1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1957 West Bengal state assembly election
← 1952 May 8, 1957 1962 →
All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
127 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Bidhan Chandra Roy Jyoti Basu
Party INC CPI
Alliance ULEC
Leader since 1952 1952
Leader's seat Bowbazar Baranagar
Last election 38.8%, 150 seats 10.8%, 28 seats
Seats won 152 80
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 52
Popular vote 4,830,992 1,865,106
Percentage 46.1% 33.6%
Swing Increase 7.3 pp Increase 22.8 pp
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

Chief Minister after election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

West Bengal, India

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.