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Howrah Lok Sabha constituency

Howrah Lok Sabha constituency (Bengali: হাওড়া লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency are in Howrah district.

Howrah
WB-25
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Howrah Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesBally
Howrah Uttar
Howrah Madhya
Shibpur
Howrah Dakshin
Sankrail
Panchla
Established1951
Total electors1,505,099[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2024

Overview

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Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

The Hindustan Times reported, “Howrah is a 500-year old urban agglomeration on the western bank of the Hooghly River and is best known for unplanned, densely populated habitation, one of the country's biggest rail terminus and a rusty manufacturing sector, especially iron foundries.”[2]

About the foundry industry The Times of India wrote, “Some have already downed their shutters. Others keep open for three days a week. A cut in wages has been accepted by the workers mostly without even a grumble. The foundry industry of Howrah, once known as the Sheffield of India and one of the largest employers in the state, is now gasping for breath.”[3]

According to The Hindu, Howrah and Sreerampur constituencies have more than 25% non-Bengali voters with their roots in Rajasthan, Bihar or Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Assembly segments

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As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 25 Howrah is composed of the following segments:[5]

No Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
169 Bally Howrah Rana Chatterjee AITC AITC
170 Howrah Uttar Goutam Chowdhury AITC AITC
171 Howrah Madhya Arup Roy AITC AITC
172 Shibpur Manoj Tiwary AITC AITC
173 Howrah Dakshin Nandita Chowdhury AITC AITC
174 Sankrail (SC) Priya Paul AITC AITC
175 Panchla Gulshan Mallick AITC AITC

Prior to delimitation, the constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[6]

Members of Parliament

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Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party
First 1952-57 Santosh Kumar Dutta[7] Indian National Congress
Second 1957-62 Mohammed Elias[8][9] Communist Party of India
Third 1962-67
Fourth 1967-71 K.K.Chatterjee[10] Indian National Congress
Fifth 1971-77 Samar Mukherjee[11][12][13] Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Sixth 1977-80
Seventh 1980-84
Eighth 1984-89 Priyaranjan Dasmunsi[14] Indian National Congress
Ninth 1989-91 Susanta Chakraborty[15][16] Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Tenth 1991-96
Eleventh 1996-98 Priyaranjan Dasmunsi[17] Indian National Congress
Twelfth 1998-99 Bikram Sarkar[18] Trinamool Congress
Thirteenth 1999-04 Swadesh Chakraborty[19][20] Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Fourteenth 2004-09
Fifteenth 2009-13 Ambica Banerjee[21] Trinamool Congress
2013-14 Prasun Banerjee[22][23][24]
Sixteenth 2014-19
Seventeenth 2019-24
Eighteenth 2024-29

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Howrah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Prasun Banerjee 626,493 49.26  2.08
BJP Rathin Chakraborty 457,051 35.94  2.79
CPI(M) Sabyasachi Chatterjee 152,005 11.95  3.31
NOTA None of the above 10084 0.79
Majority 169442
Turnout
AITC hold Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Howrah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Prasun Banerjee 576,711 47.18  4.53
BJP Rantidev Sengupta 473,016 38.73  25.42
CPI(M) Sumitro Adhikary 105,547 8.64  5.44
INC Suvra Ghosh 32,107 2.63   2.68
IND Sekhar Mondal 6,447 0.53
NOTA None of the above 6,337 0.52
Majority 1,03,695 8.48
Turnout 12,22,708 74.83 +0.04
AITC hold Swing

2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Howrah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Prasun Banerjee 4,88,461 43.40
CPI(M) Sridip Bhattacharya 2,91,505 25.90
BJP George Baker 2,48,120 22.05
INC Manoj Kumar Pandey 63,254 5.62
NOTA None of the above 9,929 0.88
Majority 1,96,956 17.50
Turnout 11,25,728 74.79
AITC hold Swing

2013 bypoll

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Bye-elections 2013: Howrah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Prasun Banerjee 4,26,387 44.68
CPI(M) Sridip Bhattacharya 3,99,422 41.85
INC Sanatan Mukherjee 96,743 10.14
IND Ranjan Paul 8,921 0.93
Majority 26,965 2.82
Turnout 9,54,850 65.99
AITC hold Swing

2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Howrah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Ambica Banerjee 477,449 48.02
CPI(M) Swadesh Chakrabortty 4,40,057 44.26
BJP Polly Mukherjee 37,723 3.79
SP Bijoy Uppadhya 8,615 0.87
IND Subarna Chakraborty 8,180 0.82
Majority 37,392 3.76
Turnout 9,93,958 73.91
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Trinamul Congress wins Howrah Lok Sabha Polls". Hindustan Times, 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Sheffield of India dying an untimely death". The Times of India, 20 September 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Non-Bengali voters could prove crucial in final phase". The Hindu, 11 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. ^ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  15. ^ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  19. ^ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  20. ^ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  21. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  22. ^ "Bye election to the House of the People from The 25 Howrah Parliamentary Constituency" (PDF). Forms 21 D & E. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  23. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Howrah Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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