1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 294 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.94% (Increase 6.14 pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Leader Jyoti Basu Somen Mitra
Party CPI(M) INC(I)
Alliance LF INC(I) + JMM
Leader's seat Satgachhia Sealdah
Last election 36.87%, 182 seats 35.12%, 43 seats
Seats won 153 82
Seat change Decrease 29 Increase 39
Popular vote 13,670,198 14,523,964
Percentage 37.16% 39.48%
Swing Increase 1.05 pp Increase 4.36 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 1996. The election took place simultaneously with the 1996 Indian general election.[1][2] This was the last election Jyoti Basu contested, as he retired from politics in 2000.

  1. ^ M. L. Ahuja (2000). Handbook of General Elections and Electoral Reforms in India, 1952–1999. Mittal Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-7099-766-5.
  2. ^ The Hindu. The case against simultaneous polls