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Legislative Assembly elections was held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977.[1] The polls took place after the ousting of Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre.
The Left Front won a landslide victory. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet. The election finally put to rest, the decade-long political instability that had begun since 1967.
Background
After the Janata Party won the national parliamentary election in March 1977 the new government in Delhi opted to dissolve the assemblies in nine states where the Indian National Congress (R) had lost the parliamentary polls and call for fresh elections.[2] West Bengal was one of these states.[2] The Congress(R) opposed the dissolution of the assemblies, the incumbent West Bengal Congress(R) government petitioned the Supreme Court of India.[2] The Supreme Court rejected the petition on 30 April 1977 and the West Bengal assembly was dissolved on order from the acting president B.D. Jatti.[2]
Ahead of the March 1977 parliamentary election the Left Front (a new alliance led by the CPI(M) consisting of RSP, AIFB, MFB, RCPI & Biplobi Bangla Congress) and the Janata Party had contested with a seat-sharing agreement.[2] With the assembly elections approaching, the two sides sought to build a seat-sharing agreement.[2] But the negotiation turned fruitless, and the Left Front and Janata Party parted ways.[2] The Left Front had offered the Janata Party 56% of the seats and the post as Chief Minister to Janata Party leader Prafulla Chandra Sen, but the Janata Party insisted on 70% of the seats.[3]
There were 25,984,474 eligible voters, voter turn-out stood at 56.15%.[4]
Campaign
In most areas the West Bengal assembly election saw a triangular contest between the Left Front, the Congress(R) and the Janata Party for the 294 seats across the constituency.[2] The Left Front fielded 293 candidates; CPI(M) contested 224 seats, the All India Forward Bloc 36, the Revolutionary Socialist Party 23, the Marxist Forward Bloc 3, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India 4, the Biplobi Bangla Congress 2 and 1 Left Front supported independent.[4][5][6] Congress(R) contested 290 seats and Janata Party 289 seats.[4] Left Front heavily campaigned on the massive-rigging perpetrated by the Congress(R) in the previous state election, state-sponsored anti-Communist violence & Emergency-era abuses perpetrated by the government of Siddharta Shankar Ray, with its slogan being কংগ্রেসের কালো হাত ভেঙ্গে দাও, গুড়িয়ে দাও (Break off & smash the black hand of the Congress in Bengali).
Results
The Left Front won the election, winning 231 out of the 294 seats.[7][4][5] The electoral result came as a surprise to the Left Front itself, as it had offered 52% of the seats in the pre-electoral seat sharing talks with the Janata Party.[2][8] On 21 June 1977 the Left Front formed a government with Jyoti Basu as its Chief Minister.[8][9] The first cabinet meeting of the Left Front government ordered the release of political prisoners.[10]
Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) leader Santosh Rana was elected as an independent from Gopiballavpur.[11]
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Front | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 224 | 178 | 5,080,828 | 35.46 |
| All India Forward Bloc | 36 | 25 | 750,229 | 5.24 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 23 | 20 | 536,625 | 3.74 | |
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India | 4 | 3 | 75,156 | 0.52 | |
| Marxist Forward Bloc | 3 | 3 | 58,466 | 0.41 | |
| Biplobi Bangla Congress | 2 | 1 | 35,457 | 0.25 | |
| LF independent | 1 | 1 | 32,238 | 0.22 | |
| Janata Party | 289 | 29 | 2,869,391 | 20.02 | |
| Indian National Congress (R) | 290 | 20 | 3,298,063 | 23.02 | |
| Communist Party of India | 63 | 2 | 375,560 | 2.62 | |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 29 | 4 | 211,752 | 1.48 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 32 | 1 | 54,942 | 0.38 | |
| Workers Party of India | 2 | 1 | 29,221 | 0.20 | |
| Jharkhand Party | 2 | 0 | 5,701 | 0.04 | |
| Republican Party of India | 3 | 0 | 1,652 | 0.01 | |
| All India Gorkha League | 2 | 0 | 810 | 0.01 | |
| Bharater Biplobi Communist Party | 1 | 0 | 489 | 0.00 | |
| Independents | 566 | 7 | 912,612 | 6.37 | |
| Total | 1,572 | 294 | 14,329,201 | 100 | |
| Source: ECI | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekliganj | SC | Sada Kant Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Sitalkuchi | SC | Sudhir Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| Mathabhanga | SC | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India | |
| Cooch Behar North | None | Aparajita Goppi | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Cooch Behar West | None | Bimal Kanti Basu | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Sitai | None | Dipak Sen Gupta | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Dinhata | None | Kamal Kanti Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Natabari | None | Sibendra Narayan Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Tufanganj | SC | Manindra Nath Barma | Communist Party of India | |
