The 2024 Lok Sabha (Parliament) election in West Bengal was held to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) from 42 parliamentary constituencies in the state. All India Trinamool Congress emerged as the leading party, winning 29 seats. Bharatiya Janta Party came second with 12 seats.
A total of 73,815,133 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 49,202,758 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 66.7%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 141,548 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 5,567 votes and the largest margin reaching 710,930 votes.
A total of 3 political parties won at least one seat in this election. India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. The party or coalition winning a majority of Lok Sabha seats forms the central government and appoints the Prime Minister.
Seat data is not available for this selection.
Seat breakdown: All India Trinamool Congress (29), Bharatiya Janta Party (12), Indian National Congress (1).
Click on any constituency name to view the full candidate-wise breakdown with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and party affiliations.
| Sno. | Constituency | Type | State | Winner | Party | Electors | Votes | Turnout | Margin | Margin% | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 489-Cooch Behar | SC | West Bengal | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | All India Trinamool Congress | 2059578 | 1283185 | 82.50% | 39250 | 2.40% | 2024 |
| 2 | 490-Alipurduars | ST | West Bengal | Manoj Tigga | Bharatiya Janta Party | 375310 | 323443 | 80.20% | 75447 | 5.30% | 2024 |
| 3 | 491-Jalpaiguri | SC | West Bengal | Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1790797 | 1054011 | 83.70% | 86693 | 5.50% | 2024 |
| 4 | 492-Darjeeling | GEN | West Bengal | Raju Bista | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1429790 | 1132045 | 75.20% | 178525 | 13.40% | 2024 |
| 5 | 493-Raiganj | GEN | West Bengal | Kartick Chandra Paul | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1923788 | 1383889 | 76.40% | 68197 | 5.00% | 2024 |
| 6 | 494-Balurghat | GEN | West Bengal | Sukanta Majumdar | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1682771 | 1095012 | 79.20% | 10386 | 0.80% | 2024 |
| 7 | 495-Maldaha Uttar | GEN | West Bengal | Khagen Murmu | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1672774 | 1082215 | 76.10% | 77708 | 5.50% | 2024 |
| 8 | 496-Maldaha Dakshin | GEN | West Bengal | Isha Khan Choudhury | Indian National Congress | 1994046 | 1169553 | 76.90% | 128368 | 9.40% | 2024 |
| 9 | 497-Jangipur | GEN | West Bengal | Khalilur Rahaman | All India Trinamool Congress | 2024673 | 1063027 | 75.90% | 116637 | 8.50% | 2024 |
| 10 | 498-Baharampur | GEN | West Bengal | Pathan Yusuf | All India Trinamool Congress | 2341740 | 1302271 | 77.70% | 85022 | 6.10% | 2024 |
| 11 | 499-Murshidabad | GEN | West Bengal | Abu Taher Khan | All India Trinamool Congress | 1838547 | 1452965 | 81.70% | 164215 | 10.70% | 2024 |
| 12 | 500-Krishnanagar | GEN | West Bengal | Mahua Moitra | All India Trinamool Congress | 1689926 | 1086374 | 81.20% | 56705 | 4.00% | 2024 |
| 13 | 501-Ranaghat | SC | West Bengal | Jagannath Sarkar | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1734858 | 1499569 | 82.00% | 186899 | 12.10% | 2024 |
| 14 | 502-Bangaon | SC | West Bengal | Shantanu Thakur | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1768212 | 928977 | 81.30% | 73693 | 4.90% | 2024 |
| 15 | 503-Barrackpur | GEN | West Bengal | Partha Bhowmick | All India Trinamool Congress | 1905400 | 1532601 | 75.70% | 64438 | 5.60% | 2024 |
| 16 | 504-Dum Dum | GEN | West Bengal | Sougata Ray | All India Trinamool Congress | 1869178 | 1172060 | 74.10% | 70660 | 5.60% | 2024 |
| 17 | 505-Barasat | GEN | West Bengal | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | All India Trinamool Congress | 1726987 | 966646 | 80.40% | 114189 | 7.50% | 2024 |
| 18 | 506-Basirhat | GEN | West Bengal | Sk Nurul Islam | All India Trinamool Congress | 1870170 | 1213359 | 84.40% | 333547 | 21.90% | 2024 |
| 19 | 507-Jaynagar | SC | West Bengal | Pratima Mondal | All India Trinamool Congress | 1429631 | 1090050 | 80.30% | 470219 | 31.70% | 2024 |
| 20 | 508-Mathurapur | SC | West Bengal | Bapi Haldar | All India Trinamool Congress | 1561966 | 1237308 | 82.00% | 201057 | 13.40% | 2024 |
| 21 | 509-Diamond Harbour | GEN | West Bengal | Abhishek Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 1653146 | 933773 | 81.40% | 710930 | 46.40% | 2024 |
| 22 | 510-Jadavpur | GEN | West Bengal | Sayani Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress | 2059888 | 1253438 | 77.00% | 258201 | 16.50% | 2024 |
