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Elections in West Bengal , a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of West Bengal creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.[ 1]
Lok Sabha elections [ edit ]
Lok Sabha
Election Year
1st Party
2nd Party
3rd Party
4th Party
Others
Total Seats
1st Lok Sabha
1951-52
INC 24
CPI 5
RSP 2
BJS 2
HMS 1
34
2nd Lok Sabha
1957
INC 23
CPI 6
MFB 2
PSP 2
Ind 3
36
3rd Lok Sabha
1962
INC 22
CPI 9
AIFB 1
RSP 1
LSS 1, Ind 2
36
4th Lok Sabha
1967
INC 14
CPI(M) 5
CPI 5
BAC 5
AIFB 2, PSP 1, SSP 1, Ind 7
40
5th Lok Sabha
1971
CPI(M) 20
INC 13
CPI 3
RSP 1
BAC 1, PSP 1, Ind 1
40
6th Lok Sabha
1977
CPI(M) 17
BLD 15
INC 3
RSP 3
AIFB 3, Ind 1
42
7th Lok Sabha
1980
CPI(M) 28
RSP 4
INC 4
CPI 3
AIFB 3
42
8th Lok Sabha
1984
CPI(M) 18
INC 16
RSP 3
CPI 3
AIFB 2
42
9th Lok Sabha
1989
CPI(M) 27
RSP 4
INC 4
CPI 3
AIFB 3, GNLF 1
42
10th Lok Sabha
1991
CPI(M) 27
INC 5
RSP 4
CPI 3
AIFB 3
42
11th Lok Sabha
1996
CPI(M) 23
INC 9
RSP 4
CPI 3
AIFB 3
42
12th Lok Sabha
1998
CPI(M) 24
AITC 7
RSP 4
CPI 3
AIFB 2 , INC 1, BJP 1
42
13th Lok Sabha
1999
CPI(M) 21
AITC 8
CPI 3
INC 3
RSP 3, AIFB 2 , BJP 2
42
14th Lok Sabha
2004
CPI(M) 26
INC 6
CPI 3
AIFB 3
RSP 3 , AITC 1
42
15th Lok Sabha
2009
AITC 19
CPI(M) 9
INC 6
CPI 2
AIFB 2, RSP 2, BJP 1, SUCI (C) 1
42
16th Lok Sabha
2014
AITC 34
INC 4
CPI(M) 2
BJP 2
42
17th Lok Sabha
2019
AITC 22
BJP 18
INC 2
42
18th Lok Sabha
2024
AITC 29
BJP 12
INC 1
42
Results, post-1998, in text format .
1999 : Total Seats : 42. Left Front : 28 (CPM 21, CPI 3, RSP 3, AIFB 2), Trinamool (AITC) + BJP : (8+2) = 10, Congress 3 .
2004 (14-th Lok Sabha) : LF : 35/42 (CPM 26, CPI 3, RSP 3, Forward Block 3), [Congress 6 + AITC 1], BJP - zero.
2009 : AITC + Congress : 19+6 = 25/42, CPM 9, CPI 2, BJP - 1.
2014 : AITC : 34/42, Congress : 4, BJP 2, CPM 2.
2019 : AITC : 22, BJP : 18, INC : 2, CPM - zero.
2024 : AITC : 29, BJP : 12, INC : 1, CPM - zero.