West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for the 42 seats in West Bengal is now underway. The voting was held in all seven phases, starting from April 19. The fight was dominated by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the addition of the Congress and the Left Front. It remains to be seen whether the BJP will further capitalise on its impressive performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, 30 seats are contested as unreserved, while 10 seats are reserved for SC candidates and two seats are reserved for ST candidates. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the TMC won 22 seats, while the BJP sprung a major surprise, winning 18 seats. The Congress won the remaining two seats. The BJP dramatically increased their seats from only two in 2014 to 18 in 2019. Will the BJP be able to break through in TMC strongholds once again?
Key candidates and seats in West Bengal
Out of the 42 seats in West Bengal, all eyes would be on the competition in Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Balurghat, Bardhaman-Durgapur, Murshidabad, Kolkata North, Asansol, Baharampur, Tamluk, Hooghly, Medinipur and Krishnanagar. A fierce fight is expected in the north Bengal region, which is influenced by regional identity and Gorkhaland issues. Other constituencies will also see high-stakes contests with communal tensions, labour issues and development.
Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of CM Mamata Banerjee, seeks to prevail in the contest in Diamond Harbour during the seventh phase on June 1. Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last year in a cash-for-query scandal, has been fielded from the Krishnanagar seat by the TMC. Five-time Congress MP from Baharampur Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will face off against TMC's surprise pick, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan. Raju Singh Bista and Dilip Ghosh, who won in 2019, face uphill battles in Darjeeling and Bardhaman-Durgapur respectively, while Sukanta Majumdar and Nisith Pramanik seem to retain their seats in Balurghat and Cooch Behar. Arjun Singh, who re-joined BJP earlier this year, will contest in Barrackpore again. Moreover, former Calcutta HC Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay seeks to break the TMC fortress in Tamluk.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Complete list of constituencies and leading/winning candidates from West Bengal
| Serial Number | Constituency | State | Candidates/Parties | Leading/Winning Candidate/Party |
| 1 | Alipurduar | West Bengal | Manoj Tigga (BJP) vs Prakash Chik Baraik (TMC) vs Mili Oraon (RSP) | Manoj Tigga (BJP) |
| 2 | Arambagh | West Bengal | Arup Kanti Digar (BJP) vs Mitali Bag (TMC) vs Biplab Kumar Moitra (CPM) | Mitali Bag (TMC) |
| 3 | Asansol | West Bengal | SS Ahluwalia (BJP) vs Shatrughan Sinha (TMC) vs Jahanara Khan (CPM) | Shatrughan Sinha (TMC) - Won |
| 4 | Baharampur | West Bengal | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress) vs Dr Nirmal Kumar Saha (BJP) vs Yusuf Pathan (TMC) | Yusuf Pathan (TMC) - Won |
| 5 | Balurghat | West Bengal | Sukanta Majumdar (BJP) vs Biplab Mitra (TMC) vs Joydev Kumar Siddhanta (RSP) | Sukanta Majumdar (BJP) |
| 6 | Bangaon | West Bengal | Shantanu Thakur (BJP) vs Biswajit Das (TMC) vs Pradip Biswas (Congress) | Shantanu Thakur (BJP) |
| 7 | Bankura | West Bengal | Dr Subhash Sarkar (BJP) vs Arup Chakraborty (TMC) vs Nilanjan Dasgupta (CPM) | Arup Chakraborty (TMC) - Won |
| 8 | Barasat | West Bengal | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (TMC) vs Swapan Majumdar (BJP) vs Sanjib Chatterjee (AIFB) vs Smritikana Haoladar (BSP) | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (TMC) |
| 9 | Bardhaman-Durgapur | West Bengal | Kirti Jha Azad (TMC) vs Dilip Ghosh (BJP) vs Sukriti Ghosal (CPM) | Kirti Jha Azad (TMC) - Won |
| 10 | Bardhaman Purba | West Bengal | Dr Sharmila Sarkar (TMC) vs Asim Kumar Sarkar (BJP) vs Nirab Khan (CPM) | Dr Sharmila Sarkar (TMC) |
| 11 | Barrackpore | West Bengal | Arjun Singh (BJP) vs Partha Bhowmick (TMC) vs Debdut Ghosh (CPM) | Partha Bhowmick (TMC) |
| 12 | Basirhat | West Bengal | Rekha Patra (BJP) vs Sk Nurul Islam (TMC) vs Nirapada Sardar (CPM) | Sk Nurul Islam (TMC) |
