Schedule
The election will be conducted in all seven phases, spanning from April 19 to June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.
Date of polling | Constituency |
April 19 | Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri |
April 26 | Darjeeling, Raigunj, Balurghat |
May 4 | Malda North, Malda South, Murshidabad, Jangipur |
May 13 | Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman – Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum |
May 20 | Bongaon, 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 |
Candidates List
The key contenders in the election include the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a coalition of Left Front and Indian National Congress.Notable candidates from various constituencies include Abhishek Banerjee from Diamond Harbour representing AITC, Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar representing AITC, Amrita Roy from Krishnanagar representing BJP, Abhijit Gangopadhyay from Tamluk representing BJP, Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur representing AITC, Nirmal Kumar Saha from Baharampur representing BJP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur representing INC, Sudip Bandyopadhyay from Kolkata Uttar representing AITC, Tapas Roy from Kolkata Uttar representing BJP, Pradip Bhattacharya from Kolkata Uttar representing INC, and Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol representing AITC.
Date of Voting
Voting will take place across the seven phases from April 19 to June 1, allowing citizens to cast their votes in different constituencies.
Result
The results of the election are expected to be declared on June 4, determining the composition of the 18th Lok Sabha from West Bengal. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal TMC emerged victorious with 22 seats, while the BJP made significant strides with 18 seats. Congress, suffered a setback winning only two seats.
Main Parties
The main parties vying for seats in West Bengal include the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a coalition of Left Front and Indian National Congress.
(With Inputs from agencies)