| Kumargram | ST | John Arther Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Kalchini | ST | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Alipurduars | None | Nani Bhattacharya | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Falakata | SC | Jogendra Nath Singh Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Madarihat | ST | A. H. Besterwitch | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Dhupguri | SC | Banamali Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Nagrakata | ST | Punai Oraon | Communist Party of India | |
| Mainaguri | SC | Tarak Bandhu Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Mal | ST | Mohan Lal Oraon | Communist Party of India | |
| Kranti | None | Parimal Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Jalpaiguri | None | Nirmal Kumar Bose | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Rajganj | SC | Dhirendra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalimpong | None | Subha Renuleena | Independent | |
| Darjeeling | None | Deo Prakash Rai | Independent | |
| Kurseong | None | Dawa Norbula | Indian National Congress | |
| Siliguri | None | Biren Bose | Communist Party of India | |
| Phansidewa | ST | Patras Minz | Communist Party of India | |
| Chopra | None | Moha Bachcha Munsi | Communist Party of India | |
| Islampur | None | Chowdhary Abdul Karim | Independent | |
| Goalpokhar | None | Ramjan Ali | Independent | |
| Karandighi | None | Haji Sajjad Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Raiganj | SC | Khagendra Nath Sinha | Communist Party of India | |
| Kaliaganj | SC | Naba Kumar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Kushmandi | SC | Dhirendra Nath Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| Itahar | None | Zaimal Abedin | Indian National Congress | |
| Gangarampur | None | Ahindra Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Tapan | ST | Natheniel Murmu | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Kumarganj | None | Jamini Kisore Mojumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Balurghat | None | Biswanath Choudhauri | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Habibpur | ST | Murmu Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Gajol | ST | Sufal Murmu | Communist Party of India | |
| Kharba | None | Golam Yazdani | Independent | |
| Harishchandrapur | None | Birendra Kumar Maitra | Janata Party | |
| Ratua | None | Mohammad Ali | Communist Party of India | |
| Araidanga | None | Habib Mustafa | Communist Party of India | |
| Malda | SC | Subhendu Choudhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Englishbazar | None | Sailen Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Manikchak | None | Subodh Choudhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Suzapur | None | Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Chowdhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Kaliachak | None | Samsuddin Ahmmad | Indian National Congress | |
| Farakka | None | Abul Hasnat Khan | Communist Party of India | |
| Aurangabad | None | Lutfal Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| Suti | None | Md. Sohorab | Indian National Congress | |
| Sagardighi | SC | Hazari Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| Jangipur | None | Habibur Rahaman | Indian National Congress | |
| Lalgola | None | Abdus Sattar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhagabangola | None | Kazi Hafizur Rahaman | Independent | |
| Nabagram | None | Birendra Narayan Ray | Communist Party of India | |
| Murshidabad | None | Chhaya Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Jalangi | None | Atahar Rahaman | Communist Party of India | |
| Domkal | None | Md. Abdul Bari | Communist Party of India | |
| Naoda | None | Jayanta Kumar Biswas | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Hariharpara | None | Shaikh Imajuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Berhampore | None | Debabrata Bandopadhyay | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Beldanga | None | Timir Baran Bhadury | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Kandi | None | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Khargram | SC | Dinabandhu Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Barwan | None | Amalendra Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Bharatpur | None | Satyapada Bhattacharyya | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Karimpur | None | Samarendra Nath Sanyal | Communist Party of India | |
| Palashipara | None | Madhabendu Mohanta | Communist Party of India | |
| Nakashipara | None | Mir Fakir Mohammad | Communist Party of India | |
| Kaliganj | None | Debsaran Ghosh | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Chapra | None | Sahabuddin Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Krishnaganj | SC | Jnanendranath Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| Krishnagar East | None | Kashikanta Maitra | Janata Party | |
| Krishnagar West | None | Amritendu Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Nabadwip | None | Debi Prosad Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Santipur | None | Bimalananda Mukherjee | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Hanskhali | SC | Sukumar Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Ranaghat East | SC | Satish Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| Ranaghat West | None | Kundu Gourchandra | Communist Party of India | |
