1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election

1937

All 250 seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly
125 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sarat Chandra Bose Khwaja Nazimuddin A. K. Fazlul Huq
Party INC AIML KPP
Seats won 54 43 36

Elected Prime Minister

A. K. Fazlul Huq
KPP

The 1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election was held in January 1937 as part of the broader 1937 Indian provincial elections introduced under the Government of India Act 1935. It marked the establishment of the Bengal Legislative Assembly with expanded powers and provincial autonomy. The election resulted in a hung assembly, with the Krishak Praja Party, led by A. K. Fazlul Huq, forming a coalition government.