West Bengal General Election 2024 Schedule: Get Dates, Seats, and Parties
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal will participate in all seven stages of voting for its candidates, much like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
The poll dates for the Lok Sabha elections in each of the states and Union Territories were released by the Election Commission on Saturday. Phase 1 voting will start on April 19 and end on June 1 with Phase 7 voting. June 4 is when the votes will be tallied. West Bengal will participate in all seven phases of voting, sending 42 MPs to the Lok Sabha. The other two states that will have voting in all seven phases are Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Here is the detailed schedule of the Lok Sabha across the state of West Bengal:
Phase 1 (April 19): On April 19, voters in Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Cooch Behar will choose their representatives. Alipurduar is allocated for ST candidates, while Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurguri are reserved for SC candidates.
Phase 2 (April 26): Voting in the seats of Darjeeling, Raiganj, and Balurghat will take place on April 26 in the northern region of Bengal.
Phase 3-May 7: Voting will take place in Malda Uttar, Malda Dakshin, Jangipur, and Murshidabad in this third phase.
Phase 4 (May 13): Up to eight seats will be up for grabs in this phase. Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, and Birbhum are these constituencies. Ranaghat, Bolpur, and Bardhaman Purba are the ones that are exclusive to SCs.
Next Phase
Phase 5 (May 20): The Bengali industrial belt will have polls during phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections. Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Srerampur, Hooghly, and Arambagh are the names of these seats. Arambagh and Bangaon are designated for SC candidates alone.
Phase 6 (May 25): Voting in the concluding phase will take place in the western region of West Bengal, which includes Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, and Bishnupur. Bishnupur is for SCs, and Jhargram is for STs.
Phase 7 (June 1): Possibly the most significant phase, it will encompass Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, as well as its surrounding suburbs. On June 1, there will be voting in the last phase for Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, and Kolkata Uttar. Among these are Jaynagar and Mathurapur, which are exclusive to SCs.
2019 was a two-way race in West Bengal, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing 18 of the 42 seats and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress gaining 22 of them. The Congress was able to secure the remaining two seats.
