Legislative Assembly elections were held in Indian state of West Bengal in 1967 to elect 280 members to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee won majority of seats in the election, and formed the first non-Congress government of the state.
Results
!colspan=10| |- !colspan=2|Party !Candidates !Seats !Votes !Vote% !Seat change |- ! |280||127||5,207,930||41.13%|| 30 |- ! |135||43||2,293,026||18.11%|| 43 |- ! |80||34||1,286,028||10.16%|| 34 |- ! |62||16||827,196||6.53%|| 34 |- ! |42||13||561,148||4.43%|| |- ! |26||7||269,234||2.13%|| 7 |- ! |26||7||238,694||1.88%|| 2 |- ! |58||1||167,934||1.33%|| 1 |- ! |21||1||102,576||0.81%|| 1 |- ! |327||31||1,708,011||13.49%|| 20 |- !colspan=2|Total |1058 |280 |12,663,030
Elected members NoConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)Member Party1 Mekliganj SC Amar Roy Pradhan 2 Mathabhanga SC Dinesh Chandra Dakua 3 Cooch Behar West SC Prasenjit Barman 4 Sitai None Fazle Haque 5 Dinhata None Kamal Guha 6 Cooch Behar North None Matiranjan Tar 7 Cooch Behar South None Santosh Roy 8 Tufanganj SC Sankar Sen Ishore 9 Kumargram None Pijush Kanti Mukherjee 10 Kalchini ST D. Lakra 11 Alipore Duars None N. Bhattacharya 12 Falakata SC J. Roy 13 Madarihat ST D. N. Rai 14 Dhupguri None A. G. Neogi 15 Nagrakata ST B. Bhagat 16 Mainaguri SC J. Ray 17 Mal ST A. Topna 18 Jalpaiguri None K. N. Das Gupta 19 Rajganj SC B. N. R. Hakim 20 Kalimpong None K. B. Gurung 21 Darjeeling None Deo Prakash Rai 22 Jorebunglow None Nandalal Gurung 23 Siliguri None A. K. Moitra 24 Phansidewa ST T. Wangoi 25 Chopra None A. Chowdhury 26 Goal Pokhar None M. Salimuddin 27 Karandighi None H. S. Hussain 28 Raiganj None N. N. Kundu 29 Kaliaganj SC S. P. Barman 30 Itahar None Z. Abedin 31 Kushmandi SC J. M. Roy 32 Gangarampur None Khalil Sayed 33 Kumarganj None M. Bose 34 Balurghat None M. Basu 35 Tapan ST N. Murmu 36 Habibpur ST B. Murmu 37 Gajol ST D. Murmu 38 Kharba None G. Yazdani 39 Harish Chandrapur None M. E. Razi 40 Ratda None S. M. Misra 41 Malda None M. S. Mia 42 Englishbazar None S. G. Sen 43 Manikchak None R. S. Singhi 44 Suzapur None A. B. A. G. K. Choudhury 45 Kaliachak None N. Islam 46 Farakka None T. A. N. Nabi 47 Suti None S. Mahammad 48 Jangipur None A. Haque 49 Sagardighi SC A. C. Das 50 Lalgola None A. Sattar 51 Bhagabangola None S. Bhattacharyya 52 Nabagram None A. K. Bakshi 53 Murshidabad None S. K. A. Meerza 54 Jalangi None A. Rahaman 55 Domkal None M. A. Bari 56 Naoda None M. Israil 57 Hariharpara None S. Ahmed 58 Berhampore None S. Bhattacharyya 59 Beldanga None A. Latif 60 Kandi None G. Trivedi 61 Khargram SC S. K. Mondal 62 Barwan None A. L. Roy 63 Bharatpur None S. Sinha 64 Karimpur None N. Sanyal 65 Tehatta None S. Banerji 66 Kaliganj None S. M. F. Rahman 67 Nakashipara SC M. C. Mondal 68 Chapra None J. Mojumder 69 Nabadwip None S. M. Nandy 70 Krishnagar West None A. Mukherjee 71 Krishnagar East None K. K. Maitra 72 Hanskhali SC C. M. Sarkar 73 Santipur None K. Pal 74 Ranaghat West None B. K. Chattopadhyay 75 Ranaghat East SC N. Sarkar 76 Chakdah None Haridas Mitra 77 Haringhata None B. M. Karim 78 Bagdaha SC A. L. Majumdar 79 Bongaon None K. Bhowmick 80 Gaighata None C. Mitra 81 