2004 Indian general election in West Bengal
{{short description|Indian political election in West Bengal}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 Indian general election in West Bengal
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| election_date = 10 May 2004
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2009.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=12|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
| party1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance1 = LF
| seats1 = 26
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Pranab Mukherjee Portrait.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=7|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = Pranab Mukherjee
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| seats2 = 6
| alliance2 = INC+ (post poll UPA)
| percentage1 = 38.57%
| percentage2 = 14.56%
| leaders_seat2 = Jangipur
| leaders_seat1 = Did not contest
| leader_since2 = 2000
| leader_since1 = 2000
| turnout = 77.7% ({{increase}} 2.65 pp)
| votes_for_election = 36,870,922
| seats_for_election = All 42 West Bengal seats in the Lok Sabha
| registered = 47,437,431
| popular_vote1 = 14,271,042
| popular_vote2 = 5,385,754
| alliance3 = National Democratic Alliance
| party3 = All India Trinamool Congress
| leader3 = Mamata Banerjee
| percentage3 = 21.04%
| popular_vote3 = 7,786,178
| seats3 = 1
| leaders_seat3 = Kolkata South
| leader_since3 = 1998
| title = Prime minister
| before_election = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| before_party = BJP
| posttitle = Prime minister after election
| after_election = Manmohan Singh
| after_party = INC
| next_election = 2009 Indian general election in West Bengal
| next_year = 2009
| previous_year = 1999
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 5
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 3
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 7
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Mamata banerjee (cropped).jpg|bSize= 110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=5|oTop=0}}
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.27 pp
| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.01 pp
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 5.01 pp
| map_image = File:2004 Indian general election in west bengal map.jpg
| map_size =
| last_election1 = 35.57%, 21 seats
| last_election2 = 13.29%, 3 seats
| last_election3 = 26.04%, 8 seats
| 1blank = Alliance seats
| 1data1 = 35
| 1data2 = 6
| 1data3 = 1
| map_caption = Results by constituencies
| map2_image = File:West Bengal Lok Sabha 2004.svg
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 12th Lok Sabha#West Bengal
| elected_members = List of members of the 13th Lok Sabha#West Bengal
| previous_election = 1999 Indian general election in West Bengal
}}
The 2004 Indian general election were held in Indian state West Bengal in 2004 to elect all 42 seats of Lok Sabha in the state.{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2009 |title=75 per cent polling in West Bengal {{!}} India News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/75-per-cent-polling-in-west-bengal/articleshow/4496421.cms |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2009-05-08 |title=Nandigram turns violent |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/1411/nandigram-turns-violent.html |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}} The election took place on 10 May 2004 and a turnout of 77.7% was recorded.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front had an overwhelming victory in the state by winning 35 seats.{{Cite web |title=Facts and figures: How West Bengal fared in 2004, 2009 & 2014 general elections |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/facts-and-figures-how-west-bengal-fared-in-2004-2009-2014-general-elections-939484 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Why did the NDA lose West Bengal? |url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/may/14mamata.htm |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Rediff |language=en}} On the national level, Indian National Congress became the single largest party and formed the new government with its allies and taking external support from Left Front and other parties.{{Cite news |last=Waldman |first=Amy |date=2004-05-13 |title=In Huge Upset, Gandhi's Party Wins Election in India |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/international/asia/in-huge-upset-gandhis-party-wins-election-in-india.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2004 |first=Ajit |last= Kumar Jha |title=Left caught between need to safeguard its bastions and compulsion to support Congress |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20040531-left-front-forced-to-support-congress-to-counter-bjp-790037-2004-05-31 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}
Schedule
The election schedule was declared by Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004.{{Cite web |title=Election schedule for general elections 2004 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3042-schedule-for-general-elections-2004/ |website=eci}}
| class="wikitable"
! Poll event ! Date |
| Notification Date
| 16 April |
| Last Date for filing nomination
| 23 April |
| Scrutiny of nomination
| 24 April |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination
| 26 April |
| Date of poll
| 10 May |
| Date of counting of votes
| 13 May |
Parties and alliances
{{legend2|{{party color|Left Front (West Bengal)}}|Left Front}}
| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+ ! No. ! Party ! Flag ! Symbol ! Leader ! Seats Contested |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |1.
| style="text-align:center" |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 50px | 50px | style="text-align:center " |Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | style="text-align:center " |32 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white" |2.
| style="text-align:center" |Revolutionary Socialist Party | File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png | style="text-align:center" |Manoj Bhattacharya | style="text-align:center" |4 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}};color:white" |3.
| style="text-align:center" |All India Forward Bloc | File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg | style="text-align:center" |Debabrata Biswas | style="text-align:center" |3 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |4.
| style="text-align:center" |Communist Party of India | style="text-align:center" |Swapan Banerjee | style="text-align:center" |3 |
Other Left Front members that didn't fielded candidates in the election but supported the alliance were Biplobi Bangla Congress, Democratic Socialist Party, Marxist Forward Bloc, West Bengal Socialist Party, Revolutionary Communist Party of India and other left front parties.