| Chakdaha | None | Binoy Kumar Biswas | Independent | |
| Haringhata | None | Malakar Nanigopal | Communist Party of India | |
| Bagdaha | SC | Kamalakshmi Biswas | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Bongaon | None | Ranjit Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Gaighata | None | Kanti Chandra Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| Habra | None | Nirode Roy Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Ashokenagar | None | Nani Kar | Communist Party of India | |
| Amdanga | None | Hashim Abdul Halim | Communist Party of India | |
| Barasat | None | Saral Deb | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Rajarhat | SC | Rabindra Nath Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
| Deganga | None | A. K. M. Hassan Uzzaman | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| Swarupnagar | None | Anisur Rahman | Communist Party of India | |
| Baduria | None | Mostafa Bin Quasem | Communist Party of India | |
| Basirhat | None | Narayan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Hasnabad | None | Amiya Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Haroa | SC | Kshiti Ranjan Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Sandeshkhali | SC | Kumud Ranjan Biswas | Communist Party of India | |
| Hingalganj | SC | Sudhangshu Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Gosaba | SC | Ganesh Chandra Mondal | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Basanti | SC | Kalipada Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Kultali | SC | Probodh Purkait | Socialist Unity Centre of India | |
| Joynagar | None | Deba Prosad Sarkar | Socialist Unity Centre of India | |
| Baruipur | None | Hemen Majumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Canning West | SC | Chitta Ranjan Mridha | Communist Party of India | |
| Canning East | None | Abdur Razzak Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhangar | None | Daud Khan | Communist Party of India | |
| Jadavpur | None | Dinesh Majumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Sonarpur | SC | Gangadhar Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur East | SC | Sundar Naskar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur West | None | Provesh Chandra Ray | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala East | None | Niranjan Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala West | None | Rabin Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Garden Reach | None | Chhedilal Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Maheshtala | None | Sudhir Bhandari | Communist Party of India | |
| Budge Budge | None | Khitibhusan Burmon | Communist Party of India | |
| Satgachia | None | Jyoti Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Falta | None | Nemai Chandra Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Diamond Harbour | None | Abdul Quiyom Molla | Communist Party of India | |
| Magrahat West | None | Chhobhan Gazi | Communist Party of India | |
| Magrahat East | SC | Radjika Ranjan Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| Mandirbazar | SC | Renupada Halder | Socialist Unity Centre of India | |
| Mathurapur | None | Satya Ranjan Bapuli | Indian National Congress | |
| Kulpi | SC | Krishnadhan Halder | Communist Party of India | |
| Patharpratima | None | Gunadhar Maiti | Communist Party of India | |
| Kakdwip | None | Hrishikesh Maity | Communist Party of India | |
| Sagar | None | Provanjan Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Bijpur | None | Jagadish Chandra Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Naihati | None | Gopal Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhatpara | None | Sita Ram Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Jagatdal | None | Nihar Kumar Basu | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Noapara | None | Jamini Bhusan Saha | Communist Party of India | |
| Titagarh | None | Mohammed Amin | Communist Party of India | |
| Khardah | None | Kamal Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Panihati | None | Gopal Krishna Bhattacharyya | Communist Party of India | |
| Kamarhati | None | Radhika Ranjan Banerjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Baranagar | None | Matish Ray | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Dum Dum | None | Tarun Sen Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Belgachia East | None | Subhas Chakraborty | Communist Party of India | |
| Cossipur | None | Buddhadev Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Shyampukur | None | Nalini Kanta Guha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Jorabagan | None | Haripada Bharati | Janata Party | |
| Jorasanko | None | Vishnu Kant Shastri | Janata Party | |
| Bara Bazar | None | Rabi Shankar Pandey | Janata Party | |
| Bow Bazar | None | Abul Hasan | Communist Party of India | |
| Chowringhee | None | Sandip Das | Janata Party | |
| Kabitirtha | None | Kalimuddin Shams | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Alipore | None | Ashoke Kumar Bose | Communist Party of India | |
| Rashbehari Avenue | None | Ashok Mitra | Communist Party of India | |
| Tollygunge | None | Prasanta Kumar Sur | Communist Party of India | |
| Dhakuria | None | Jatin Chakravarty | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Ballygunge | None | Sachin Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Entally | None | Md. Nezamuddin | Communist Party of India | |
