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West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2024

2024 General election in West Bengal

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The 2024 Lok Sabha election in West Bengal spans 7 phases, starting on April 19 and ending on June 1. The state has 42 seats, with 10 reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. West Bengal has the third-highest number of Lok Sabha seats and an electorate of 7.58 crore. In the 2019 election, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, emerged as the top performer, consolidating 22 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) followed closely behind, securing 18 seats.

2019West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results

PartySeats Won/LeadSeats contestedStrike rate% votes in all seats
TMC22 (-12)4252.38%43.69%
BJP18 (+16)4242.86%40.64%
INC2 (-2)405.00%5.66%

2014West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results

PartySeats Won/LeadSeats contestedStrike rate% votes in all seats
TMC34 (+15)4182.93%39.79%
INC4 (-2)429.52%9.69%
BJP2 (+1)424.76%17.02%
CPIM2 (-7)375.41%22.96%

2009West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results

PartySeats Won/LeadSeats contestedStrike rate% votes in all seats
TMC19 (-)2770.37%31.18%
INC6 (-)1442.86%13.45%
CPIM9 (-)3228.13%33.1%
CPI2 (-)2100%3.6%
AIFB2 (-)366.67%3.04%
RSP2 (-)450.00%3.56%
BJP1 (-)422.38%6.14%
IND1 (-)--3.08%

Lok Sabha Election Schedule

EventDate/DayDay
Last date for nominations (Phase 1)
27-03-2024
Wed
Wed
Last date for nominations (Phase 1 in Bihar)
28-03-2024
Thu
Thu
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 1)
30-03-2024
Sat
Sat
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 1 in Bihar)
02-04-2024
Tue
Tue
Date of Poll (Phase 1)
19-04-2024
Fri
Fri
Last date for nominations (Phase 2)
04-04-2024
Thu
Thu
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 2)
08-04-2024
Mon
Mon
Date of Poll (Phase 2)
26-04-2024
Fri
Fri
Last date for nominations (Phase 3)
19-04-2024
Fri
Fri
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 3)
22-04-2024
Mon
Mon
Date of Poll (Phase 3)
07-05-2024
Tue
Tue
Last date for nominations (Phase 4)
25-04-2024
Thu
Thu
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 4)
29-04-2024
Mon
Mon
Date of Poll (Phase 4)
13-5-2024
Mon
Mon
Last date for nominations (Phase 5)
03-05-2024
Fri
Fri
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 5)
06-05-2024
Mon
Mon
Date of Poll (Phase 5)
20-05-2024
Mon
Mon
Last date for nominations (Phase 6)
06-05-2024
Mon
Mon
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 6)
09-05-2024
Thu
Thu
Date of Poll (Phase 6)
25-05-2024
Sat
Sat
Last date for nominations (Phase 7)
14-05-2024
Tue
Tue
Last date for withdrawal of nominations (Phase 7)
17-05-2024
Fri
Fri
Date of Poll (Phase 7)
01-06-2024
Sat
Sat
Counting of votes
04-06-2024
Tue
Tue
SEATS COMPOSITION
No. of seats :42
Reserved for SCs :10
Reserved for STs :2
ELECTORATE DETAILS
Total electors :7.58 crores
Male electors :3.85 crores
Female electors :3.73 crores
Third gender electors :1,792
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) electors :5.02 lakhs
First-time electors (18-19 years) :15.29 lakhs
Young electors (20-29 years) :1.65 crores
Senior citizen electors (above 80 years) :12.22 lakhs

Lok Sabha cons. Results

Cons. name202420192014
JoynagarTMCTMCTMC
JangipurTMCTMCINC
JalpaiguriBJPBJPTMC
BalurghatBJPBJPTMC
Dum DumTMCTMCTMC
AsansolTMCBJPBJP
HooghlyTMCBJPTMC
JadavpurTMCTMCTMC
HowrahTMCTMCTMC
MedinipurTMCBJPTMC