{{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|United Progressive Alliance}}
| class="wikitable" width="50%"style="text-align:center;"
|+ ! No. ! Party ! Flag ! Symbol ! Leader ! Seats Contested |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white" |1.
| style="text-align:center" |Indian National Congress | File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | 50px | style="text-align:center" |Pranab Mukherjee | style="text-align:center" |37 |
| style="text-align:center; background: yellow;color:black" |2.
| Party of Democratic Socialism | 50x50px | 2 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}};color:white" |3.
| 50x50px | File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg | N/A | 2 |
| 4.
| — | — | N/A | 1 |
Gorkha National Liberation Front supported the Congress candidate in Darjeeling constituency.
{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|National Democratic Alliance}}
| class="wikitable" width="50%"style="text-align:center;"
|+ ! No. ! Party ! Flag ! Symbol ! Leader ! Seats Contested |
| style="text-align:center;background:{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}};color:white" |1.
| All India Trinamool Congress | File:All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg | File:All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg | 29 |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white" |2.
| File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | style="text-align:center" |13 |
Results
= Results by alliance =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#f00; color:white;" | LF ! style="background:#f00; color:white;" | SEATS ! % ! style="background:#00FFFF; color:white;" | UPA ! style="background:#00FFFF; color:white;" | SEATS ! % ! style="background:#f90; color:white;" | NDA ! style="background:#f90; color:white;" | SEATS ! % |
| CPI(M)
| 26 | 38.57 | INC | 6 | 14.56 | AITC | 1 | 21.04 |
| RSP
| 3 | 4.48 | PDS | 0 | 0.22 | BJP | 0 | 8.06 |
| CPI
| 3 | 4.02 | JMM | 0 | 0.15 | | | |
| AIFB
| 3 | 3.67 | IND | 0 | 0.14 | | | |
| style="background:#ffe6e6;" |TOTAL
| style="background:#ffe6e6;" |35 | 50.74 | style="background:#AFEEEE;" |TOTAL | style="background:#AFEEEE;" |6 | 15.07 | style="background:#e6ffe6;" |TOTAL | style="background:#e6ffe6;" |1 | 29.10 |
= Results by party =
{{Election results
| party1=Communist Party of India (Marxist) | votes1=14271042|seats1=26
| party2=Trinamool Congress | votes2=7786178|seats2=1
| party3=Indian National Congress | votes3=5385754|seats3=6
| party4=Bharatiya Janata Party | votes4=2983950|seats4=0
| party5=Revolutionary Socialist Party | votes5=1658787|seats5=3
| party6=Communist Party of India | votes6=1484152|seats6=3
| party7=All India Forward Bloc | votes7=1352423|seats7=3
| party8=Bahujan Samaj Party | votes8=331319|seats8=0
| party9=Samajwadi Party | votes9=108514|seats9=0
| party10=Other parties|votes10=302833|seats10=0
| party11=Independents|votes11=1205970|seats11=0
}}
= Results by constituency =
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No. ! Constituency ! Name of elected M.P. ! colspan="2" | Party |
| 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"| |
| 2
| bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"| |
| 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 5
| Raiganj | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"| |
| 7
| Malda | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 8
| Jangipur | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |
| 11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 12
| Nabadwip | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 13
| Barasat | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"| |
| 14
| Basirhat | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"| |
| 15
| Joynagar | bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"| |
| 16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 18
| Jadavpur | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 20
| Dumdum | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 22
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 23
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"| |
| 24
| Howrah | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 25
| Uluberia | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 26
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 27
| Hooghly | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 28
| Arambagh | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 29
| Panskura | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"| |
| 30
| Tamluk | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 31
| Contai | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 32
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"| |
| 33
| Jhargram | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 34
| Purulia | bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"| |
| 35
| Bankura | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 36
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 37
| Durgapur | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 38
| Asansol | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 39
| Burdwan | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 40
| Katwa | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 41
| Bolpur | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| 42
| Birbhum | bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |
| colspan="5" | Source :- {{Cite web |title=General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |website=eci}}{{Cite web |title=2004 Lok Sabha parliament election results for West Bengal |url=https://elections.traceall.in/West-Bengal-lok-sabha-parlimentary-election-results/2004 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=elections.traceall.in}} |