| Election Name: | 2004 Indian general election in West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Election Date: | 10 May 2004 |
| Leader1: | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee |
| Party1: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alliance1: | LF |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Leader2: | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Alliance2: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Percentage1: | 38.57% |
| Percentage2: | 14.56% |
| Leaders Seat2: | Jangipur |
| Leaders Seat1: | Did not contest |
| Leader Since2: | 2000 |
| Leader Since1: | 2000 |
| Turnout: | 77.7% (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 |
| 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: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 7 |
| Swing2: | 1.27 pp |
| Swing1: | 3.01 pp |
| Swing3: | 5.01 pp |
| 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 |
| 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.[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6]
The election schedule was declared by Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004.[7]
| 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 |
| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | 32 | |||
| 2. | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Manoj Bhattacharya | 4 | |||
| 3. | All India Forward Bloc | Debabrata Biswas | 3 | |||
| 4. | Communist Party of India | Swapan Banerjee | 3 |
| 1. | Indian National Congress | Pranab Mukherjee | 37 | |||
| 2. | Party of Democratic Socialism | Samir Putatundu | 2 | |||
| 3. | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | N/A | 2 | |||
| 4. | Independent | — | — | N/A | 1 |
| 1. | All India Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | 29 | |||
| 2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | Tathagata Roy | 13 |
| LF | SEATS | % | UPA | SEATS | % | NDA | 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 | ||||
| TOTAL | 35 | 50.74 | TOTAL | 6 | 15.07 | TOTAL | 1 | 29.10 |