Assembly election results of West Bengal
Legislative assembly election results of West Bengal
1951
Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
No. of votes
%
Indian National Congress
236
150
2889994
38,82%
Communist Party of India
86
28
800951
10,76%
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
129
15
667446
8,97%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
85
9
415458
5,58%
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)
48
11
393591
5,29%
Socialist Party of India
63
0
215382
2,89%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
33
4
176762
2,37%
Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
32
2
107905
1,45%
Revolutionary Socialist Party
16
0
63173
0,85%
Bolshevik Party of India
8
0
20117
0,27%
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
14
0
7100
0,10%
Independents
614
19
1653165
22,21%
Total:
1374
238
7443903
1957
Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
No. of votes
%
Indian National Congress
251
152
4830992
46,14%
Communist Party of India
103
46
1865106
17,81%
Praja Socialist Party
67
21
1031392
9,85%
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)
26
8
425318
4,06%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
37
25
225126
2,15%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
33
0
102477
0,98%
Independents
418
22
1989392
19,00%
Total:
935
252
10469803