1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1962 West Bengal state assembly election
← 1957 8 May 1962 1967 →
All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
127 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Prafulla Chandra Sen Jyoti Basu
Party INC CPI
Leader since 1962 1952
Leader's seat Arambag Baranagar
Last election 46.14%, 152 seats 33.6%, 80 seats
Seats won 157 84
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 4
Popular vote 4,522,476 2,386,834
Percentage 47.3% 25.0%
Swing Increase 1.15 pp Decrease 8.64 pp
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

Chief Minister after election

Prafulla Chandra Sen
INC

West Bengal, India

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 1962.