| 23 | 511-Kolkata Dakshin | GEN | West Bengal | Mala Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | 1704671 | 1218249 | 67.20% | 187231 | 15.10% | 2024 |
| 24 | 512-Kolkata Uttar | GEN | West Bengal | Bandyopadhyay Sudip | All India Trinamool Congress | 2148128 | 1226584 | 63.70% | 92560 | 9.70% | 2024 |
| 25 | 513-Howrah | GEN | West Bengal | Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 1758614 | 1059157 | 71.90% | 169442 | 13.30% | 2024 |
| 26 | 514-Uluberia | GEN | West Bengal | Sajda Ahmed | All India Trinamool Congress | 1506354 | 1300745 | 79.90% | 218673 | 15.70% | 2024 |
| 27 | 515-Srerampur | GEN | West Bengal | Kalyan Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 1899304 | 1072734 | 76.60% | 174830 | 11.80% | 2024 |
| 28 | 516-Hooghly | GEN | West Bengal | Rachna Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 1829994 | 1151099 | 81.70% | 76853 | 5.10% | 2024 |
| 29 | 517-Arambagh | SC | West Bengal | Bag Mitali | All India Trinamool Congress | 1731836 | 968079 | 82.80% | 6399 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 30 | 518-Tamluk | GEN | West Bengal | Abhijit Gangopadhyay | Bharatiya Janta Party | 2291764 | 1295998 | 85.20% | 77733 | 4.90% | 2024 |
| 31 | 519-Kanthi | GEN | West Bengal | Adhikari Soumendu | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1608014 | 1239635 | 85.30% | 47764 | 3.10% | 2024 |
| 32 | 520-Ghatal | GEN | West Bengal | Adhikari Deepak (DEV) | All India Trinamool Congress | 1766624 | 1123944 | 82.50% | 182868 | 11.40% | 2024 |
| 33 | 521-Jhargram | ST | West Bengal | Kalipada Saren (KHERWAL) | All India Trinamool Congress | 1659588 | 1278322 | 83.80% | 174048 | 11.70% | 2024 |
| 34 | 522-Medinipur | GEN | West Bengal | June Maliah | All India Trinamool Congress | 1755631 | 1425712 | 81.80% | 27191 | 1.80% | 2024 |
| 35 | 523-Purulia | GEN | West Bengal | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1767591 | 1440428 | 78.70% | 17079 | 1.20% | 2024 |
| 36 | 524-Bankura | GEN | West Bengal | Arup Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress | 1784314 | 1039219 | 81.30% | 32778 | 2.30% | 2024 |
| 37 | 525-Bishnupur | SC | West Bengal | Khan Saumitra | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1501226 | 1028706 | 86.30% | 5567 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 38 | 526-Bardhaman Purba | SC | West Bengal | Dr. Sharmila Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress | 1577234 | 1211214 | 83.10% | 160572 | 10.70% | 2024 |
| 39 | 527-Burdwan Durgapur | GEN | West Bengal | Azad Kirti Jha | All India Trinamool Congress | 1851780 | 1501773 | 81.10% | 137981 | 9.20% | 2024 |
| 40 | 528-Asansol | GEN | West Bengal | Shatrughan Prasad Sinha | All India Trinamool Congress | 1576105 | 1155777 | 73.50% | 59564 | 4.60% | 2024 |
| 41 | 529-Bolpur | SC | West Bengal | Asit Kumar Mal | All India Trinamool Congress | 1910485 | 1100116 | 83.10% | 327253 | 21.40% | 2024 |
| 42 | 530-Birbhum | GEN | West Bengal | Satabdi Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | 1782700 | 1109496 | 82.30% | 197650 | 12.90% | 2024 |
Data-driven analysis of the 2024 West Bengal Lok Sabha election results, covering competitiveness, candidate performance, and voter behaviour.
The victory margin is the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the runner-up. A constituency with a margin under 5,000 votes is considered closely fought. The average margin in West Bengal 2024 was 141,548 votes.
The 10 parliamentary constituencies decided by the narrowest margins.
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin |
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Candidates receiving less than one-sixth (16.67%) of valid votes forfeit their security deposit. A high forfeiture rate indicates a party fielded candidates in constituencies with little voter support.
NOTA (None of the Above) allows voters to reject all candidates. When NOTA votes exceed the victory margin, it signals significant voter dissatisfaction.
| Constituency | NOTA Votes | Win Margin | NOTA > Margin? |
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The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of India's Parliament. Members of Parliament (MPs) are directly elected by voters in their respective parliamentary constituencies through universal adult suffrage.
West Bengal is divided into 42 parliamentary constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: GEN (30 seats), SC (10 seats), ST (2 seats). SC and ST reserved constituencies ensure representation for historically marginalized communities.
India follows the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins the seat. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).