1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Jyoti Basu Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Party CPI(M) INC(I)
Alliance LF
Leader since 1964 1987
Leader's seat Satgachhia Did not contest[a]
Last election 38.49%, 174 seats 35.73%, 49 seats
Seats won 187 40
Seat change Increase13 Decrease 9
Popular vote 10,327,984 10,989,520
Percentage 39.30% 41.81%
Swing Increase 0.89 pp Increase 6.08 pp
Chief Minister before election

Jyoti Basu
CPI(M)

Chief Minister after election

Jyoti Basu
CPI(M)

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1987. The election was mainly a clash between the Left Front led by Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and the Indian National Congress(I) led by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The former held the state government and the latter the national government. The election was won by the Left Front, for the third time in a row.
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