In the 1962 West Bengal Lok Sabha Election, Communist Party of India (CPI) contested 24 constituencies and won 9 seats. Across these constituencies, CPI candidates received 2,859,731 votes, accounting for 43.19% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 36 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, CPI secured 29.38% vote share.
| CPI Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 24 |
| Seats won | 9 |
| Total votes received | 28,59,731 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 43.19% |
| Overall vote share | 29.38% |
The table below lists CPI candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASANSOL | Ket Narayan Misra | 2 | 61,991 | 33.99 |
| AUSGRAM (SC) | Krishna Chandra Halder | 2 | 91,140 | 40.61 |
| BALURGHAT (ST) | Sarkar Murmu | 1 | 1,37,290 | 51.85 |
| BARASAT | Bhowani Sankar Sengupta | 2 | 1,41,595 | 37.7 |
| BARRACKPORE | Renu Chakraborty | 1 | 2,28,318 | 57.56 |
| BASIRHAT | Abdur Razzak Khan | 2 | 1,13,417 | 36.39 |
| CALCUTTA CENTRAL | Hirendra Nath Mukherjee | 1 | 1,54,772 | 58.22 |
| CALCUTTA EAST | Ranendra Nath Sen | 1 | 1,79,669 | 56.88 |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | Snehangshu Kanta Acharyya | 2 | 1,10,347 | 41.87 |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST | Indrajit Gupta | 1 | 1,43,918 | 50.06 |
| DAIMOND HARBOUR | Kamal Kumar Basu | 2 | 1,33,400 | 41.6 |
| DARJEELING | Ratan Lal Brahman | 2 | 57,702 | 30.57 |
| GHATAL | Manoranjan Roy | 2 | 1,48,207 | 44.33 |
| HOOGHLY | Provat Kar | 1 | 1,08,359 | 34.65 |
| HOWRAH | Mohammad Elias | 1 | 1,37,812 | 42.37 |
| JHARGRAM (ST) | Gopinath Saren | 2 | 56,425 | 27.09 |
| JOYNAGAR (SC) | Sailendra Nath Haldar | 2 | 1,33,601 | 46.72 |
| KATWA | Saradish Roy | 1 | 1,51,794 | 56.57 |
| MATHURAPUR (SC) | Kansari Halder | 2 | 1,59,762 | 48.89 |
| MIDNAPUR | Soroj Roy | 2 | 93,872 | 35.36 |
| PURULIA | Prabir Kumar Mallik | 3 | 34,299 | 20.98 |
| RAIGANJ | Asoke Nath Sen | 2 | 52,392 | 27.23 |
| SERAMPORE | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | 1 | 1,72,992 | 51.62 |
| VISHNUPUR (SC) | Biswanath Bauri | 2 | 56,657 | 27.54 |
State wise CPI performance in Lok Sabha Election 1962 |
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| Andhra Pradesh |
| Assam |
| Bihar |
| Delhi |
| Kerala |
| Madhya Pradesh |
| Madras |
| Maharashtra |
| Manipur |
| Mysore |
| Orissa |
| Punjab |
| Rajasthan |
| Tripura |
| Uttar Pradesh |
| West Bengal |