West Bengal Lok Sabha elections 2024: A look at Congress candidates

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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West Bengal, which sends the third-highest number of MPs (42) after Uttar Pradesh (80) and Maharashtra (48), is home to hardcore politics, where parties leave no stone unturned to woo voters in the general elections to get a comfortable majority at Centre. Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal is taking place across all seven phases, starting with three constituencies on Friday, April 19.

In the second phase, three seats will be up for grabs in the state on April 26, followed by four in the third phase on May 7, eight seats in the fourth phase (May 13), seven seats in the fifth phase (May 20), eight seats in sixth phase (May 25) and nine seats in the last phase on June 1. The counting of votes will be done on June 4.

The major players are the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a coalition comprising the Congress party and the Left Front.

While the BJP has emerged as a formidable challenger to the Trinamool Congress in the past few elections in the state, the coalition, including Congress, is presenting an alternative option for voters.

During the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Trinamool Congress bagged the maximum number of seats — 22 out of 42 — and secured a 43.3% vote share. It faced a neck-to-neck contest from the BJP, which managed 18 seats with a 40.7% vote share. The Congress, meanwhile, ended up with two seats and received 5.67% votes.

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Voting dates

Polling for the 2024 elections in West Bengal is taking place in all seven phases. After April 19, voting here will be conducted on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. During the 2019 elections, West Bengal registered a total voter turnout of 81.76%.

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Total seats

The state has 42 parliamentary constituencies, of which 10 are reserved for the SC candidates and two are reserved for the ST candidates. The rest of the 30 seats are unreserved.

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Congress candidates

The Congress is contesting on a limited number of seats in West Bengal, considering its coalition with the Left Front. Here’s a list of candidates announced by the grand old party for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal:

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow