Uluberia Lok Sabha Constituency Results 2019 in West Bengal: Sajda Ahmed of TMC Wins Parliamentary Election
Uluberia Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal will go to polls in the Fifth phase on May 6. Here’s all you need to know.
Kolkata, May 23: The results of the Uluberia Lok Sabha Constituency was declared today. The counting of votes began on the Uluberia Parliamentary seat in West Bengal at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Sajda Ahmed of TMC defeated BJP's Joy Banerjee by a margin of 2,15,359 votes.
Voting took place for the Uluberia seat in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. A total voter turnout of 73.97 per cent was recorded, as per Election Commission of India. Stay with us for Live updates on the results for the Uluberia Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results LIVE News Updates
The incumbent parliamentarian, representing the constituency is from AITC – Sultan Ahmed. The MP emerged victorious in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections by defeating the CPI(M) candidate – Sabir Uddin Molla. AITC has fielded Sajda Ahmed this time from the constituency. To defeat the current MP in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, CPI(M) has fielded Maksuda Khatun, while Congress has announced Shoma Ranisree Roy as their candidate. BJP has fielded Tollywood actor Joy Banerjee as their candidate. West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.
As per the ECI website – updated on March 13, 2019 – there are 12,51,590 voters in the parliamentary constituency, among them 59,08,771 are females while 6,60,713 are males. The average literacy rate of the constituency is 64 per cent, and the principal occupation is agriculture. The female to male ratio is 935.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule for Fifth Phase:
| Announcement and Issue of Press Note | March 10 |
| Issue of Notification | April 10 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 18 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 20 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 22 |
| Date Of Poll | May 6 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
| Dates Before Elections Shall be Completed | May 27 |
According to the Election Commission’s briefings, the process of filing nomination for Uluberia Lok Sabha elections began on April 10, which continued till April 18. The scrutiny was done on April 20, and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 22. The polling took place on May 6.
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In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, AITC bagged 34 seats – gaining 15 more than 2009, while CPI(M) could win only two seats – Raiganj and Murshidabad. Congress emerged victorious on four seats, and BJP opened their account from Asansol and Darjeeling. Lok Sabha elections took place in seven phases across the state – on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The results would be declared on May 23.
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