The 2019 Indian general election were held in India between April and May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.Election results 2019: Bengal votes for the BJP, breaks many stereotypes, The Hindu BusinessLine, 23 May 2019.WB Election Result Highlights: BJP creates history in Bengal, livemint, 24 May 2019.
Parties and alliances Party/Alliance NameFlagElectoral symbolLeaderSeats contestedAll India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee42Bharatiya Janata PartyDilip Ghosh42Indian National Congress Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary40rowspan=4 LFCommunist Party of India (Marxist) Biman Bose31Revolutionary Socialist Party Manoj Bhattacharya4All India Forward Bloc Debabrata Biswas3Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee3Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Provash Ghosh42
Surveys and polls
Vote share Date publishedPolling agencyLeadAITCLeft FrontUPANDA Jan 2019 Republic TV - C Voter43.7% 14.4% 9.6% 31.8%11.9%
Seat projections Poll TypeDate publishedPolling agencyLeadAITCUPALeft FrontNDA Exit poll ABP - Nielson 24 2 0 16 8 Times Now - VMR 28 2 1 11 17Republic TV- Jan Ki Baat 29 2 0 11 18 India Today - AxisMyIndia 19–22 0–1 0 19-23 1 NewsX - CNX 26 2 0 14 8 News24 - Today's Chanakya 23 1 0 18 5 Opinion poll 06 Apr 2019India TV - CNX281 1121605 Apr 2019Republic TV - Jan ki Baat253 11312 Mar 2019ABP News- Nielsen31 3 823Jan 2019Spick Media304 0822Jan 2019Republic TV - C Voter341 0727 Nov 2018Spick Media32 4 1 527 Nov 2018ABP News - C Voter32 1 923
Candidates Trinamool Congress On 12 March 2019, party president Mamata Banerjee announced the party candidates for the election. 41% of the candidates were women. Notable exclusions from the list were the party's general secretary Subrata Bakshi and Sugata Bose. Bose did not get permission from Harvard University, where he is a professor, to contest the election. Notable inclusions were Bengali actresses Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan.
List of candidates ConstituencyAITCBJPINCLeft Front # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate1Cooch Behar (SC)Paresh AdhikaryNisith PramanikPriya Roy ChoudhuryGobinda Chandra Roy2Alipurduars (ST)Dasrath TirkeyJohn BarlaMohan Lal BasumutaMili Oraon3Jalpaiguri (SC)Bijoy Chandra BarmanJayanta RayMani Kumar DarnalBhagirath Chandra Roy4Darjeeling Amar Singh RaiRaju Singh BishtShankar MalakarSaman Pathak5Raiganj Kanaia Lal AgarwalDeboshree ChaudharyDeepa DasmunshiMohammed Salim6Balurghat Arpita GhoshSukanta MajumdarSadik SarkarRanen Barman7Maldaha Uttar Mausam NoorKhagen MurmuIsha Khan ChoudhuryBiswanath Ghosh8Maldaha Dakshin Moazzem HossainSreerupa ChaudhuryAbu Hasem Khan Ch.9Jangipur Khalilur RehmanMafuja KhatunAbhijit MukherjeeMd. Zulfikar Ali10Baharampur Apurba SarkarKrishna Juardar AryaAdhir Ranjan Ch.Id Mohammad11Murshidabad Abu Taher KhanHumayun KabirAbu HenaBadaruddoza Khan12Krishnanagar Mahua MoitraKalyan ChaubeyIntaj Ali ShahShantanu Jha13Ranaghat (SC)Rupaali BiswasJagannath SarkarMinati BiswasC. A. Rama Biswas14Bangaon (SC)Mamata Bala ThakurShantanu ThakurSourav PrasadAlokesh Das15Barrackpur Dinesh TrivediArjun SinghMohammad AlamGargi Chatterjee16Dum Dum Sougata RoySamik BhattacharyaSaurav SahaNepaldev Bhattacharya17Barasat Kakoli Ghosh DastidarMrinal Kanthi DebnathSubrota (Rashu) DuttaHaripada Biswas18Basirhat Nusrat JahanSayantan BasuQuazi Abdur RahimPallab Sengupta19Jaynagar (SC)Pratima MondalAshok KandariTapan MondalSubhas Naskar20Mathurapur (SC)Ch. Mohan JatuaShyamaprasad HalderKrittibas SardarSarat Chandra Haldar21Diamond Harbour Abhishek BanerjeeNilanjan RoySoumya Aich RoyFuad Halim22Jadavpur Mimi ChakrabortyAnupam HazraBikash Bhattacharya23Kolkata Dakshin Mala RoyChandra Kumar BoseMita ChakrabortyNandini Mukherjee24Kolkata Uttar Sudip BandyopadhyayRahul SinhaSyed Shahid ImamKaninika Bose (Ghosh)25Howrah Prasun BanerjeeRantideb Sen GuptaSuvra GhoshSumitro