The 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal will be held in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June.[1][2] The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are also scheduled with the general election and will take place on 7 May and 1 June respectively.[3]
West Bengal, along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, will be the only states where the 2024 Indian general election will be held in all 7 phases.
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^INC is contesting 12 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Cooch Behar) independently.
^AIFB is contesting 2 seats under the alliance and 1 seat (Purulia) independently.
^INC is contesting one (Cooch Behar) Lok Sabha constituency and AIFB is contesting one (Purulia) Lok Sabha constituencies independently outside of alliance.
^INC's Piya Roy Chowdhury is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.
^INC's Papiya Chakraborty is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.
^AIFB's Dhirendra Nath Mahato is also contesting the seat independently outside of alliance.