| Taltola | SC | Sumanta Kr. Hira | Communist Party of India | |
| Beliaghata | None | Krishna Pada Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| Sealdah | None | Binoy Banerjee | Janata Party | |
| Vidyasagar | None | Samar Kumar Rudra | Communist Party of India | |
| Burtola | None | Nikhil Das | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Manicktola | None | Suhrid Mullick Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Belgachia West | None | Lakshmi Charan Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Bally | None | Patipaban Pathak | Communist Party of India | |
| Howrah North | None | Chitabrata Mazumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Howrah Central | None | Sudhindra Nath Kumar | Independent | |
| Howrah South | None | Praley Talukdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Shibpur | None | Kanai Lal Bhattacharyya | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Domjur | None | Joykesh Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Jagatballavpur | None | M. Ansaruddin | Communist Party of India | |
| Panchla | None | Santosh Kumar Das | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Sankrail | SC | Haran Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Uluberia North | SC | Raj Kumar Mndal | Communist Party of India | |
| Uluberia South | None | Aurobinda Ghosal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Shyampur | None | Sasabindu Bera | Janata Party | |
| Bagnan | None | Nirupama Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalyanpur | None | Nitai Charan Adak | Communist Party of India | |
| Amta | None | Barindra Nath Koley | Communist Party of India | |
| Udaynarayanpur | None | Pannalal Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Jangipara | None | Manindra Nath Jana | Communist Party of India | |
| Chanditala | None | Malin Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| Uttarpara | None | Santashree Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Serampore | None | Kamal Krishna Bahattacharayya | Communist Party of India | |
| Champdani | None | Saidndra Nath Chattopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Chandernagore | None | Bhabani Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Singur | None | Gopal Bandnopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Haripal | None | Balai Bandhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Tarakeswar | None | Ram Chatterjee | Independent | |
| Chinsurah | None | Sambhu Charan Ghosh | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Bansberia | None | Prabir Kumar Sen Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Balagarh | SC | Abimnash Pramanik | Communist Party of India | |
| Pandua | None | Deb Narayan Chakrabarty | Communist Party of India | |
| Polba | None | Brojogopal Neogy | Communist Party of India | |
| Dhaniakhali | SC | Kripa Sindhu Saha | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Pursurah | None | Manoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Khanakul | SC | Panchanan Digpati | Janata Party | |
| Arambagh | None | Ajoy Kr. Dey | Janata Party | |
| Goghat | SC | Nanuram Roy | Janata Party | |
| Chandrakona | None | Umapati Chakrabarty | Communist Party of India | |
| Ghatal | SC | Gopal Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Daspur | None | Prabhas Chandra Phadikar | Communist Party of India | |
| Nandanpur | None | Manoranjan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Panskura West | None | Sk. Omkar Ali | Communist Party of India | |
| Panskura East | None | Swades Ranjan Maji | Janata Party | |
| Tamluk | None | Biswanath Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Moyna | None | Pulak Bera | Communist Party of India | |
| Mahishadal | None | Saswati Bag | Janata Party | |
| Sutahata | SC | Shiba Nath Das | Janata Party | |
| Nandigram | None | Prabir Jana | Janata Party | |
| Narghat | None | Bankim Behari Maiti | Janata Party | |
| Bhagabanpur | None | Haripada Jana | Janata Party | |
| Khajuri | SC | Sunirmal Paik | Janata Party | |
| Contai North | None | Rasbehari Pal | Janata Party | |
| Contai South | None | Satya Brata Maiti | Janata Party | |
| Ramnagar | None | Balailal Das Mahapatra | Janata Party | |
| Egra | None | Prabodh Chandra Sinha | Janata Party | |
| Mugberia | None | Kiranmay Nanda | Janata Party | |
| Pataspur | None | Janmejoy Ojha | Janata Party | |
| Sabang | None | Gouranga Samanta | Bharter Biplabi Communist Party | |
| Pingla | None | Haripada Jana | Janata Party | |
| Debra | None | Syed Morazzam Hossain | Communist Party of India | |
| Keshpur | SC | Rajani Kanta Doloi | Indian National Congress | |
| Garhbeta East | None | Subhendu Mondal | Communist Party of India | |
| Garhbeta West | SC | Santosh Bisui | Communist Party of India | |
| Salbani | None | Sundar Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Midnapore | None | Bankim Behari Pal | Janata Party | |
| Kharagpur Town | None | Sudhir Dassharma | Janata Party | |
| Kharagpur Rural | None | Sk. Siraj Ali | Communist Party of India | |
| Keshiari | ST | Khudiram Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Narayangarh | None | Krishna Das Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Dantan | None | Pradyot Kumar Mahanti | Janata Party | |