Ashokenagar None S. K. Sen 82 Barasat None H. K. Basu 83 Rajarhat SC S. N. Das 84 Deganga None J. Kabir 85 Habra None J. P. Mukherjee 86 Swarupnagar None J. R. Sen 87 Baduria None Q. A. Gaffar 88 Basirhat None A. B. Bandopadhyay 89 Hasnabad None H. N. Mazumdar 90 Hingalganj SC B. N. Brahmachari 91 Gosaba SC G. N. Mandal 92 Sandeshkhali ST D. N. Sinha 93 Haroa SC G. Pramanick 94 Basanti None S. Khatun 95 Canning SC A. C. Halder 96 Kultali SC P. Purkait 97 Joynagar None S. Banerjee 98 Baruipur SC K. R. Mandal 99 Sonarpur None G. Naskar 100 Bhangar None A. Molla 101 Jadavpur None B. C. Guha 102 Behala East None N. Mukherjee 103 Behala West None R. Mukherjee 104 Garden Reach None S. M. Abdullah 105 Maheshtola None S. C. Bhandari 106 Budge Budge None K. B. R. Barman 107 Bishnupur West None P. C. Roy 108 Bishnupur East SC S. K. Naskar 109 Falta None J. Roy 110 Diamond Harbour None A. Q. Molla 111 Magrahat East SC R. Pramanik 112 Magrahat West None J. Abdin 113 Kulpi SC N. K. Haldar 114 Mathurapur SC H. Haldar 115 Patharpratima None R. Mandal 116 Kakdwip None H. Dhara 117 Sagar None T. Misra 118 Bijpur None J. C. Das 119 Naihati None G. Bhattacharjee 120 Bhatpara None D. Beri 121 Noapara None S. Roy 122 Titagarh None K. K. Shukla 123 Khardah None S. K. Chakraborty 124 Panihati None G. K. Bhattacharyya 125 Kamarhati None R. R. Banerji 126 Baranagar None Jyoti Basu 127 Dum Dum None T. K. S. Gupta 128 Cossipur None S. K. Paul 129 Shampukur None G. C. Dey 130 Jorabagan None H. P. Chatterjee 131 Jorasanko None R. K. Poddar 132 Barabazar None Ishwar Das Jalan 133 Bowbazar None Bijoy Singh Nahar 134 Chowringhee None S. S. Ray 135 Kabithirtha None B. B. Paul 136 Alipore None M. Sanyal 137 Kalighat None B. Mitra 138 Rashbehariavenue None B. K. Banerjee 139 Tolly Gunge None N. S. Gupta 140 Dhakuria None Somnath Lahiri 141 Ballygunge None J. B. Bhattacharya 142 Beliaghata South SC G. P. Roy 143 Entally None A. A. M. O. Ghani 144 Taltola None K. Hossain 145 Sealdah None Pratap Chandra Chunder 146 Vidyasagar None N. C. Roy 147 Beliaghata North None K. P. Ghosh 148 Manicktola None Ila Mitra 149 Burtola None N. Das 150 Belgachia None L. C. Sen 151 Bally None S. N. Mukhrjee 152 Howrah North None S. K. Mukhrjee 153 Howrah Central None D. Mitra 154 Howrah South None B. K. Bhattacharja 155 Shibpur None M. Banerjee 156 Domjur None A. H. Mondal 157 Jagatballavpur None B. B. Bose 158 Panchla None P. Mukhopadhya 159 Sankrail SC N. N. Bhunia 160 Uluberia North SC A. L. Majumdar 161 Uliberia South None B. D. Ghose 162 Shyampur None S. Bera 163 Bagnan None R. G. Choudhury 164 Kalyanpur None S. K. Mitra 165 Amta None N. Bhandari 166 Udaynarayanpur None P. L. Maji 167 Jangipara None M. N. Jana 168 Chanditala None M. A. Latif 169 Uttarpara None M. Hazra 170 Serampore None Gopal Das Nag 171 Champdani None B. Majumdar 172 Chandernagore None B. Mukherjee 173 Singur None P. Pal 174 Haripal None A. C. Majumdar 175 Chinsurah None S. C. Ghose 176 Polba None B. Chattopadhayay 177 Balagarh SC H. K. Das 178 Pandua None R. Kundu 179 Dhaniakhali SC K. Saha 180 Tarakeswar None R. Chatterjee 181 Pursurah None S. M. Roy 182 Khanakul SC M. Saha 183 Arambagh None A. K. Mukhopadhyaya 