2024 Indian general election in West Bengal

2024 Indian general election in West Bengal
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All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout79.29% (Decrease 2.47 pp)
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Mamata Banerjee Sukanta Majumdar
Party AITC BJP
Leader since 1998 2021
Leader's seat Did not contest Balurghat
Last election 43.3%, 22 seats 40.7%, 18 seats
Seats won 29 12
Seat change 7 Increase 6 Decrease
Popular vote 27,564,561 23,327,349
Percentage 45.76% 38.73%
Swing 2.46 pp Increase 1.97 pp Decrease
  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Mohammed Salim
Party INC CPI(M)
Alliance LF + INC LF + INC
Leader since 2020 2022
Leader's seat Baharampur (Lost) Murshidabad (Lost)
Last election 5.67%, 2 seats 6.33%, 0 seats
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 1 Decrease -
Popular vote 2,818,728 3,416,941
Percentage 4.68% 5.67%
Swing 0.99 pp Decrease 0.66 pp Decrease
Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in West Bengal
Prime Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2024 Indian general election was held in West Bengal in seven phases between 19 April and 1 June 2024 to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2] The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024.

The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly was also scheduled with the general election and took place on 7 May and 1 June respectively.[3]

West Bengal, along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.

  1. ^ Ghosh, Sanchari (16 March 2024). "Lok Sabha election 2024 date announcement: Bengal to vote in 7 phases". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "EC Plans 2 Bypolls During LS Elections". The Times of India. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.