Kolkata Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP Vs TMC; Mala Roy and Bandyopadhyay Sudip Are Likely To Win

Kolkata Lok Sabha Results : Mala Roy and Bandyopadhyay Sudip from Mala Roy from the All India Trinamool Congress against the candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Kolkata Uttar And Dakshin Lok Sabha Chunav Results 2024 : Kolkata Uttar and Kolkata Dakshin are two of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Kolkata Uttar and Kolkata Dakshin are two of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Mala Roy from the All India Trinamool Congress is leading and got more than 5 lakhs votes against Debasree Chaudhuri from the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata Dakshin. Bandyopadhyay Sudip from the All India Trinamool Congress is leading with over 3 Lakhs votes against Tapas Roy from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In Kolkata Dakshin, Saira Shah Halim (Communist Party Of India (Marxist)), Niraj Agarwal (Independent), Firoza Khatun (Bahujan Samaj Party), Santanu Roy (Independent) are trailing in their constituencies, respectively.

In Kolkata Uttar, Pradip Bhattacharya from the Indian National Congress, Dr. Biplab Chandra from the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), Omprakash Prajapati from the Bahujan Samaj Party, and Pranati Paul, an Independent candidate are trailing in their respective constituencies.

All India Trinamool Congress candidate Bandyopadhyay Sudip is leading/winning against the BJP candidate Tapas Roy by a margin of over 56740 votes in the constituency.

Voting for both constituencies took place on June 1 during Phase 7 of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024. In Kolkata Uttar, the key candidates are Tapas Roy from the BJP and Sudip Bandopadhyay from the TMC. In Kolkata Dakshin, the main contenders are Sushri Debashree from the BJP and Mala Roy from the TMC. The counting of votes is now underway, and results will be closely watched.

Kolkata Dakshin and Uttar: Lok Sabha Election Result

4:24 PM: Mala Roy of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) holds a promising lead as votes continue to be counted.

3:39 PM: Updates from Kolkata Uttar, West Bengal, indicate that Bandyopadhyay Sudip from AITC is in the lead which is closely followed by BJP's Tapas Roy.

3:36 PM: The latest updates from Kolkata Dakshin indicate a tough situation for Saira Shah Halim, who is currently trailing in second place. AITC candidate Mala Roy is leading the race.

3:28 PM: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has extended congratulations to her allies. During an interaction with India Today, she announced that she will be addressing the media at 5:30 pm.

1:37 PM: TMC has expressed satisfaction with the West Bengal election results, attributing them to people's trust in Mamata Banerjee's government and a clear rejection of the BJP's policies in the state, as reported by PTI.

1:20 PM: Mala Roy from All India Trinamool Congress is leading while Debasree Chaudhuri from the Bhartiya Janta Party is trailing. 

10:40 AM: Sudip Bandyopadhyay from the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is currently leading in Kolkata Uttar.

9:14: Mala Roy from the AITC is currently leading in Dakshin Kolkata.

9:10: In the latest update from Kolkata Uttar, Tapas Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is currently leading. 

8:04 AM: The vote counting process for Kolkata has officially commenced at 8 AM.

6:47 AM: Vote counting will begin at 8 AM starting with postal ballots. Counting of votes from Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will commence around 8:30 or 8:45 AM.

Background Details Of The Seat

In the 2019 elections, Kolkata Dakshin parliamentary constituency boasted a total of 1,728,851 eligible voters. Mala Roy, representing AITC, emerged victorious with 573,119 votes, securing the seat as Member of Parliament. Chandra Kumar Bose, the BJP candidate, came in second with 417,927 votes, trailing by 155,192 votes.