| Existence | 1951-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Prasun Banerjee |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,505,099[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Bally Howrah Uttar Howrah Madhya Shibpur Howrah Dakshin Sankrail (SC) Panchla |
Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) 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.
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Overview[edit]
The Hindustan Times reported, “Howrah is a 500-year old urban agglomeration on the eastern (western?) bank of the Hooghly river and is best known for unplanned, densely populated habitation, one of the country's biggest rail terminuses 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[edit]
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]
- Bally (AC 169)
- Howrah Uttar (AC 170)
- Howrah Madhya (AC 171)
- Shibpur (AC 172)
- Howrah Dakshin (AC 173)
- Sankrail (SC) (AC 174)
- Panchla (AC 175).
Prior to delimitation, Howrah Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[6]Bally (Assembly Constituency no. 161), Howrah North(AC 162), Howrah Central (AC 163), Howrah South (AC 164), Shibpur (AC 165), Domjur (AC 166), Sankrail (SC) (AC 169)
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Howrah | Santosh Kumar Dutta | Indian National Congress [7] |
| Second | 1957-62 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India[8] | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India [9] | |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | K.K.Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Samar Mukhrjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Priyaranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress[14] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Susanta Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Susanta Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Priyaranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress[17] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Bikram Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress[18] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[19] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[20] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-13 | Ambica Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[21] | |
| 2013-14 | Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[22] | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress[23] |
Election results[edit]
General election 2014[edit]
| Indian general elections, 2014: Howrah[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Prasun Banerjee | 488461 | |||
| CPI(M) | Sridip Bhattacharya | 291505 | |||
| BJP | George Baker | 248120 | |||
| INC | Manoj Kumar Pandey | 63254 | |||
| Independent | Sonia Das | 4441 | |||
| BSP | Shib Chandra Ram | 3241 | |||
| Indian Unity Centre | Gobardhan Manna | 2680 | |||
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar Sharma | 2343 | |||
| AAP | Suraj Narayan Singh | 2186 | |||
| Independent | Sanjib Sarkar | 2105 | |||
| Independent | Mrityunjay Sarkar | 2034 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Soumitra Sengupta | 1814 | |||
| Independent | Sajal Das | 1572 | |||
| Gareeb Aadmi Party | Mohammad Sirajuddin Sekh | 1079 | |||
| BMP | Sukumar Baral | 635 | |||
| Turnout | 1,125,399[1] | 74.77 | |||
| AITMC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
By-election 2013[edit]
In 2013, a by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting MP Ambica Banerjee.[24]
| By-Election 2013: Howrah[25] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Prasun Banerjee | 426,387 | 44.67 | -3.33 | |
| CPI(M) | Sridip Bhattacharya | 399,422 | 41.85 | -2.45 | |
| INC | Sanatan Mukherjee | 96,743 | 10.13 | +10.13 | |
| Independent | Ranjan Paul | 8921 | |||
| Independent | Rajesh Prasad | 7491 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Gobardhan Manna | 2862 | |||
| Independent | Goutam Kumar Mondol | 2571 | |||
| Independent | Mrityunjoy Sarkar | 2023 | |||
| Independent | Jamal Ahmed | 1818 | |||
| RJSP | Ranjita Singh | 1688 | |||
| STPI | Sudarshan Manna | 1540 | |||
| Independent | Bapi Naskar | 1497 | |||
| Independent | Partha Seneti | 1418 | |||
| Turnout | 957,381 | 65.95 | |||
| AITMC hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009[edit]
| General Election, 2009: Howrah[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Ambica Banerjee | 3,77,449 | |||
| CPI(M) | Swadesh Chakrabortty | 3,40,057 | |||
| BJP | Polly Mukherjee | 37,721 | |||
| SP | Bijoy Uppadhya | 8,615 | |||
| Independent | Subarna Chakraborty | 8,180 | |||
| BSP | Ramavtar Gupta | 5,682 | |||
| Independent | Manoj Kumar Paswan | 3,710 | |||
| Independent | Sanjay Makal | 2,603 | |||
| Independent | Sanatan Bag | 2,318 | |||
| Independent | Narad Pandit | 1,459 | |||
| Independent | Goutam Gayen | 1,423 | |||
| STPI | Sudarshan Manna | 1,207 | |||
| Independent | Gaurab Saha | 1,206 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Momin Sekh | 1,176 | |||
| Independent | Gora Chand Koley | 1,000 | |||
| Turnout | 993,958 | 73.91 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1951-2004[edit]
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1951 | Santosh Kumar Dutta | Indian National Congress | Anil Kumar Sarkar | Communist Party of India[7] |
| 1957 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India | Santosh Kumar Dutta | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1962 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India | Krishna Kumar Chatterji | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1967 | Krishna Kumar Chatterji | Indian National Congress | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1971 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1977 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nityananda Dey | Indian National Congress[12] |
| 1980 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Nityananda Dey | Indian National Congress (I)[13] |
| 1984 | Priyaranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] |
| 1989 | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Priyaranjan Dasmunshi | Indian National Congress[15] |
| 1991 | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Priyaranjan Dasmunshi | Indian National Congress[16] |
| 1996 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress | Sushanta Chakarborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] |
| 1998 | Bikram Sarkar | Trinamool Congress | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18] |
| 1999 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | All India Trinamool Congress[19] |
| 2004 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bikram Sarkar | All India Trinamool Congress[20] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Trinamul Congress wins Howrah Lok Sabha Polls". Hindustan Times, 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield of India dying an untimely death". The Times of India, 20 September 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Non-Bengali voters could prove crucial in final phase". The Hindu, 11 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "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 2010-10-01.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "TMC wins Howrah Lok Sabha by-poll". West Bengal. Business Standard. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "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.
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