolly Gunge None N. S. Gupta Communist Party of India (Marxist)140 Dhakuria None Somnath Lahiri Communist Party of India141 Ballygunge None J. B. Bhattacharya Independent (politician)142 Beliaghata South SC G. P. Roy Indian National Congress143 Entally None A. A. M. O. Ghani Communist Party of India144 Taltola None K. Hossain Indian National Congress145 Sealdah None Pratap Chandra Chunder Indian National Congress146 Vidyasagar None N. C. Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)147 Beliaghata North None K. P. Ghosh Communist Party of India (Marxist)148 Manicktola None Ila Mitra Communist Party of India149 Burtola None N. Das Independent (politician)150 Belgachia None L. C. Sen Communist Party of India (Marxist)151 Bally None S. N. Mukhrjee Indian National Congress152 Howrah North None S. K. Mukhrjee Indian National Congress153 Howrah Central None D. Mitra Indian National Congress154 Howrah South None B. K. Bhattacharja Indian National Congress155 Shibpur None M. Banerjee Indian National Congress156 Domjur None A. H. Mondal Indian National Congress157 Jagatballavpur None B. B. Bose Communist Party of India (Marxist)158 Panchla None P. Mukhopadhya Indian National Congress159 Sankrail SC N. N. Bhunia Indian National Congress160 Uluberia North SC A. L. Majumdar All India Forward Bloc161 Uliberia South None B. D. Ghose All India Forward Bloc162 Shyampur None S. Bera All India Forward Bloc163 Bagnan None R. G. Choudhury Indian National Congress164 Kalyanpur None S. K. Mitra Bangla Congress165 Amta None N. Bhandari Communist Party of India (Marxist)166 Udaynarayanpur None P. L. Maji Communist Party of India (Marxist)167 Jangipara None M. N. Jana Communist Party of India (Marxist)168 Chanditala None M. A. Latif Independent (politician)169 Uttarpara None M. Hazra Communist Party of India (Marxist)170 Serampore None Gopal Das Nag Indian National Congress171 Champdani None B. Majumdar Indian National Congress172 Chandernagore None B. Mukherjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)173 Singur None P. Pal Indian National Congress174 Haripal None A. C. Majumdar Samyukta Socialist Party175 Chinsurah None S. C. Ghose All India Forward Bloc176 Polba None B. Chattopadhayay Indian National Congress177 Balagarh SC H. K. Das Indian National Congress178 Pandua None R. Kundu Indian National Congress179 Dhaniakhali SC K. Saha All India Forward Bloc180 Tarakeswar None R. Chatterjee Independent (politician)181 Pursurah None S. M. Roy Indian National Congress182 Khanakul SC M. Saha Communist Party of India (Marxist)183 Arambagh None A. K. Mukhopadhyaya Bangla Congress184 Goghat SC A. K. Biswas All India Forward Bloc185 Chandrakona None I. Roy Indian National Congress186 Ghatal SC N. R. Dal Communist Party of India (Marxist)187 Daspur None B. C. Sasmal Indian National Congress188 Panskura West None R. K. Pramanik Bangla Congress189 Panskura East None G. Mukhopadhyay Communist Party of India190 Moyna None K. Bhowmik Communist Party of India191 Tamluk None A. K. Mukhopadhyay Bangla Congress192 Mahishadal None S. K. Bhara Bangla Congress193 Sutahata SC M. C. Das Bangla Congress194 Nandigram None B. C. Panda Communist Party of India195 Narghat None P. K. Gayen Bangla Congress196 Bhagbanpur None A. Maiti Indian National Congress197 Khajuri SC B. Paik Indian National Congress198 Contai North None M. L. Das Indian National Congress199 Contai South None S. C. Das Praja Socialist Party200 Ramnagar None T. Pradhan Indian National Congress201 Egra None B. Pahari Praja Socialist Party202 Mugberia None B. Maity Bangla Congress203 Pataspur None K. D. Mahapatra Communist Party of India204 Pingla None G. Samanta Communist Party of India205 Debra None K. Chakraborty Bangla Congress206 Keshpur SC R. K. Doloi Indian National Congress207 Garhbeta East SC K. K. Chalak Indian National Congress208 Garhbeta West None P. Sinharay Indian National Congress209 Salbani None A. R. Mahato Bangla Congress210 Midnapur None K. C. Ghose Communist