Adhikary26Uluberia Sajda AhmedJoy BanerjeeShoma Ranisree RoyMaksuda Khatun27Sreerampur Kalyan BanerjeeDebajit SarkarDebabrata BiswasC. A. Tirthankar Ray28Hooghly Ratna De (Nag)Locket ChatterjeePratul SahaPradip Saha29Arambagh (SC)Aparupa PoddarTapan RoyJyoti DasSakti Mohan Malik30Tamluk Dibyendu AdhikariSiddhartha NaskarLakshman SethSk. Ibrahim Ali31Contai Sisir AdhikariDebasish SamantDipak Kumar DasParitosh Pattanayak32Ghatal DevBharati GhoshKhandakar Md. SaifullahTapan Ganguli33Jhargram (ST)Birbaha SorenKunar HembramJagyeswar HembramDeblina Hembram34Medinipur Manas BhuniaDilip GhoshSambhunath ChatterjeeBiplab Bhatta35Purulia Mriganko MahatoJyotirmay MahatoNepal MahatoBir Singh Mahato36Bankura Subrata MukherjeeSubhas SarkarDr. Amiya Patra37Bishnupur (SC)Shyamal SantraSaumitra KhanNarayan Chandra KhanSunil Khan38Bardhaman Purba (SC)Sunil Kumar MandalParesh Chandra DasSiddhartha MajumdarIswar Chandra Das39Bardhaman-Durgapur Mamtaz SanghamitaS. S. AhluwaliaRanajit MukherjeeAbhas Ray Chaudhuri40Asansol Moon Moon SenBabul SupriyoBiswarup MondalGouranga Chatterjee41Bolpur (SC)Asit Kumar MalRam Prashad DasAbhijit SahaRam Chandra Dome42Birbhum Satabdi RoyDudh Kumar MondalImam HossainMd. Rezaul Karim
Results Results by alliance or party 22182AITCBJPINC
Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− AITC 43.28 3.93 42 22 12 BJP 40.25 23.41 42 18 16 INC 5.61 3.97 40 2 2LFCPI(M)6.28 16.43310 2AIFB0.42 1.7230CPI0.40 1.9330RSP0.36 2.0740Total7.46410 2 Others 1.46 184 0 IND 0.95 112 0 NOTA 0.96 Total 100% - 461 42 -
Constituency-wise Results Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Cooch BeharNisith PramanikBJP731,59447.96Paresh AdhikaryAITC677,36344.4054,2313.562AlipurduarsJohn BarlaBJP750,80454.36Dasrath TirkeyAITC506,81536.69243,98917.673JalpaiguriJayanta Kumar RoyBJP760,14550.63Bijoy Chandra BarmanAITC576,14138.37184,00412.264DarjeelingRaju BistaBJP750,06759.08Amar Singh RaiAITC336,62426.51413,44332.575RaiganjDebasree ChaudhuriBJP511,65240.03Kanaia Lal AgarwalAITC451,07835.2960,5744.746BalurghatSukanta MajumdarBJP539,31745.01Arpita GhoshAITC506,02442.2333,2932.787Maldaha UttarKhagen MurmuBJP509,52437.59Mausam NoorAITC425,23631.3784,2886.228Maldaha DakshinAbu Hasem Khan Ch.INC444,27034.71Sreerupa ChaudhuryBJP436,04834.078,2220.649JangipurKhalilur RahamanAITC562,83843.14Mafuja KhatunBJP317,05624.30245,78218.8410BaharampurAdhir Ranjan Ch.INC591,10645.43Apurba SarkarAITC510,41039.2380,6966.2011MurshidabadAbu Taher KhanAITC604,34641.56Abu HenaINC377,92925.99226,41715.5712KrishnanagarMahua MoitraAITC614,87244.99Kalyan ChaubeyBJP551,65440.3763,2184.6213RanaghatJagannath SarkarBJP783,25352.75Rupali BiswasAITC549,82537.03233,42815.7214BangaonShantanu ThakurBJP687,62248.81Mamata ThakurAITC576,02840.89111,5947.9215BarrackporeArjun SinghBJP472,99442.82Dinesh TrivediAITC458,13741.4714,8571.3516Dum DumSaugata RoyAITC512,06242.51Samik BhattacharyaBJP459,06038.1153,0024.4017BarasatKakoli DastidarAITC648,44446.44Mrinal Kanti DebnathBJP538,27538.55110,1697.8918BasirhatNusrat JahanAITC782,07854.55Sayantan BasuBJP431,70930.11350,36924.4419JaynagarPratima MondalAITC761,20256.12Ashok KandaryBJP444,42732.77316,77523.3520MathurapurCh. Mohan JatuaAITC726,82851.84Shyamaprasad HalderBJP522,85437.29203,97414.5521Diamond HarbourAbhishek BanerjeeAITC791,12756.13Nilanjan RoyBJP470,53333.39320,59422.7422JadavpurMimi ChakrabortyAITC688,47247.90Anupam HazraBJP393,23327.36295,23920.5423Kolkata DakshinMala RoyAITC573,11947.48Chandra Kumar BoseBJP417,92734.62155,19212.8624Kolkata UttarSudip BandyopadhyayAITC474,89149.95Rahul SinhaBJP347,79636.59127,09513.3625HowrahPrasun BanerjeeAITC576,71147.17Rantidev SenguptaBJP473,01638.69103,6958.4826UluberiaSajda AhmedAITC694,94553.00Joy BanerjeeBJP479,58636.58215,35916.4227SreerampurKalyan BanerjeeAITC637,70745.48Debjit SarkarBJP539,17138.4598,5367.0328HooghlyLocket ChatterjeeBJP671,44846.03Ratna De NagAITC598,08641.0073,3625.0329ArambaghAparupa