Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal will take place in seven phases from April 19 till June 1 across 42 seats, the Election Commission has announced at a media briefing in the national capital.
The results will be declared on June 4.
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West Bengal is set to witness a fierce electoral contest between the ruling TMC, opposition BJP as well as Congress and Left. Watch the EC presser here.
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The state has seen a fierce political showdown between the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and the BJP in the last few years. Here is the full schedule.
| Date | Constituencies |
| April 19 | Coochbehar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri |
| April 26 | Darejeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat |
| May 7 | Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad |
| May 13 | Baharampur, Krishnagar,Bardhaman Purba, Ranaghat, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum |
| May 20 | Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag |
| May 25 | Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur |
| June 1 | Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar |
BJP has emerged as a formidable challenger to the TMC over the last few years but has not quite succeeded in dislodging Mamata in her backyard. However, it gave a tough fight to TMC in both the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2021 assembly elections.
In 2024, the pressing issues of Sandeshkhali and anti-incumbency could prove a setback for the ruling TMC in West Bengal. The BJP is going full-throttle to attack the TMC with an eye on cornering a majority of the state’s 42 seats.
In 2019, Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal were conducted in all seven phases, covering different constituencies in each phase. In the previous elections, TMC won 22 out of 42 constituencies in the coastal state. BJP improved its rally from just 2 in 2014 to 18 in 2019. The Congress bagged the remaining two seats.
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