Party of India211 Kharagpur None N. Choubey Communist Party of India212 Kharagpur Local None D. Das Communist Party of India213 Narayangarh None K. D. Roy Indian National Congress214 Dantan None D. N. Das Bangla Congress215 Keshiari ST B. C. Tudu Indian National Congress216 Nayagram ST J. Hansda Bangla Congress217 Gopiballavpur None D. Kar Samyukta Socialist Party218 Jhargram None P. C. Ghosh Independent (politician)219 Binpur ST M. C. Saren Indian National Congress220 Banduan ST K. Majhi Independent (politician)221 Manbazar None G. Mahato Independent (politician)222 Balarampur ST G. Majhi Independent (politician)223 Arsha None B. Mukherjee Indian National Congress224 Jhalda None C. Mahato All India Forward Bloc225 Jaipur None R. K. Mahato Indian National Congress226 Purulia None B. B. D. Gupta Independent (politician)227 Para SC S. Bauri Bangla Congress228 Raghunathpur SC N. Bauri Indian National Congress229 Kashipur None S. N. S. Deo Indian National Congress230 Hura None S. Ojha Independent (politician)231 Taldangra None P. Mukhopadhyay Indian National Congress232 Raipur ST B. Saren Bangla Congress233 Ranibandh ST B. Hemran Indian National Congress234 Indpur SC B. B. Maji Indian National Congress235 Chhatna None J. Koley Indian National Congress236 Gangjalghati SC G. Maji Bangla Congress237 Barjora None A. Chatterjee Indian National Congress238 Bankura None S. Mitra Indian National Congress239 Onda None S. Dutta Indian National Congress240 Vishnupur None B. C. Mandal Indian National Congress241 Kotulpur None S. Sarkar Bangla Congress242 Indas SC P. C. Mal Bangla Congress243 Sonamukhi SC K. Saha Indian National Congress244 Hirapur None S. Ghatak Indian National Congress245 Kulti None J. Sharma Indian National Congress246 Barabani None M. Upadhyay Indian National Congress247 Asansol None G. R. Mitra Indian National Congress248 Raniganj None H. Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)249 Jamuria SC T. Mondal Samyukta Socialist Party250 Ukhra SC H. Mondal Indian National Congress251 Durgapur None D. K. Mazumdar Communist Party of India (Marxist)252 Faridpur None M. Baksi Bangla Congress253 Ausgram SC K. C. Halder Communist Party of India (Marxist)254 Bhatar None S. Hazra Indian National Congress255 Galsi None P. C. Roy Independent (politician)256 Burdwan North None Syed Shahedullah Communist Party of India (Marxist)257 Burdwan South None S. B. Choudhury Indian National Congress258 Khandaghosh SC P. Dhibar Indian National Congress259 Raina None D. Tah Praja Socialist Party260 Jamal Pur SC P. Pramanik Indian National Congress261 Memari None P. Bishayee Indian National Congress262 Kalna None H. K. Konar Communist Party of India (Marxist)263 Nadanghat None P. C. Goswami Indian National Congress264 Manteswar None N. C. Chaudhuri Indian National Congress265 Purbasthali None L. Hazra Communist Party of India (Marxist)266 Katwa None S. Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)267 Mangalkot None N. Sattar Indian National Congress268 Ketugram SC P. Mandal Indian National Congress269 Nanur SC S. Jash Indian National Congress270 Bolpur None R. K. Sinha Independent (politician)271 Labpur None S. Bandyopadhyay Indian National Congress272 Dubrajpur None K. N. Bandopadhyay Independent (politician)273 Rajnagar SC S. Mandal All India Forward Bloc274 Suri None B. Bandopadhyay Indian National Congress275 Mahammad Bazar None N. Ghosh Indian National Congress276 Mayureswar SC K. Saha Indian National Congress277 Rampurhat None S. S. Mondal All India Forward Bloc278 Hansan SC S. Prasad Indian National Congress279 Nalhati None G. Mahiuddin Independent (politician)280 Murarai None B. Ahamad Independent (politician) 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 BPIM.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229. with United Left Front, comprising CPI(M), SSP, SUC, MFB, RCPI, WPI and the RSP. References Category:State Assembly elections in West Bengal Category:1960s in West Bengal West Bengal