Left Front (West Bengal)
Summary of electoral history

Left Front (West Bengal)

Section Title: Summary of electoral history
Table Section Text: None

Year	Election	Votes	%	Seats	Notes

1977	Parliament	5,049,077	33.4	23 / 42	Left Front contested only 26 out of 42 seats.

1977	Assembly	6,568,999	45.8	231 / 294

1980	Parliament	11,086,354	52.7	38 / 42	Includes 3 CPI candidates.

1982	Assembly	11,869,003	52.7	238 / 294

1984	Parliament	12,296,816	47.6	26 / 42

1987	Assembly	13,924,806	53.0	251 / 294

1989	Parliament	16,284,415	50.6	37 / 42	Includes 1 JD candidate

1991	Assembly	15,090,595	48.7	245 / 294	Includes 8 JD candidates

1991	Parliament	14,955,151	47.1	37 / 42	Includes 2 JD candidates

1996	Assembly	18,143,795	49.3	203 / 294	Includes 5 JD candidates

1996	Parliament	18,011,700	47.8	37 / 42	Includes 1 JD candidate

1998	Parliament	17,101,211	46.0	33 / 42

1999	Parliament	16,494,424	46.1	29 / 42

2001	Assembly	17,912,669	49.0	199 / 294	Includes 2 RJD and 2 JD(S) candidates

2004	Parliament	18,766,404	50.7	35 / 42

2006	Assembly	19,800,148	50.2	235 / 294	Includes 2 RJD and 2 NCP candidates

2009	Parliament	18,503,157	43.3	15 / 42

2011	Assembly	19,555,844	41.0	62 / 294	Includes 1 RJD candidate

2014	Parliament	15,287,783	29.9	2 / 42

2016	Assembly	14,216,327	26.0	32 / 294	Left Front only contested 205 seats.

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