2004 Indian general election in West Bengal

2004 Indian general election in West Bengal
← 1999 10 May 2004 2009 →
All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered47,437,431
Turnout77.7% (Increase 2.65 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Pranab Mukherjee Mamata Banerjee
Party CPI(M) INC AITC
Alliance LF UPA NDA
Leader since 2000 2000 1998
Leader's seat Did not contest Jangipur Kolkata South
Last election 35.57%, 21 seats 13.29%, 3 seats 26.04%, 8 seats
Seats won 26 6 1
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 3 Decrease 7
Popular vote 14,271,042 5,385,754 7,786,178
Percentage 38.57% 14.56% 21.04%
Swing Increase 3.01 pp Increase 1.27 pp Decrease 5.01 pp
Alliance seats 35 6 1
Results by constituencies
Prime minister before election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

Prime minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2004 Indian general election were held in Indian state West Bengal in 2004 to elect all 42 seats of Lok Sabha in the state.[1][2] The election took place on 10 May 2004 and a turnout of 77.7% was recorded.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front had an overwhelming victory in the state by winning 35 seats.[3][4] On the national level, Indian National Congress became the single largest party and formed the new government with its allies and taking external support from Left Front and other parties.[5][6]

  1. ^ "75 per cent polling in West Bengal | India News – Times of India". The Times of India. May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  2. ^ "Nandigram turns violent". Deccan Herald. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ "Facts and figures: How West Bengal fared in 2004, 2009 & 2014 general elections". ABP Live. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ "Why did the NDA lose West Bengal?". Rediff. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. ^ Waldman, Amy (2004-05-13). "In Huge Upset, Gandhi's Party Wins Election in India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  6. ^ Kumar Jha, Ajit (May 31, 2004). "Left caught between need to safeguard its bastions and compulsion to support Congress". India Today. Retrieved 2022-08-05.