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Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Howrah is an important transportation hub and gateway to Kolkata and West Bengal. Etymology The name came from the word ''Haor''—Bengali word for a fluvial swampy lake, which is sedimentologically a depression where water, mud and organic debris accumulate. The word itself was rather used in eastern part of Bengal (now Bangladesh), as compared to the western part (now West Bengal). History The history of the city of Howrah dates back over 500 years, but the district is situated in an area historically occupied by the ancient Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. Venetian explorer Cesare Federici, who travelled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Bridge
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. The bridge is one of four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The other bridges are the Vidyasagar Setu (popularly called the Second Hooghly Bridge), the Vivekananda Setu and the relatively new Nivedita Setu. It carries a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehicles and possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians, easily making it the busiest cantilever bridge in the world. The third-longest cantilever bridge at the time of its construction, the Howrah Bridge is currently the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah District
Howrah district (, ) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. The urbanised sectors gradually increase the slum populations. Howrah is the third smallest district after Kolkata district, Kolkata and Kalimpong district, Kalimpong. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah. Geography The Howrah district lies between 22°48′ N and 22°12′ N latitudes and between 88°23′ E and 87°50′ E longitudes. The district is bounded by the Hooghly River and the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts on the east, on the north by the Hooghly district (Arambagh and Shrirampur sub-divisions), and on the south by Midnapore East district (Tamluk sub-division). On the west Howrah district is bordered by the Ghatal sub-division of Midnapore West district, and partly by the Arambagh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Howrah Lok Sabha constituency ( bn, 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. 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 terminus 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency ( bn, হাওড়া উত্তর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) (earlier known as Howrah North) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 170 Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 7 and 10 to 16 of Howrah Municipal Corporation. Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 .# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016. 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Lagan Deo Singh of CPI(M) won the Howrah North assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bani Singha of Trinamool Congress in 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Madhya (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency (earlier known as Howrah Central) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 171 Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 17 to 20, 24 to 34, 36, 37 and 42 of Howrah Municipal Corporation. Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 In the 2011 election, Aroop Roy (Apu) of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Arup Ray(Tukun)of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977-2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections Arup Ray of CPI(M) won the Howrah Central assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ambica Banerjee of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency ( bn, হাওড়া দক্ষিন বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) (earlier called Howrah South) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 173 Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 35, 38 to 41 and 44 to 46 of Howrah Municipal Corporation and Duila, Jorhat, Panchpara and Thanamakua gram panchayats of Sankrail community development block. Howrah South Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly , 2016, , Howrah Dakshin, , Brojo Mohan Mazumdar, , All India Trinamool Congress{{cite web, url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2016/stat_WB_May2016.pdf, title = General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal , work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No , publisher= Election Commission , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Municipal Corporation
Howrah Municipal Corporation (abbreviated as HMC) is the local government of the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the second largest Municipal corporation and urban area in the state. This civic administrative body administers an area of now. History Foundation The introduction of the East India Railway in 1854 caused an influx of people in Howrah city. As a result, public nuisance and threat of epidemics arose. So, the Howrah Offence Act was founded in 1857 to ensure prevention of local nuisances. The district magistrate was empowered to prosecute the law breaker with a fine of Rs 200 or rigorous imprisonment of one month. But nothing changed much. Ultimately, the Governor General vouched Section No. 12 of the Act of 1858, by which the Howrah Municipality was formed with the legislative council's due approval. However, the municipal committee was dissolved after a few years. In 1862, Howrah Municipality was reorganised. On 2 May 1864, by the Municipal District Impr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of West Bengal
The Himalayas lies in the north of West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal is at the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri Corridor, which connects North-East India with rest of the India, lies in the North Bengal region of the state. Geographically, West Bengal is divided into a variety of regions—Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, Terai and Dooars region, North Bengal plains, Rarh region, Western plateau and high lands, coastal plains, Sundarbans and the Ganga Delta. In 1947, when India gained independence, the state of West Bengal was formed, with 14 districts, as per 1947 Partition of Bengal, partition plan of the then Bengal province of British India. The former princely state Cooch Behar State, Koch Bihar joined as a district on 26 January 1950, and the former French Enclave and exclave, enclave Chandannagore joined as part of the Hooghly district in 1954. The States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of The West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata (Calcutta)-the Capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. List of constituencies The constituencies in the West Bengal are as follows: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Constituencies of West Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ... West Bengal-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Shibpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 172 Shibpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 8, 9, 21 to 23, 43 and 47 to 50 of Howrah Municipal Corporation. Shibpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2011 .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Dr. Jagannath Bhattacharya of Forward Bloc won the 165 Shibpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jatu Lahiri of Trinamool Congress defeated Nepal Kanti Bhattacharjee of Forward Bloc in 2001. Jatu Lahiri of Congress defeated Prabir Kumar Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bally (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bally Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 169 Bally Assembly constituency is composed of Bally Municipality which is merged with Howrah Municipal Corporation now. Bally Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 In the 2021 election, Dr. Rana Chatterjee of Trinamool Congress defeated by his nearest rival Baishali Dalmiya of BJP. 2016 In the 2016 election, Baishali Dalmiya of Trinamool Congress defeated her nearest rival Saumendranath Bera of CPI(M). 2011 In the 2011 election, Sultan Singh of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Kanika Ganguly of CPI(M). .# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2011. 2006 In the 2006 election, Kanika Ganguly of CPI(M) defeated her nearest ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidency Division
Presidency Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. Presidency division is bounded by Medinipur division to South-West, Burdwan division to North-West and Malda division to North. The whole east side of the division is covered by Bangladesh–India border. Geography Districts It consists of 5 districts: Demographics According to 2011 Census of India Presidency Division has a population of 32,741,224 roughly equal to the nation of Malaysia and the US state of California. With a population of about 33 million. It's the most populous country second level division of the world as well as the most populous division of India and West Bengal. Religion Hindus form the majority of the population. Muslims form the largest minority in this division. They are mainly concentrated in Basirhat subdivision of Uttar 24 Pargana district, Tehatta subdivisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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