The 1984 Lok Sabha (Parliament) election in West Bengal was held to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) from 42 parliamentary constituencies in the state. Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) emerged as the leading party, winning 18 seats. Indian National Congress came second with 16 seats.
A total of 32,955,643 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 25,907,790 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 78.6%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 35,282 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 1,389 votes and the largest margin reaching 132,422 votes.
A total of 5 political parties won at least one seat in this election. India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. The party or coalition winning a majority of Lok Sabha seats forms the central government and appoints the Prime Minister.
Seat data is not available for this selection.
Seat breakdown: Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) (18), Indian National Congress (16), Communist Party Of India (3), Revolutionary Socialist Party (3), All India Forward Bloc (2).
Click on any constituency name to view the full candidate-wise breakdown with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and party affiliations.
| Sno. | Constituency | Type | State | Winner | Party | Electors | Votes | Turnout | Margin | Margin% | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 489-Cooch Behar | SC | West Bengal | Amar Roy Prodhan | All India Forward Bloc | 777024 | 660863 | 85.10% | 45517 | 6.90% | 1984 |
| 2 | 490-Alipurduars | ST | West Bengal | Pijus Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 736742 | 557382 | 75.70% | 30182 | 5.40% | 1984 |
| 3 | 491-Jalpaiguri | GEN | West Bengal | Manik Sanyal | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 747874 | 580864 | 77.70% | 33172 | 5.70% | 1984 |
| 4 | 492-Darjeeling | GEN | West Bengal | Ananda Prasad Pathak | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 824564 | 561738 | 68.10% | 1389 | 0.20% | 1984 |
| 5 | 493-Raiganj | GEN | West Bengal | Golam Yazdani | Indian National Congress | 767348 | 574536 | 74.90% | 20224 | 3.50% | 1984 |
| 6 | 494-Balurghat | SC | West Bengal | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 768931 | 626120 | 81.40% | 22217 | 3.50% | 1984 |
| 7 | 497-Jangipur | GEN | West Bengal | Abedin Zainal | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 774538 | 598478 | 77.30% | 14738 | 2.50% | 1984 |
| 8 | 498-Baharampur | GEN | West Bengal | Atish Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress | 867180 | 663678 | 76.50% | 3047 | 0.50% | 1984 |
| 9 | 499-Murshidabad | GEN | West Bengal | Syed Musudal Hossain | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 806154 | 684106 | 84.90% | 6262 | 0.90% | 1984 |
| 10 | 500-Krishnanagar | GEN | West Bengal | Renu Pada Das | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 730764 | 611946 | 83.70% | 4787 | 0.80% | 1984 |
| 11 | 503-Barrackpur | GEN | West Bengal | Debi Ghosal | Indian National Congress | 778226 | 617101 | 79.30% | 53669 | 8.70% | 1984 |
| 12 | 504-Dum Dum | GEN | West Bengal | Asutosh Law | Indian National Congress | 1005879 | 778814 | 77.40% | 2703 | 0.30% | 1984 |
| 13 | 505-Barasat | GEN | West Bengal | Tarun Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress | 839673 | 703865 | 83.80% | 12612 | 1.80% | 1984 |
| 14 | 506-Basirhat | GEN | West Bengal | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party Of India | 754765 | 617980 | 81.90% | 39043 | 6.30% | 1984 |
| 15 | 507-Jaynagar | SC | West Bengal | Sant Kumar Mandal | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 762924 | 611190 | 80.10% | 20449 | 3.30% | 1984 |
| 16 | 508-Mathurapur | SC | West Bengal | Manoranjan Halder | Indian National Congress | 734234 | 599672 | 81.70% | 2299 | 0.40% | 1984 |
| 17 | 509-Diamond Harbour | GEN | West Bengal | Amal Datta | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 795313 | 598286 | 75.20% | 4673 | 0.80% | 1984 |
| 18 | 510-Jadavpur | GEN | West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | Indian National Congress | 871732 | 666155 | 76.40% | 19660 | 3.00% | 1984 |
| 19 | 511-Kolkata Dakshin | GEN | West Bengal | Bhola Nath Sen | Indian National Congress | 803022 | 582369 | 72.50% | 88939 | 15.30% | 1984 |
| 20 | 513-Howrah | GEN | West Bengal | Priya Ranjan Das Munshi | Indian National Congress | 899038 | 689599 | 76.70% | 94042 | 13.60% | 1984 |
| 21 | 514-Uluberia | GEN | West Bengal | Hannan Mollah | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 774360 | 627530 | 81.00% | 12425 | 2.00% | 1984 |
| 22 | 515-Srerampur | GEN | West Bengal | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress | 875228 | 671287 | 76.70% | 30231 | 4.50% | 1984 |
