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The 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal will be held in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June.[1] [2] The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are also scheduled with the general election and will take place on 7 May and 1 June respectively.[3]
West Bengal, along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.
Election schedule
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On 16 March 2024, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the 2024 Indian general election, with West Bengal scheduled to vote during all the 7 phases starting from 19 April and concluding on 1 June. [4][5]
Poll event | Phase | ||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | |
Notification Date | 20 March | 28 March | 12 April | 18 April | 26 April | 29 April | 7 May |
Last Date for filing nomination | 27 March | 4 April | 19 April | 25 April | 3 May | 6 May | 14 May |
Scrutiny of nomination | 28 March | 5 April | 20 April | 26 April | 4 May | 7 May | 15 May |
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 30 March | 8 April | 22 April | 29 April | 6 May | 9 May | 17 May |
Date of poll | 19 April | 26 April | 7 May | 13 May | 20 May | 25 May | 1 June |
Date of counting of votes/Result | 4 June 2024 | ||||||
No. of constituencies | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Constituencies in phases
Phase | Poll Date | Constituencies[6] | Voter Turnout (%) |
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I | 19 April | Cooch Behar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri | 81.91% |
II | 26 April | Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat | 76.58% |
III | 7 May | Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad | |
IV | 13 May | Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman–Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum | |
V | 20 May | Bongaon, Barrackpore, Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore, Hooghly, Arambagh | |
VI | 25 May | Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur | |
VII | 1 June | Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar |
Parties and alliances
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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All India Trinamool Congress | ![]() |
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Mamata Banerjee | 42 |
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | ![]() |
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Sukanta Majumdar | 42 |
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ![]() |
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Mohammed Salim | 23 | |
Indian National Congress | ![]() |
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | 12[a] | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | ![]() |
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Tapan Hor | 3 | |
Communist Party of India | ![]() |
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Swapan Banerjee | 2 | |
All India Forward Bloc | ![]() |
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Naren Chatterjee | 2[b] | |
Total | 42[c] |
Others
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | ![]() |
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Provash Ghosh | 42 | |
Indian Secular Front | ![]() |
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Nawsad Siddique | 17 | |
Bahujan Samaj Party | ![]() |
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Manoj Hawladar | 5 | |
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ![]() |
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- | 4 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | ![]() |
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Dipankar Bhattacharya | 1 |
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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AITC | NDA | SDA | Others | ||||
News18 | March 2024[7] | ±4% | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | NDA |
ABP News-CVoter | March 2024[8] | ±5% | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | AITC |
India TV-CNX | March 2024[9] | ±3% | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
Zee News-Matrize | February 2024[10] | ±2% | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
India Today-CVoter | February 2024[11] | ±3-5% | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | February 2024[12] | ±2% | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
ABP News-CVoter | December 2023[13] | ±3-5% | 23-25 | 16-18 | 0-2 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | December 2023[14] | ±3% | 20-24 | 18-20 | 2-4 | 0 | AITC |
India TV-CNX | October 2023[15] | ±3% | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | August 2023[16] | ±3% | 22-24 | 16-18 | 0-3 | 0 | AITC |
Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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AITC | NDA | SDA | Others | ||||
ABP News-CVoter | March 2024[17] | ±5% | 42.5% | 40.9% | 17.6% | 1.6 |
Results
Results by party or alliance
Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
AITC | 42 | ||||||||
NDA | BJP | 42 | |||||||
SDA | CPI(M) | 23 | |||||||
INC | 12 | ||||||||
RSP | 3 | ||||||||
CPI | 2 | ||||||||
AIFB | 2 | ||||||||
