Book Details

• Publisher: Deep Prakashan

• Author: Biswanath Chakraborty

• Language: Bengali

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788119068807

About the Book

Janadesh – 2024 (Bengali Version) is an in-depth analytical study of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, focusing on both national outcomes and the detailed electoral dynamics of West Bengal. The book offers a meticulous examination of the results from all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state and connects them with the voting patterns across the 294 Assembly segments.

Through data-driven analysis, the author explores how different social, regional, and demographic groups voted in the election. The book investigates the electoral trends in 68 Scheduled Caste and 16 Scheduled Tribe Assembly constituencies, as well as the results in 146 Assembly segments where the minority Muslim population ranges between 25% and 90%. It also analyzes the voting patterns of rural versus urban constituencies and regions dominated by non-Bengali-speaking populations.

Special attention is given to communities and regions that significantly influence Bengal’s politics—Matua-dominated areas of North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia, Rajbanshi voters of North Bengal, Gorkha-majority constituencies in the hills, tribal belts of Junglemahal and North Bengal, and Bagdi Scheduled Caste communities of Rarh Bengal including Bankura. The book also evaluates the electoral impact of welfare schemes such as Lakshmir Bhandar, particularly in shaping women’s voting behavior.

This hardcover volume serves as a valuable resource for political analysts, students of political science, journalists, and readers interested in understanding the complex electoral landscape of West Bengal in the 2024 general elections.