| 23 | 516-Hooghly | GEN | West Bengal | Indumati Bhattacharyya | Indian National Congress | 774719 | 646867 | 83.50% | 10967 | 1.70% | 1984 |
| 24 | 517-Arambagh | GEN | West Bengal | Anil Basu | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 768645 | 659108 | 85.80% | 14160 | 2.10% | 1984 |
| 25 | 518-Tamluk | GEN | West Bengal | Mishra Satyagopal | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 766616 | 637176 | 83.10% | 11692 | 1.80% | 1984 |
| 26 | 521-Jhargram | ST | West Bengal | Motilal Hansda | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 746406 | 588420 | 78.80% | 75242 | 12.80% | 1984 |
| 27 | 522-Medinipur | GEN | West Bengal | Phulrenu Guha | Indian National Congress | 697117 | 564583 | 81.00% | 13758 | 2.40% | 1984 |
| 28 | 523-Purulia | GEN | West Bengal | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc | 754447 | 557653 | 73.90% | 13751 | 2.50% | 1984 |
| 29 | 524-Bankura | GEN | West Bengal | Acharia Basudeb | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 771050 | 567298 | 73.60% | 24216 | 4.30% | 1984 |
| 30 | 525-Bishnupur | SC | West Bengal | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 761725 | 613196 | 80.50% | 75640 | 12.30% | 1984 |
| 31 | 528-Asansol | GEN | West Bengal | Anada Gopal Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | 893685 | 625065 | 69.90% | 86666 | 13.90% | 1984 |
| 32 | 529-Bolpur | GEN | West Bengal | Saradish Roy | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 752853 | 589186 | 78.30% | 60931 | 10.30% | 1984 |
| 33 | 530-Birbhum | SC | West Bengal | Gadahar Saha | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 751344 | 563391 | 75.00% | 13481 | 2.40% | 1984 |
| 34 | 624-Burdwan | GEN | West Bengal | Sudhir Ray | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 840465 | 697707 | 83.00% | 57684 | 8.30% | 1984 |
| 35 | 625-Calcutta North East | GEN | West Bengal | Ajit Kumar Panja | Indian National Congress | 709568 | 509101 | 71.80% | 88576 | 17.40% | 1984 |
| 36 | 626-Calcutta North West | GEN | West Bengal | Ashok Kumar Sen | Indian National Congress | 598108 | 387146 | 64.70% | 132422 | 34.20% | 1984 |
| 37 | 627-Durgapur | SC | West Bengal | Purna Chandra Malik | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 828869 | 645271 | 77.90% | 38768 | 6.00% | 1984 |
| 38 | 628-Katwa | GEN | West Bengal | Saifuddin Chowdhury | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 800536 | 662481 | 82.80% | 43450 | 6.60% | 1984 |
| 39 | 629-Malda | GEN | West Bengal | Abu Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury | Indian National Congress | 716971 | 597612 | 83.40% | 46626 | 7.80% | 1984 |
| 40 | 630-Nabadwip | SC | West Bengal | Bibha Ghosh (Goswami) | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 856500 | 695774 | 81.20% | 6652 | 1.00% | 1984 |
| 41 | 631-Panskura | GEN | West Bengal | Geeta Mukherjee | Communist Party Of India | 709027 | 607667 | 85.70% | 47876 | 7.90% | 1984 |
| 42 | 708-Midnapur | GEN | West Bengal | Narayan Choubey | Communist Party Of India | 761479 | 609529 | 80.10% | 56997 | 9.40% | 1984 |
Data-driven analysis of the 1984 West Bengal Lok Sabha election results, covering competitiveness, candidate performance, and voter behaviour.
The victory margin is the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the runner-up. A constituency with a margin under 5,000 votes is considered closely fought. The average margin in West Bengal 1984 was 35,282 votes.
The 10 parliamentary constituencies decided by the narrowest margins.
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin |
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Candidates receiving less than one-sixth (16.67%) of valid votes forfeit their security deposit. A high forfeiture rate indicates a party fielded candidates in constituencies with little voter support.
NOTA (None of the Above) allows voters to reject all candidates. When NOTA votes exceed the victory margin, it signals significant voter dissatisfaction.
| Constituency | NOTA Votes | Win Margin | NOTA > Margin? |
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The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of India's Parliament. Members of Parliament (MPs) are directly elected by voters in their respective parliamentary constituencies through universal adult suffrage.
West Bengal is divided into 42 parliamentary constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: GEN (32 seats), SC (8 seats), ST (2 seats). SC and ST reserved constituencies ensure representation for historically marginalized communities.
India follows the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins the seat. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).