Kolkata Lok Sabha exit polls: TMC faces tough battle ahead
Times of India | 2 June 2024
NEW DELHI: According to exit polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to secure a third consecutive term, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) projected to perform as strongly as it did in the 2019 elections. The polls suggest that the NDA is expected to exceed the 350-seat mark in the Lok Sabha.
In West Bengal, where the BJP mounted a forceful campaign against Mamata Banerjee, the party has made significant gains.Two exit polls, Matrize and Jan Ki Baat, have predicted 21-25 and 21-26 seats for the BJP, respectively, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
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The incumbent Trinamool Congress, which suffered substantial losses in 2019, may face further setbacks in these elections if the exit poll predictions hold true on June 4. The Matrize exit poll forecasts 16-20 seats for the TMC, while Jan Ki Baat anticipates 18-16 seats.
Arunachal PradeshSikkimArunachal PradeshSeats: 60L + WMajority: 31BJP46NPP5CONG1OTH8Leads + Wins: 60/60BJP WONSikkimSeats: 32L + WMajority: 17SKM31SDF1BJP0CONG0OTH0Leads + Wins: 32/32SKM WONSource: PvalueKolkata has two Lok Sabha seats: Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Uttar.
Candidates from the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency include Mala Roy from AITC, Saira Shah Halim from CPI(M), and Debasri Chaudhary from BJP. In the 2019 elections, Kolkata Dakshin parliamentary constituency boasted a total of 1,728,851 eligible voters.
Mala Roy, representing the All India Trinamool Congress, emerged victorious, clinching a total of 573,119 votes and securing the seat as Member of Parliament. Chandra Kumar Bose, the candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party, came in second with a total of 417,927 votes, trailing by 155,192 votes.
Candidates from the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency include Sudip Bandyopadhyay from AITC, Pradip Bhattacharya from INC, and Tapas Roy from BJP.
In 2019, the Kolkata Uttar parliamentary constituency boasted a total of 1,444,082 eligible voters. Sudip Bandyopadhyay, representing the All India Trinamool Congress, emerged victorious, securing a total of 474,891 votes, thus becoming the MP from this seat. Following closely behind, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha garnered 347,796 votes, falling short by a margin of 127,095 votes.