| 13 | Birbhum | West Bengal | Shatabdi Roy (TMC) vs Debtanu Bhattacharya (BJP) vs Milton Rashid (Congress) | Shatabdi Roy (TMC) |
| 14 | Bishnupur | West Bengal | Saumitra Khan (BJP) vs Sujata Mondol (TMC) vs Sital Chandra Kaibartya (CPM) | Saumitra Khan (BJP) |
| 15 | Bolpur | West Bengal | Asit Kumar Mal (TMC) vs Piya Saha (BJP) vs Shyamali Pradhan (CPM) | Asit Kumar Mal (TMC) |
| 16 | Cooch Behar | West Bengal | Nisith Pramanik (BJP) vs Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (TMC) vs Nitish Chandra Roy (AIFB) vs Piya Roy Chowdhury (Congress) | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (TMC) |
| 17 | Darjeeling | West Bengal | Raju Singh Bista (BJP) vs Gopal Lama (TMC) vs Munish Tamang (Congress) | Raju Singh Bista (BJP) |
| 18 | Diamond Harbour | West Bengal | Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) vs Abhijit Das (BJP) vs Pratik Ur Rahaman (CPM) | Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) - Won |
| 19 | Dum Dum | West Bengal | Silbhadra Dutta (BJP) vs Sougata Roy (TMC) vs Sujan Chakraborty (CPM) | Sougata Roy (TMC) |
| 20 | Ghatal | West Bengal | Deepak Adhikari Dev (TMC) vs Dr Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya (BJP) vs Tapan Ganguly (CPI) | Deepak Adhikari Dev (TMC) |
| 21 | Hooghly | West Bengal | Locket Chatterjee (BJP) vs Rachna Banerjee (TMC) vs Monodip Ghosh (CPM) | Rachna Banerjee (TMC) |
| 22 | Howrah | West Bengal | Prasun Banerjee (TMC) vs Rathin Chakraborty (BJP) vs Sabyasachi Chatterjee (CPM) | Prasun Banerjee (TMC) |
| 23 | Jadavpur | West Bengal | Anirban Ganguly (BJP) vs Sayani Ghosh (TMC) vs Srijan Bhattacharya (CPM) | Sayani Ghosh (TMC) |
| 24 | Jalpaiguri | West Bengal | Jayanta Kumar Roy (BJP) vs Nirmal Chandra Roy (TMC) vs Debraj Barman (CPM) | Jayanta Kumar Roy (BJP) |
| 25 | Jangipur | West Bengal | Khalilur Rahaman (TMC) vs Dhananjay Ghosh (BJP) vs Mortaza Hossain Bokul (Congress) | Khalilur Rahaman (TMC) |
| 26 | Jaynagar | West Bengal | Ashok Kandary (BJP) vs Pratima Mondal (TMC) vs Samarendra Nath Mondal (RSP) | Pratima Mondal (TMC) |
| 27 | Jhargram | West Bengal | Dr Pranat Tudu (BJP) vs Kalipada Soren (TMC) vs Sonamani Tudu (CPM) | Kalipada Soren (TMC) |
| 28 | Kanthi | West Bengal | Soumendu Adhikari (BJP) vs Uttam Barik (TMC) vs Urbashi Banerjee (Congress) | Uttam Barik (TMC) |
| 29 | Kolkata Dakshin | West Bengal | Debasree Chaudhuri (BJP) vs Mala Roy (TMC) vs Saira Shah Halim (CPM) | Mala Roy (TMC) |
| 30 | Kolkata Uttar | West Bengal | Sudip Bandyopadhyay (TMC) vs Tapas Roy (BJP) vs Pradip Bhattacharya (Congress) | Sudip Bandyopadhyay (TMC) |
| 31 | Krishnanagar | West Bengal | Mahua Moitra (TMC) vs Amrita Roy (BJP) vs SM Saadi (CPM) | Mahua Moitra (TMC) |
| 32 | Maldaha Dakshin | West Bengal | Shahnawaz Ali Raihan (TMC) vs Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury (BJP) vs Isha Khan Choudhury (Congress) | Isha Khan Choudhury (Congress) |
| 33 | Maldaha Uttar | West Bengal | Prasun Banerjee (TMC) vs Khagen Murmu (BJP) vs Mostaque Alam (Congress) | Khagen Murmu (BJP) |
| 34 | Mathurapur | West Bengal | Ashok Purkait (BJP) vs Bapi Haldar (TMC) vs Sarat Chandra Haldar (CPM) | Bapi Haldar (TMC) |
| 35 | Medinipur | West Bengal | Agnimitra Paul (BJP) vs June Maliah (TMC) vs Biplab Bhatta (CPI) | June Maliah (TMC) |
| 36 | Murshidabad | West Bengal | Abu Taher Khan (TMC) vs Gouri Shankar Ghosh (BJP) vs Mohammed Salim (CPM) | Abu Taher Khan (TMC) |
| 37 | Purulia | West Bengal | Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato (BJP) vs Dhirendranath Mahato (AIFB) vs Nepal Chandra Mahato (Congress) vs Shantiram Mahato (TMC) | Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato (BJP) |
| 38 | Raiganj | West Bengal | Krishna Kalyani (TMC) vs Kartick Chandra Paul (BJP) vs Ali Imran Ramz Victor (Congress) | Kartick Chandra Paul (BJP) |
| 39 | Ranaghat | West Bengal | Jagannath Sarkar (BJP) vs Mukut Mani Adhikari (TMC) vs Alakesh Das (CPM) | Jagannath Sarkar (BJP) |
| 40 | Sreerampur | West Bengal | Kalyan Banerjee (TMC) vs Kabir Sankar Bose (BJP) vs Dipsita Dhar (CPM) | Kalyan Banerjee (TMC) |
| 41 | Tamluk | West Bengal | Debangshu Bhattacharya (TMC) vs Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP) vs Sayan Banerjee (CPM) | Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP) |
| 42 | Uluberia | West Bengal | Sajda Ahmed (TMC) vs Arunuday Paul Chowdhury (BJP) vs Azahar Mallick (CPM) | Sajda Ahmed (TMC) |
