2024 Indian general election in West Bengal
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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]
West Bengal, along with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.
Election schedule
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. [3][4]
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[5] | Voter Turnout (%) |
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I | 19 April | Cooch Behar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri | |
II | 26 April | Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat | |
III | 7 May | Malda Uttar, Malda Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad | |
IV | 13 May | Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum | |
V | 20 May | Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Srerampur, 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
All India Trinamool Congress
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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All India Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | 42 |
Bharatiya Janata Party
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | Sukanta Majumdar | 38 (Declared) |
Sanjukta Morcha
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Mohammed Salim | 17 (declared) | 42[6] | |||
Indian National Congress | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | 8 (declared) | ||||
Revolutionary Socialist Party | Tapan Hor | 2 (declared) | ||||
Communist Party of India | Swapan Banerjee | 1 (declared) | ||||
All India Forward Bloc | Naren Chatterjee | 1 (declared) |
Others
Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | Provash Ghosh | 42 | |||
Indian Secular Front | Nawsad Siddique | 8 | |||
Bahujan Samaj Party | Manoj Hawladar | 3 (declared) | |||
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | TBD | 4 |
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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AITC | BJP | SM | Others | ||||
News18 | March 2024 | ±4% | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | BJP |
ABP News-CVoter | March 2024[7] | ±5% | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | AITC |
India TV-CNX | March 2024 | ±3% | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
Zee News-Matrize | February 2024 | ±2% | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
India Today-CVoter | February 2024 | ±3-5% | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | February 2024 | ±2% | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | AITC |
ABP-CVoter | December 2023 | ±3-5% | 23-25 | 16-18 | 0-2 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | December 2023 | ±3% | 20-24 | 18-20 | 2-4 | 0 | AITC |
India TV-CNX | October 2023 | ±3% | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | AITC |
Times Now-ETG | August 2023 | ±3% | 22-24 | 16-18 | 0-3 | 0 | AITC |
Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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AITC | BJP | SM | Others | ||||
ABP News-CVoter | March 2024[7] | ±5% | 41.9% | 40.6% | 17.5% | 1.3 |
Exit polls
Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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AITC | BJP | SM | Others | ||||
Results
Results by alliance or party
Parties/ Alliance | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
AITC | 42 | ||||||||
BJP | 42 | ||||||||
SM | |||||||||
CPI(M) | |||||||||
INC | 12 | ||||||||
AIFB | |||||||||
RSP | |||||||||
CPI | |||||||||
Total | 42 | ||||||||
ISF | 8 | ||||||||
Others | |||||||||
IND | |||||||||
NOTA | |||||||||
Total | 100% |
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 | Bangaon (SC) | |||||||||||||||
15 | Barrackpur | |||||||||||||||
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 | Contai | |||||||||||||||
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 Maharashtra
- 2024 Indian general election in Bihar
- 2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
- 2024 Indian general election in Madhya 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bengal BJP's Lok Sabha Ambitions Hinge On Left-Congress Performance, CAA: Experts".
- ^ a b Bureau, ABP News (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.