Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Howrah is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Howrah in West Bengal
.
Prior to delimitation, Howrah Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Howrah in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
Assembly segments
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:- BallyBally (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bally is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 169 Bally is composed of the following: Bally municipality.Bally is part of No...
(AC 169) - Howrah UttarHowrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Uttar is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 170) - Howrah MadhyaHowrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Madhya is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 171) - ShibpurShibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Shibpur is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah municipal corporation.Shibpur is part of No...
(AC 172) - Howrah DakshinHowrah Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Dakshin is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 173) - SankrailSankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sankrail is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(SC) (AC 174) - PanchlaPanchla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Panchla is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(AC 175).
Prior to delimitation, Howrah Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- BallyBally (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bally is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 169 Bally is composed of the following: Bally municipality.Bally is part of No...
(Assembly Constituency no. 161) - Howrah NorthHowrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Uttar is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 162) - Howrah CentralHowrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Madhya is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 163) - Howrah SouthHowrah Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Howrah Dakshin is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:...
(AC 164) - ShibpurShibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Shibpur is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah municipal corporation.Shibpur is part of No...
(AC 165) - DomjurDomjur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)-1977-2006:In the 2006 state assembly elections Mohanta Chatterjee of CPI won the Domjur seat defeating his nearest rival Rajib Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned...
(AC 166) - SankrailSankrail (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sankrail is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(SC) (AC 169)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Santosh Kumar Dutta | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1957 | Mohammed Ilias | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
| 1962 | Mohammed Ilias | CPI |
| 1967 | K.K.Chatterjee | Congress |
| 1971 | Samar Mukherjee | CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
1977-2004
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
Nityananda Dey | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nityananda Dey | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Ayodhya Sharma | Indian National Congress | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ayodhya Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ayodhya Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ayodhya Sharma | Indian National Congress | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1998 | Bikram Sarkar | Trinamool Congress | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1999 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is a political leader of West Bengal. She is president of West Bengal Mahila Congress. She is a member of 15th Lok Sabha.... |
All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... |
| 2004 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bikram Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress |