1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election information
Assembly Election of West Bengal, India
1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
62.03% ( 4.48 pp)
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Jyoti Basu
Abdus Sattar
Party
CPI(M)
INC(R)
Leader since
1964
1971
Leader's seat
Baranagar
Lalgola
Last election
20.0%, 80 seats
New
Seats won
113
105
Seat change
33
105
Popular vote
4,241,557
3,767,314
Percentage
32.9%
29.2%
Swing
13.0 pp
29.2 pp
Chief Minister before election
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Bangla Congress
Elected Chief Minister
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Bangla Congress
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1971. The assembly election was held alongside the 1971 Indian general election.[1]
^Suresh K. Tameri (1971). The Wonder Elections, 1971: Indira Versus the Right. Vivek Publishing House. p. 251.
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