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]
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All 280 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 141 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Votes | Vote% | Seat change | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 280 | 127 | 5,207,930 | 41.13% |  30
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| Communist Party of India | 135 | 43 | 2,293,026 | 18.11% |  43
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| Bangla Congress | 80 | 34 | 1,286,028 | 10.16% | 34
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| Communist Party of India | 62 | 16 | 827,196 | 6.53% | 34
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| All India Forward Bloc | 42 | 13 | 561,148 | 4.43% | 
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| Samyukta Socialist Party | 26 | 7 | 269,234 | 2.13% | 7
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| Praja Socialist Party | 26 | 7 | 238,694 | 1.88% | 2
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| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 58 | 1 | 167,934 | 1.33% | 1
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| Swatantra Party | 21 | 1 | 102,576 | 0.81% | 1
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| Independent | 327 | 31 | 1,708,011 | 13.49% | 20
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| Total | 1058 | 280 | 12,663,030 | ||||||
Elected members
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekliganj | SC | A. N. R. Prodhan | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Mathabhanga | SC | D. C. Dakua | Communist Party of India | |
| Cooch Behar West | SC | P. Barman | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitai | None | F. Hoque | Indian National Congress | |
| Dinhata | None | K. K. Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Cooch Behar North | None | M. R. Tar | Indian National Congress | |
| Cooch Behar South | None | S. K. Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Tufanganj | SC | I. S. Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumargram | None | P. K. 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 | D. Rai | Independent | |
| Jorebunglow | None | N. 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 | K. 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Krishnagar East | None | K. K. Maitra | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Hanskhali | SC | C. M. Sarkar | Bangla Congress | |
| Santipur | None | K. Pal | Communist Party of India | |
| Ranaghat West | None | B. K. Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranaghat East | SC | N. Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Chakdah | None | H. 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhangar | None | A. Molla | Bangla Congress | |
| Jadavpur | None | B. C. Guha | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala East | None | N. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala West | None | R. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Garden Reach | None | S. M. Abdullah | Indian National Congress | |
| Maheshtola | None | S. C. Bhandari | Communist Party of India | |
| Budge Budge | None | K. B. R. Barman | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur West | None | P. C. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur East | SC | S. K. Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| Falta | None | J. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Diamond Harbour | None | A. Q. Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| Magrahat East | SC | R. Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Panihati | None | G. K. Bhattacharyya | Communist Party of India | |
| Kamarhati | None | R. R. Banerji | Communist Party of India | |
| Baranagar | None | J. Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Dum Dum | None | T. K. S. Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Cossipur | None | S. K. Paul | Indian National Congress | |
| Shampukur | None | G. C. Dey | Indian National Congress | |
| Jorabagan | None | H. P. Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Jorasanko | None | R. K. Poddar | Indian National Congress | |
| Barabazar | None | I. D. Jalan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bowbazar | None | B. S. 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Dhakuria | None | S. 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 | P. C. Chunder | Indian National Congress | |
| Vidyasagar | None | N. C. Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Beliaghata North | None | K. P. Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| Manicktola | None | I. Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Burtola | None | N. Das | Independent | |
| Belgachia | None | L. C. Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Udaynarayanpur | None | P. L. Maji | Communist Party of India | |
| Jangipara | None | M. N. Jana | Communist Party of India | |
| Chanditala | None | M. A. Latif | Independent | |
| Uttarpara | None | M. Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Serampore | None | G. D. Nag | Indian National Congress | |
| Champdani | None | B. Majumdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandernagore | None | B. Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamuria | SC | T. Mondal | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Ukhra | SC | H. Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Durgapur | None | D. K. Mazumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Faridpur | None | M. Baksi | Bangla Congress | |
| Ausgram | SC | K. C. Halder | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhatar | None | S. Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| Galsi | None | P. C. Roy | Independent | |
| Burdwan North | None | S. Shahedullah | Communist Party of India | |
| 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 | Communist Party of India | |
| Nadanghat | None | P. C. Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| Manteswar | None | N. C. Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress | |
| Purbasthali | None | L. Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Katwa | None | S. Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| 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
editUnited 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[4] with United Left Front, comprising CPI(M), SSP, SUCI(C), MFB, RCPI, WPI and the RSP.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ Pala Badaler Pala; Barun Sengupta (1971). Adi Parba (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. p. 14.
- ^ "eci.nic.in" (PDF).
- ^ a b M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229.