Howrah Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centeres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency are in Howrah district.
Overview
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 terminuses, and a rusty manufacturing sector, especially iron foundries.”
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.”
According to The Hindu, Howrah and Sreerampur constituencies have more than 25% non-Bengali voters with their roots in Rajasthan, Bihar or Uttar Pradesh.
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:
# Name District MemberParty2024 Lead169BallyHowrahSanjay Singh 170Howrah UttarUmesh Rai171Howrah MadhyaArup Roy172ShibpurRudranil Ghosh173Howrah DakshinNandita Chowdhury174Sankrail (SC)Priya Paul175PanchlaGulsan Mullick
Prior to delimitation, the constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Bally (AC 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
YearMemberParty1952Santosh Kumar Dutta1957Mohammed Elias19621967K. K. Chatterjee1971Samar Mukherjee197719801984Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi1989Susanta Chakraborty19911996Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi1998Bikram Sarkar1999Swadesh Chakraborty20042009Ambica Banerjee2013^Prasun Banerjee2014201920242026
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2013 bypoll
2009
2004
1999
1998
1996
1991
1989
1984
1980
1977
1971
1967
1962
1957
1952
See also
List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links
Howrah lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details