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West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2024.

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Lok Sabha16Vidhan Sabha16
20242019201420092004
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19991998199619911989198419801977197119671962

Current government

Who governs West Bengal today

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Suvendu Adhikari
Chief Minister of West Bengal
Suvendu AdhikariBJP

In office since 9 May 2026 · 4 months

Suvendu Adhikari (Śubhēndu Adhikārī, Bengali pronunciation: [ʃubʱend̪u od̪ʱikaɾi]; born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal since 9 May 2026. He is the first chief minister of West Bengal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the second chief minister from Medinipur after Ajoy Mukherjee.

Current seats
46
in the present Lok Sabha
Elections contested
16
Leading party, 2024
AITC
29 of 42 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.

2024vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal

Party2024201920142009200419991998199619911989198419801977197119671962
CPM00292621242327271828172050
AITC29223419180000000000
INC12466319541603131422
CPI0002333333330359
Others1218266714778511224165
Total seats42424242424242424242424242404036

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal

0101929381962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024CPMAITCINCCPI
  • CPM
  • AITC
  • INC
  • CPI

Vote share trend

How each party's Lok Sabha vote share has moved over time in West Bengal

0%13%27%40%54%1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024CPMAITCINCCPI
  • CPM
  • AITC
  • INC
  • CPI

Constituency performance

From the 42 results in West Bengal, 2024

Best performance
DIAMOND HARBOUR
ABHISHEK BANERJEE, 68.47% share
Closest contest
BISHNUPUR
won by 5,567 (0.37%)
Biggest victory
DIAMOND HARBOUR
won by 7,10,930 (46.44%)

Seat change & vote share

West Bengal, 2024

42SEATS
  • Retained30 (71%)
  • Changed hands9 (21%)
  • New seat3 (7%)

30 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 9 changed hands; 3 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
AITC45.75%
BJP38.74%
CPM5.68%
INC4.67%
IND1.53%
AISF1.08%
BSP0.38%
SUCI0.27%

Result by election

2024National result →42 seats
AITC 29BJP 12
  • AITC29
  • BJP12
  • INC1
2019National result →42 seats
AITC 22BJP 18
  • AITC22
  • BJP18
  • INC2
2014National result →42 seats
AITC 34INC 4
  • AITC34
  • INC4
  • BJP2
  • CPM2
2009National result →42 seats
AITC 19CPM 9INC 6
  • AITC19
  • CPM9
  • INC6
  • AIFB2
  • CPI2
  • RSP2
  • BJP1
  • IND1
2004National result →42 seats
CPM 26INC 6CPI 3RSP 3AIFB 3
  • CPM26
  • INC6
  • CPI3
  • RSP3
  • AIFB3
  • AITC1
1999National result →42 seats
CPM 21AITC 8CPI 3INC 3RSP 3
  • CPM21
  • AITC8
  • CPI3
  • INC3
  • RSP3
  • FBL2
  • BJP2
1998National result →42 seats
CPM 24WBTC 7RSP 4CPI 3
  • CPM24
  • WBTC7
  • RSP4
  • CPI3
  • FBL2
  • INC1
  • BJP1
1996National result →42 seats
CPM 23INC 9RSP 4FBL 3CPI 3
  • CPM23
  • INC9
  • RSP4
  • FBL3
  • CPI3
1991National result →42 seats
CPM 27INC 5RSP 4FBL 3CPI 3
  • CPM27
  • INC5
  • RSP4
  • FBL3
  • CPI3
1989National result →42 seats
CPM 27RSP 4INC 4FBL 3CPI 3
  • CPM27
  • RSP4
  • INC4
  • FBL3
  • CPI3
  • GNLF1
1984National result →42 seats
CPM 18INC 16CPI 3RSP 3
  • CPM18
  • INC16
  • CPI3
  • RSP3
  • FBL2
1980National result →42 seats
CPM 28INC(I) 4RSP 4CPI 3FBL 3
  • CPM28
  • INC(I)4
  • RSP4
  • CPI3
  • FBL3
1977National result →42 seats
CPM 17BLD 15FBL 3RSP 3INC 3
  • CPM17
  • BLD15
  • FBL3
  • RSP3
  • INC3
  • IND1
1971National result →40 seats
CPM 20INC 13CPI 3
  • CPM20
  • INC13
  • CPI3
  • BAC1
  • RSP1
  • IND1
  • PSP1
1967National result →40 seats
INC 14IND 7CPM 5BAC 5CPI 5
  • INC14
  • IND7
  • CPM5
  • BAC5
  • CPI5
  • FBL2
  • PSP1
  • SSP1
1962National result →36 seats
INC 22CPI 9
  • INC22
  • CPI9
  • IND2
  • FB1
  • RSP1
  • LSS1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of West Bengal, most recent first

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Suvendu Adhikari
BJPIncumbent
2026–present
Mamata Banerjee
AITC
2011–2026
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
CPM
2000–2011
Jyoti Basu
CPM
1977–2000

Constituencies

46 current, 120 under former boundaries · showing 101–150 of 166

No.ConstituencyReservationElectionsLast contested
18JADAVPURformer boundaryGEN92004
19BARRACKPOREformer boundaryGEN92004
19CALCUTTA NORTH WESTformer boundaryGEN21971
19CALCUTTA NORTH WESTformer boundaryGEN11962
20CALCUTTA NORTH EASTformer boundaryGEN21971
20DUM DUMformer boundaryGEN92004
20HOWRAHformer boundaryGEN11962
21CALCUTTA NORTH WESTformer boundaryGEN92004
21CALCUTTA SOUTHformer boundaryGEN21971
21ULUBERIAformer boundaryGEN11962
22CALCUTTA NORTH EASTformer boundaryGEN92004
22HOWRAHformer boundaryGEN21971
22SERAMPOREformer boundaryGEN11962
23CALCUTTA SOUTHformer boundaryGEN92004
23HOOGHLYformer boundaryGEN11962
23ULUBERIAformer boundaryGEN21971
24GHATALformer boundaryGEN11962
24HOWRAHformer boundaryGEN92004
24SERAMPOREformer boundaryGEN21971
25HOOGHLYformer boundaryGEN21971
25TAMLUKformer boundaryGEN11962
25ULUBERIAformer boundaryGEN92004
26ARAMBAGHformer boundaryGEN21971
26CONTAIformer boundaryGEN11962
26SERAMPOREformer boundaryGEN92004
27GHATALformer boundaryGEN21971
27HOOGHLYformer boundaryGEN92004
27MIDNAPURformer boundaryGEN11962
28ARAMBAGHformer boundaryGEN92004
28JHARGRAMformer boundaryST11962
28TAMLUKformer boundaryGEN21971
29CONTAIformer boundaryGEN21971
29PANSKURAformer boundaryGEN92004
29PURULIAformer boundaryGEN11962
30MIDNAPOREformer boundaryGEN21971
30TAMLUKformer boundaryGEN92004
30VISHNUPURformer boundarySC11962
31BANKURAformer boundaryGEN11962
31CONTAIformer boundaryGEN92004
31JHARGRAMformer boundaryST21971
32ASANSOLformer boundaryGEN11962
32MIDNAPOREformer boundaryGEN92004
32PURULIAformer boundaryGEN21971
33AUSGRAMformer boundarySC11962
33BANKURAformer boundaryGEN21971
33JHARGRAMformer boundaryST92004
34BURDWANformer boundaryGEN11962
34PURULIAformer boundaryGEN92004
34VISHNUPURformer boundarySC21971
35AUSGRAMformer boundarySC21971

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.

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