| Nayagram | ST | Budhadeb Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Gopiballavpur | None | Santosh Rana | Independent | |
| Jhargram | None | Ram Chandra Satpathy | Communist Party of India | |
| Binpur | ST | Sambhunath Mandi | Communist Party of India | |
| Banduan | ST | Sudhangshu Sekhar Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Manbazar | None | Nakul Chandra Mahata | Communist Party of India | |
| Balrampur | ST | Bikram Tudu | Communist Party of India | |
| Arsa | None | Daman Chandra Kuiry | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Jhalda | None | Satya Ranjan Mahato | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Jaipur | None | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Purulia | None | Mahadeb Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Para | SC | Gobinda Bauri | Communist Party of India | |
| Raghunathpur | SC | Bijoy Bauri | Socialist Unity Centre of India | |
| Kashipur | ST | Surendra Nath Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Hura | None | Ambarish Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Taldangra | None | Mohini Mohan Panda | Communist Party of India | |
| Raipur | ST | Apindra Kisku | Communist Party of India | |
| Ranibandh | ST | Suchand Soren | Communist Party of India | |
| Indpur | SC | Binode Behari Maji | Janata Party | |
| Chhatna | None | Subhas Goswami | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Gangajalghati | SC | Nabani Barui | Communist Party of India | |
| Barjora | None | Aswini Kumar Raj | Communist Party of India | |
| Bankura | None | Partha De | Communist Party of India | |
| Onda | None | Anil Mukherjee | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Vishnupur | None | Achintya Krishna Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Kotulpur | None | Gunadhar Choudhary | Communist Party of India | |
| Indas | SC | Badan Bora | Communist Party of India | |
| Sonamukhi | SC | Sukhendu Khan | Communist Party of India | |
| Kulti | None | Madhu Banerjee | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| Barabani | None | Sunil Basu Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Hirapur | None | Bamapada Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Asansol | None | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Raniganj | None | Haradhan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamuria | None | Bikash Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Ukhra | SC | Lakhan Bagdi | Communist Party of India | |
| Durgapur-i | None | Dilip Kumar Majundar | Communist Party of India | |
| Durgapur-ii | None | Tarun Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Kanksa | SC | Lakshinarayan Saha | Communist Party of India | |
| Ausgram | SC | Shreedhar Malik | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhatar | None | Bholanath Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Galsi | None | Debranjan Sen | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Burdwan North | None | Dwarka Nath Tah | Communist Party of India | |
| Burdwan South | None | Benoy Krishna Chowdhry | Communist Party of India | |
| Khandaghosh | SC | Purna Chandra Malik | Communist Party of India | |
| Raina | None | Ram Narayan Goswami | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamalpur | SC | Sunil Santra | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| Memari | None | Benoy Konar | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalna | None | Guruprasad Sinha Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Nadanghat | None | Syed Abdul Habibullah | Communist Party of India | |
| Manteswar | None | Hemanta Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Purbasthali | None | Manoranjan Nath | Communist Party of India | |
| Katwa | None | Haramohan Sinha | Communist Party of India | |
| Mangalkot | None | Nikhilananda Sar | Communist Party of India | |
| Ketugram | SC | Raicharan Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Nanur | SC | Banamali Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Bolpur | None | Jyotsna Kumar Gupta | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Labhpur | None | Sunil Kumar Mazumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| Dubrajpur | None | Bhakti Bhusan Mandal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Rajnagar | SC | Siddheswar Mandal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Suri | None | Suniti Chattaraj | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahammad Bazar | None | Dhirendra Nath Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Mayureswar | SC | Panchanan Let (bara) | Communist Party of India | |
| Rampurhat | None | Shanshaka Sekhar Mondal | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Hansan | SC | Trilochan Mal | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Nalhati | None | Bhabaui Prasad Chattopadyay | All India Forward Bloc | |
| Murarai | None | Motahar Hossain | Indian National Congress | |
Notes
- ^ Mukhopadhyay was a Rajya Sabha MP representing West Bengal
- ^ Sen was the sitting MP for Arambagh
References
- ^ West Bengal (India); Jatindra Chandra Sengupta (1978). West Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadiā. State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers. p. 420.
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