PoddarAITC649,92944.14Tapan Kumar RayBJP648,78744.061,1420.0830TamlukDibyendu AdhikariAITC724,43350.07Sidharthashankar NaskarBJP534,26836.92190,16513.1531KanthiSisir AdhikariAITC711,87249.96Debasis SamantaBJP600,20442.12111,6687.8432GhatalDeepak AdhikariAITC717,95948.21Bharati GhoshBJP609,98640.96107,9737.2533JhargramKunar HembramBJP626,58344.53Birbaha SarenAITC614,81643.6911,7670.8434MedinipurDilip GhoshBJP685,43348.60Manas BhuniaAITC596,48142.2988,9526.3135PuruliaJyotirmay MahatoBJP668,10749.28Mriganko MahatoAITC463,37534.18204,73215.1036BankuraSubhas SarkarBJP675,31949.20Subrata MukherjeeAITC500,98636.50174,33312.7037BishnupurSaumitra KhanBJP657,01946.23Shyamal SantraAITC578,97240.7478,0475.4938Bardhaman PurbaSunil Kumar MondalAITC640,83444.51Paresh Chandra DasBJP551,52338.3189,3116.2039Bardhaman DurgapurS. S. AhluwaliaBJP598,37641.75Mamtaz SanghamitaAITC595,93741.582,4390.1740AsansolBabul SupriyoBJP633,37851.16Moon Moon SenAITC435,74135.19197,63715.9741BolpurAsit Kumar MalAITC699,17147.83Ram Prasad DasBJP592,76940.55106,4027.2842BirbhumSatabdi RoyAITC654,07745.11Dudh Kumar MondalBJP565,15338.9788,9246.14
Constituency wise alliance or party votes #ConstituencyTMC votesNDA votesUPA votesLF votes Win Margin1Cooch Behar677,363731,59428,21546,64854,2312Alipurduars506,815750,80427,42754,010243,9893Jalpaiguri576,141760,14528,48876,054184,0044Darjeeling336,624750,06765,18650,524413,4435Raiganj451,078511,65283,662183,03960,5746Balurghat506,024539,31736,78372,99033,2937Maldaha Uttar425,236509,524305,27050,40184,2888Maldaha Dakshin351,353436,048444,270 -8,2229Jangipur562,838317,056255,83695,501245,78210Baharampur510,410143,038591,14713,36280,69611Murshidabad604,346247,809377,929180,793226,41712Krishnanagar614,872551,65438,305120,22263,21813Ranaghat549,825783,25423,29797,771233,42814Bangaon576,028687,62222,61890,1221,11,59415Barrackpore458,137472,99415,746117,45614,85716Dum Dum512,062459,06029,097167,59053,00217Barasat648,444538,27537,277124,068109,98318Basirhat782,078431,709104,18368,316350,36919761,206444,42718,75867,913316,77520Mathurapur726,828522,85432,32492,417203,97421Diamond Harbour791,127470,53319,82893,941320,59422Jadavpur688,472393,233 -302,264295,23923Kolkata Dakshin573,119417,92742,618140,275155,19224Kolkata Uttar474,891347,79626,09371,080127,09525Howrah576,711473,01632,107105,547103,69526Uluberia694,945479,58627,56881,314215,35927Sreerampur637,707539,17132,509152,28198,53628Hooghly598,086671,44825,374121,58873,36229Arambagh649,929648,78725,128100,5201,14230Tamluk724,433534,26816,001 136,129190,16531Kanthi711,872600,20416,85176,1851,11,66832Ghatal717,959609,98632,79397,0621,07,97333Jhargram614,816626,58320,75475,68011,76734Medinipur596,481685,43320,80762,319 88,95235Purulia463,375668,10784,47768,464204,73236Bankura500,986675,31920,472100,282174,33337Bishnupur578,972657,01917,932102,61578,04738Bardhaman Purba640,834551,52338,472175,92089,31139Bardhaman-Durgapur595,937598,37638,516161,3292,43940Asansol435,741633,37821,03887,608197,63741Bolpur699,172592,76930,11291,964106,40242Birbhum654,070565,15375,45196,76388,924
Impact There has been a major political shift from the left to the right in the 2019 general elections in West Bengal. The Statesman says, “Making an aggressive penetration in Bengal for the first time since its inception in 1980, BJP alone has dramatically increased its vote share close to 40 percent this time. Thus, it has virtually made the CPI-M into a mere marginalised political party and at the same time the saffron party set a strong challenge before the Trinamool Congress hardly two years ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled in 2021 in the state.” This obviously is the most important impact of the general elections in the state visible in the voting pattern right across the state, irrespective of who won or lost a particular seat.
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from West Bengal