Total | 42 | ||||||||
Others | |||||||||
IND | |||||||||
NOTA | |||||||||
Total | 100% | - | 42 | - |
Results by constituency
Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||||||
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Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Alliance | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||||
1 | Cooch Behar (SC) | |||||||||||||||
2 | Alipurduars (ST) | |||||||||||||||
3 | Jalpaiguri (SC) | |||||||||||||||
4 | Darjeeling | |||||||||||||||
5 | Raiganj | |||||||||||||||
6 | Balurghat | |||||||||||||||
7 | Maldaha Uttar | |||||||||||||||
8 | Maldaha Dakshin | |||||||||||||||
9 | Jangipur | |||||||||||||||
10 | Baharampur | |||||||||||||||
11 | Murshidabad | |||||||||||||||
12 | Krishnanagar | |||||||||||||||
13 | Ranaghat (SC) | |||||||||||||||
14 | Bongaon (SC) | |||||||||||||||
15 | Barrackpore | |||||||||||||||
16 | Dum Dum | |||||||||||||||
17 | Barasat | |||||||||||||||
18 | Basirhat | |||||||||||||||
19 | Jaynagar (SC) | |||||||||||||||
20 | Mathurapur (SC) | |||||||||||||||
21 | Diamond Harbour | |||||||||||||||
22 | Jadavpur | |||||||||||||||
23 | Kolkata Dakshin | |||||||||||||||
24 | Kolkata Uttar | |||||||||||||||
25 | Howrah | |||||||||||||||
26 | Uluberia | |||||||||||||||
27 | Serampore | |||||||||||||||
28 | Hooghly | |||||||||||||||
29 | Arambagh (SC) | |||||||||||||||
30 | Tamluk | |||||||||||||||
31 | Kanthi | |||||||||||||||
32 | Ghatal | |||||||||||||||
33 | Jhargram (ST) | |||||||||||||||
34 | Medinipur | |||||||||||||||
35 | Purulia | |||||||||||||||
36 | Bankura | |||||||||||||||
37 | Bishnupur (SC) | |||||||||||||||
38 | Bardhaman Purba (SC) | |||||||||||||||
39 | Bardhaman–Durgapur | |||||||||||||||
40 | Asansol | |||||||||||||||
41 | Bolpur (SC) | |||||||||||||||
42 | Birbhum |
See also
- 2024 Indian general election in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
- 2024 Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh
References
- ^ Ghosh, Sanchari (16 March 2024). "Lok Sabha election 2024 date announcement: Bengal to vote in 7 phases". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "West Bengal to Vote in All 7 Phases of LS Polls: A Look at Key Constituencies in the State". News18. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "EC Plans 2 Bypolls During LS Elections". The Times of India. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Ghosh, Sanchari (16 March 2024). "Lok Sabha election 2024 date announcement: Bengal to vote in 7 phases". mint. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024 West Bengal Full Schedule: Know Dates, Seats And Parties". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2024: Schedule, Phases, Seats, Parties, and Key Players". Y20 India.
- ^ "News18 Mega Opinion Poll: Bengal's 'Bhalobasha' for BJP? Saffron Party May Bag 25 Lok Sabha Seats, Trump TMC". News18. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ ABP News Bureau (15 March 2024). "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: Can TMC Hold Off Saffron Surge In Bengal? Here's What Survey Says". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat, ed. (5 March 2024). "India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction". India TV. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Srivastava, Ritesh K., ed. (28 February 2024). "Zee News-MATRIZE Lok Sabha Opinion Poll: Will PM Modi's Big Southern Push Benefit NDA In 2024 Polls?". Zee News. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Mishra, Vivek (8 February 2024). "Trinamool just ahead of BJP in Bengal, 22-19, predicts Mood of The Nation". India Today. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Times Now (14 February 2024). "Polls 2024 News LIVE: Decoding Mood Of Nation Before Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | PM Modi | ETG Survey". Youtube. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Opinion poll predicts return of Modi govt in 2024". Business Line. PTI. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Katiyar, Achalendra (14 December 2023). "क्या पश्चिम बंगाल में बीजेपी से बच पाएंगी ममता बनर्जी... जानिए 2024 लोकसभा चुनावों सर्वे में किसको-कितनी सीटें?". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat, ed. (5 October 2023). "Mamata Banerjee gains in West Bengal as BJP loses steam: India TV-CNX Poll". India TV. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Times Now ETG Survey: इन 6 राज्यों में एनडीए को नुकसान, बढ़ सकती है टेंशन? जानें ताजा सर्वे का अनुमान". ABP News (in Hindi). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ West Bengal ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll: ममता अकेले लड़ेंगी, फिर मोदी पर भारी पड़ेंगी ? Election 2024. ABP News. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ INC is contesting 12 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Cooch Behar) independently.
- ^ AIFB is contesting 2 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Purulia) independently.
- ^ INC and AIFB are contesting 1 seat each (Cooch Behar and Purulia Lok Sabha constituencies respectively) independently outside of alliance.
- ^ INC's Piya Roy Chowdhury is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.
- ^ AIFB's Dhirendra Nath Mahato is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.