Indian political election in West Bengal
2024 Indian general election in West Bengal|
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Opinion polls |
Turnout | 79.29% ( 2.47 pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Mamata Banerjee
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Sukanta Majumdar
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Party
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AITC
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BJP
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Leader since
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1998
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2021
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Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Balurghat
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Last election
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43.3%, 22 seats
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40.7%, 18 seats
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Seats won
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29
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12
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Seat change
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7
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6
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Popular vote
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27,564,561
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23,327,349
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Percentage
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45.76%
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38.73%
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Swing
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2.46 pp
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1.97 pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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Mohammed Salim
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Party
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INC
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CPI(M)
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Alliance
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LF+INC
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LF+INC
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Leader since
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2020
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2022
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Leader's seat
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Baharampur (Lost)
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Murshidabad (Lost)
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Last election
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5.67%, 2 seats
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6.33%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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1
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0
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Seat change
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1
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-
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Popular vote
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2,818,728
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3,416,941
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Percentage
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4.68%
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5.67%
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Swing
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0.99pp
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0.66pp
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/2024_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Result_Map.svg/300px-2024_Lok_Sabha_West_Bengal_Result_Map.svg.png) Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in West Bengal |
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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.