Indian political election in West Bengal
2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|
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| Opinion polls |
| Turnout | 81.76% ( 0.46 pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Mamata Banerjee
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Dilip Ghosh
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| Party
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AITC
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BJP
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| Alliance
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NDA
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| Leader since
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1998
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2014
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| Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Medinipur
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| Last election
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39.8%, 34 seats
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17%, 2 seats
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| Seats won
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22
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18
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| Seat change
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12
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 16
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| Popular vote
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24,757,345
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23,028,517
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| Percentage
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43.3%
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40.7%
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| Swing
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3.48 pp
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22.76 pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Leader
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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Surjya Kanta Mishra
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| Party
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INC
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CPI(M)
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| Alliance
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UPA
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LF
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| Leader since
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2015
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2011
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| Leader's seat
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Baharampur
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Did not contest
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| Last election
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9.7%, 4 seats
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23%, 2 seats
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| Seats won
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2
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0
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| Seat change
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2
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2
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| Popular vote
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3,210,491
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3,594,283
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| Percentage
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5.67%
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6.33%
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| Swing
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4.03 pp
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16.66 pp
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The 2019 Indian general election were held in India between April and May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.[1][2]
Surveys and Polls
Vote share
| Date published
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Polling agency
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Lead
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| AITC
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Left Front
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UPA
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NDA
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| Jan 2019
|
Republic TV - C Voter
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43.7%
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14.4%
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9.6%
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31.8%
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11.9%
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Seat projections
| Poll Type
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Date published
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Polling agency
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Lead
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| AITC
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UPA
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Left Front
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NDA
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| Exit poll
[3][4]
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ABP - Nielson
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24
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2
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0
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16
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8
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| Times Now - VMR
|
28
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2
|
1
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11
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17
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| Republic TV- Jan Ki Baat
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29
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2
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0
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11
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18
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| India Today - AxisMyIndia [5]
|
19–22
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0–1
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0
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19-23
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1
|
| NewsX - CNX
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26
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2
|
0
|
14
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8
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| News24 - Today's Chanakya
|
23
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1
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0
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18
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5
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| Opinion poll
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06 Apr 2019
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India TV - CNX[6]
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28
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1
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1
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12
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16
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| 05 Apr 2019
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Republic TV - Jan ki Baat[7]
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25
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3
|
1
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13
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12
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| Mar 2019
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ABP News- Nielsen[8]
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31
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3
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–
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8
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23
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| Jan 2019
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Spick Media[9]
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30
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4
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0
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8
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22
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| Jan 2019
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Republic TV - C Voter
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34
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1
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0
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7
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27
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| Nov 2018
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Spick Media[10]
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32
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4
|
1
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5
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27
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| Nov 2018
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ABP News - C Voter[11]
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32
|
1
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–
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9
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23
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Candidates
Trinamool Congress
On 12 March 2019, party president Mamata Banerjee announced the party candidates for the election.[12] 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.[13] Notable inclusions were Bengali actresses Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan.[14]
List of candidates
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