184 Goghat SC A. K. Biswas 185 Chandrakona None I. Roy 186 Ghatal SC N. R. Dal 187 Daspur None B. C. Sasmal 188 Panskura West None R. K. Pramanik 189 Panskura East None G. Mukhopadhyay 190 Moyna None K. Bhowmik 191 Tamluk None A. K. Mukhopadhyay 192 Mahishadal None S. K. Bhara 193 Sutahata SC M. C. Das 194 Nandigram None B. C. Panda 195 Narghat None P. K. Gayen 196 Bhagbanpur None A. Maiti 197 Khajuri SC B. Paik 198 Contai North None M. L. Das 199 Contai South None S. C. Das 200 Ramnagar None T. Pradhan 201 Egra None B. Pahari 202 Mugberia None B. Maity 203 Pataspur None K. D. Mahapatra 204 Pingla None G. Samanta 205 Debra None K. Chakraborty 206 Keshpur SC R. K. Doloi 207 Garhbeta East SC K. K. Chalak 208 Garhbeta West None P. Sinharay 209 Salbani None A. R. Mahato 210 Midnapur None K. C. Ghose 211 Kharagpur None N. Choubey 212 Kharagpur Local None D. Das 213 Narayangarh None K. D. Roy 214 Dantan None D. N. Das 215 Keshiari ST B. C. Tudu 216 Nayagram ST J. Hansda 217 Gopiballavpur None D. Kar 218 Jhargram None P. C. Ghosh 219 Binpur ST M. C. Saren 220 Banduan ST K. Majhi 221 Manbazar None G. Mahato 222 Balarampur ST G. Majhi 223 Arsha None B. Mukherjee 224 Jhalda None C. Mahato 225 Jaipur None R. K. Mahato 226 Purulia None B. B. D. Gupta 227 Para SC S. Bauri 228 Raghunathpur SC N. Bauri 229 Kashipur None S. N. S. Deo 230 Hura None S. Ojha 231 Taldangra None P. Mukhopadhyay 232 Raipur ST B. Saren 233 Ranibandh ST B. Hemran 234 Indpur SC B. B. Maji 235 Chhatna None J. Koley 236 Gangjalghati SC G. Maji 237 Barjora None A. Chatterjee 238 Bankura None S. Mitra 239 Onda None S. Dutta 240 Vishnupur None B. C. Mandal 241 Kotulpur None S. Sarkar 242 Indas SC P. C. Mal 243 Sonamukhi SC K. Saha 244 Hirapur None S. Ghatak 245 Kulti None J. Sharma 246 Barabani None M. Upadhyay 247 Asansol None G. R. Mitra 248 Raniganj None H. Roy 249 Jamuria SC T. Mondal 250 Ukhra SC H. Mondal 251 Durgapur None D. K. Mazumdar 252 Faridpur None M. Baksi 253 Ausgram SC K. C. Halder 254 Bhatar None S. Hazra 255 Galsi None P. C. Roy 256 Burdwan North None Syed Shahedullah 257 Burdwan South None S. B. Choudhury 258 Khandaghosh SC P. Dhibar 259 Raina None D. Tah 260 Jamal Pur SC P. Pramanik 261 Memari None P. Bishayee 262 Kalna None H. K. Konar 263 Nadanghat None P. C. Goswami 264 Manteswar None N. C. Chaudhuri 265 Purbasthali None L. Hazra 266 Katwa None S. Chowdhury 267 Mangalkot None N. Sattar 268 Ketugram SC P. Mandal 269 Nanur SC S. Jash 270 Bolpur None R. K. Sinha 271 Labpur None S. Bandyopadhyay 272 Dubrajpur None K. N. Bandopadhyay 273 Rajnagar SC S. Mandal 274 Suri None B. Bandopadhyay 275 Mahammad Bazar None N. Ghosh 276 Mayureswar SC K. Saha 277 Rampurhat None S. S. Mondal 278 Hansan SC S. Prasad 279 Nalhati None G. Mahiuddin 280 Murarai None B. Ahamad
Post-Poll Alliance United Front led by Ajoy Mukherjee formed the Government. United Front was the combination of People's United Left Front, an electoral combination of CPI, the Bangla Congress, AIFB and BPIM.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 227-229. with United Left Front, comprising CPI(M), SSP, SUC, MFB, RCPI, WPI and the RSP.
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