Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha Election 2024 Results Highlights: Trinamool Congress’ Kirti Azad defeated Dilip Ghosh, the former West Bengal BJP President, in the Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. According to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Azad received over 7 lakh votes, while Ghosh garnered a little over 5.6 lakh votes. The Election Commission of India declared the results for the Bardhaman Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency today (June 4). Bardhaman–Durgapur is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in West Bengal.
Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result Live Updates: Election Commission of India's verdict today
Azad Kirti Jha of the All India Trinamool Congress has won with 720,667 votes, leading by 137,981 votes over Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who secured 582,686 votes.
The latest updates from Bardhaman Durgapur reveal a challenging scenario for Dilip Ghosh, who is currently in second place. AITC candidate Kirti Azad is in the lead with 1,37,564 more votes than Dilip Ghosh as counting progresses in Burdwan - Durgapur.
As the Lok Sabha poll votes are being counted, the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign strategy in West Bengal seems to have fallen short of expectations. According to the Election Commission's latest updates, the Trinamool Congress is currently leading on 30 seats in West Bengal, indicating a setback for the BJP's electoral efforts in the state.
In the current electoral contest, Azad Kirti Jha, representing the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), has surged ahead with a commanding lead of 642,633 votes. This substantial margin of 123,621 votes places him firmly ahead of his closest competitor, Dilip Ghosh from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who trails behind with 519,012 votes. The significant difference underscores Azad Kirti Jha's strong position in the competition, reflecting the support he has garnered from voters for the TMC.
The electorate gender ratio or sex ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 992, in 2019 it was 966, 928 in 2014 and 908 in 2009.
Here is a brief overview of the counting process: Under Rule 54 A of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, the counting of postal ballot papers shall begin first at the Returning Officer's (RO) table. Only those postal ballot papers received by the RO before the hour fixed for the commencement of counting will be considered. After 30 minutes of counting postal ballots, the counting of votes from EVMs commences. If there are no postal ballot papers in the constituency, the counting of votes from EVMs can begin at the scheduled time.
India set a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in this year's Lok Sabha elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Monday. During a press briefing, he highlighted that over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world's largest electoral exercise. "India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year," Kumar stated.
Azad Kirti Jha of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 199,929 votes, holding a margin of 40,813 votes over Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has secured 159,116 votes. Sukriti Ghosal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) trails with 34,227 votes, 165,702 votes behind the leader.
Azad Kirti Jha of the All India Trinamool Congress is currently leading with 167,131 votes, maintaining a margin of 37,876 votes ahead of Dilip Ghosh from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has secured 129,255 votes.
Azad Kirti Jha of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 72,120 votes, maintaining a margin of 10,373 votes over his closest competitor. Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is trailing with 61,747 votes. Sukriti Ghosal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) follows with 12,358 votes, trailing by 59,762 votes. Independent candidate Luxmi Narayan Kora has garnered 793 votes, trailing by 71,327 votes, and Prabhu Nath Sah of the Bahujan Samaj Party has 699 votes, trailing by 71,421 votes.
In the latest update, Azad Kirti Jha of the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with 37,343 votes, holding a margin of 4,336 votes over Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has 33,007 votes. Sukriti Ghosal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) trails significantly with 5,913 votes, which is 31,430 votes behind the leader.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is seen leading in 200 seats while the INDIA bloc is seen leading in 80 seats, as per ECI trends. The BJP is seen taking a hit in Uttar Pradesh which has 80 Lok Sabha seats. The NDA is ahead in 27 seats while the INDIA bloc is leading in 17 seats so far.
During the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the Bardhaman-Durgapur seat witnessed a high voter turnout of 86.22%. The All India Trinamool Congress secured 43.5% of the votes, CPI(M) received 34.84%, BJP obtained 12.93%, and Congress got 5.22%. Dr. Mamtaz Sanghamita of the Trinamool Congress won with 554,521 votes, while S.K. Saidul Haq of the CPI(M) received 447,190 votes, and Deboshree Choudhury of the BJP garnered 237,205 votes.
The Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency has a diverse demographic composition based on caste. The population percentages are as follows: Buddhists constitute 0.02%, Christians make up 0.27%, Jains account for 0.02%, Muslims represent 20.73%, Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise 27.41%, Scheduled Tribes (ST) form 6.3%, and Sikhs make up 0.22% of the population.
The Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency comprises seven Assembly seats: Bardhaman South, Monteswar, Bardhaman North, Bhatar, Galsi, Durgapur East, and Durgapur West.
Bardhaman-Durgapur is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, known for being a major industrial city located in the West Bardhaman district. It is the third most important city in West Bengal after Kolkata and Siliguri. Formed in 2008 after delimitation, this parliamentary seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
The 2024 candidates for the Burdwan-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency include Kirti Azad from the All India Trinamool Congress, Dilip Ghosh from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Sukriti Ghoshal from the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
The Election Commission will announce the final official results either late at night on June 4 or on the morning of June 5.
As counting day approaches, all eyes are on the announcement of the winners for all 543 Lok Sabha seats, which will determine the next central government. Vote counting begins at 8 AM on June 4, with results expected to be revealed throughout the day. While initial trends may emerge by noon, a more definitive outcome is anticipated later in the afternoon.
In West Bengal (WB), the Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency is a new one. The area includes both the Bardhaman and Durgapur cities and the intermediate rural areas.