Indian political election in West Bengal
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] The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are also scheduled with the general election and will take place on 7 May and 1 June respectively.[3]
West Bengal , along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar , will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.
Election schedule Phase wise schedule of 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal 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. [4] [5]
Poll event Phase 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
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Phase wise Phase Poll Date Constituencies[17] Voter Turnout (%) I 19 April 2024 Cooch Behar , Alipurduars , Jalpaiguri 81.91% II 26 April 2024 Darjeeling , Raiganj , Balurghat 76.58% III 7 May 2024 Maldaha Uttar , Maldaha Dakshin , Jangipur , Murshidabad 77.53% IV 13 May 2024 Baharampur , Krishnanagar , Ranaghat , Bardhaman Purba , Bardhaman–Durgapur , Asansol , Bolpur , Birbhum 80.22% V 20 May 2024 Bongaon , Barrackpore , Howrah , Uluberia , Serampore , Hooghly , Arambagh 78.45% VI 25 May 2024 Tamluk , Kanthi , Ghatal , Jhargram , Medinipur , Purulia , Bankura , Bishnupur VII 1 June 2024 Dum Dum , Barasat , Basirhat , Jaynagar , Mathurapur , Diamond Harbour , Jadavpur , Kolkata Dakshin , Kolkata Uttar Total
Constituency wise Results Results by party or alliance Results by constituency See also 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 . ^ "EC Plans 2 Bypolls During LS Elections" . The Times of India . 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 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 . ^ "News18 Mega Opinion Poll: Bengal's 'Bhalobasha' for BJP? Saffron Party May Bag 25 Lok Sabha Seats, Trump TMC" . News18 . 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ 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 . ^ Bhandari, Shashwat, ed. (5 March 2024). "India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction" . India TV . Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ Srivastava, Ritesh K., ed. (28 February 2024). "Zee News-MATRIZE Lok Sabha Opinion Poll: Will PM Modi's Big Southern Push Benefit NDA In 2024 Polls?" . Zee News . Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ Mishra, Vivek (8 February 2024). "Trinamool just ahead of BJP in Bengal, 22-19, predicts Mood of The Nation" . India Today . Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ Now, Times (14 February 2024). "Polls 2024 News LIVE: Decoding Mood Of Nation Before Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | PM Modi | ETG Survey" . Youtube . Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ "Opinion poll predicts return of Modi govt in 2024" . Business Line . PTI. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ Katiyar, Achalendra (14 December 2023). "क्या पश्चिम बंगाल में बीजेपी से बच पाएंगी ममता बनर्जी... जानिए 2024 लोकसभा चुनावों सर्वे में किसको-कितनी सीटें?" . Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ Bhandari, Shashwat, ed. (5 October 2023). "Mamata Banerjee gains in West Bengal as BJP loses steam: India TV-CNX Poll" . India TV . Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ "Times Now ETG Survey: इन 6 राज्यों में एनडीए को नुकसान, बढ़ सकती है टेंशन? जानें ताजा सर्वे का अनुमान" . ABP News (in Hindi). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024 . ^ West Bengal ABP Cvoter Opinion Poll: ममता अकेले लड़ेंगी, फिर मोदी पर भारी पड़ेंगी ? Election 2024 . ABP News . Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via YouTube . ^ "West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2024: Schedule, Phases, Seats, Parties, and Key Players" . Y20 India . ^ INC is contesting 12 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Cooch Behar) independently. ^ AIFB is contesting 2 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Purulia) independently. ^ INC is contesting one (Cooch Behar) Lok Sabha constituency and AIFB is contesting one (Purulia) Lok Sabha constituencies independently outside of alliance. ^ INC's Piya Roy Chowdhury is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance. ^ INC's Papiya Chakraborty is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance. ^ AIFB's Dhirendra Nath Mahato is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.
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