West Bengal · 1972
West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1972
Party-wise seats, vote share, constituency map and results.
Seats
280
Declared
280
Majority
141
Seat Distribution
Parties with >5 seats · othersParty Wise Results
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC · Indian National Congress | 216 | 237 | 49.08% | 6,543,251 |
| CPI · Communist Party of India | 35 | 41 | 8.33% | 1,110,579 |
| CPM · Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 14 | 208 | 27.45% | 3,659,808 |
| IND · Independent | 5 | 99 | 3.54% | 472,556 |
| RSP · Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 17 | 2.14% | 284,643 |
| NCO · Indian National Congress (Org) | 2 | 64 | 1.47% | 196,044 |
| IGL · All India Gorkha League | 2 | 3 | 0.27% | 35,802 |
| SUC · Socialist Unity Centre Of India | 1 | 13 | 1.79% | 238,276 |
| MUL · Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 1 | 27 | 0.91% | 121,208 |
| WPI · Workers Party of India | 1 | 3 | 0.48% | 63,673 |
| FBL · Forward Bloc | 0 | 18 | 2.48% | 331,244 |
| SOP · Socialist Party | 0 | 26 | 0.82% | 109,062 |
| JKP · Jharkhand Party | 0 | 20 | 0.52% | 68,806 |
| RCI · Revolutionary Communist Party Of India | 0 | 3 | 0.35% | 47,038 |
| BJS · Bharatiya Jana Sang | 0 | 16 | 0.19% | 25,149 |
| BIB · BIB | 0 | 1 | 0.10% | 13,407 |
| Total | 280 | — | 100% | 13,331,517 |
West Bengal Constituency Map
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