Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on

Hugli-Chuchura Hugli-Chuchura or Hooghly-Chinsurah is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the bank of Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata. It is located in the district of Hooghly and is home t ...

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. All the seven assembly segments of No. 28 Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency are in

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

Overview

Hoogly constituency, shares a large industrial area on the western bank of the Hooghly river in the district with Sreerampur and has a rich agricultural hinterland. According to ''The Statesman'', "The Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency had remained a Communist bastion till the Trinamul snatched their thunder in the 2009 General Election. The constituency has the distinction of having a rich colonial history with the Portuguese settlement at Bandel, the French colony at Chandannagore, the Danish settlement at Serampore… and Chinsurah, a former Dutch colony. Despite ruling West Bengal for 35 years, the Marxist government alienated its people by such historical blunders as the forcible acquisition of fertile agricultural land in Singur which forms part of the Hooghly constituency." The Dunlop tyre plant at

Sahaganj Sahaganj is a locality in Bansberia Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Ward No. 1 of Bansberia Municipality and ...

, in this constituency is closed. According to Hindustan Times, "The entire jute industry, with eight mills in Hooghly, is sick…From Tribeni in north to

Hind Motor Hind Motor is a town in Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the western bank of the Hooghly River. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authorit ...

in south, by the bank of Hooghly exists the Hooghly industrial belt, now seeking oxygen. Two fertiliser units, one food processing unit, two cotton mills, one steel plant and many other small and medium scale units have closed down over the years."

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the

delimitation of constituencies Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, states, counties or other municipalities.

in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 28 Hooghly is composed of the following segments: Prior to delimitation, Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:

Chandernagore Chandannagar french: Chandernagor ), also known by its former name Chandernagore and French name Chandernagor, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is part ...

(assembly constituency no. 182), Singur (assembly constituency no. 183),

Haripal Haripal is a village in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Haripal is located at . Police station Haripal police station has jurisdiction over Haripal C ...

(assembly constituency no. 184),

Chinsurah Hugli-Chuchura or Hooghly-Chinsurah is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the bank of Hooghly River, 35 km north of Kolkata. It is located in the district of Hooghly and is home t ...

(assembly constituency no. 186),

Bansberia Bansberia is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is about away from Kolkata, at the western end of the Iswar Gupta Setu ( Kalyani-Bansberia) Bridge. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Me ...

(assembly constituency no. 193),

Polba Polba is a village in Polba Dadpur CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. Police stat ...

(assembly constituency no. 190), Dhaniakhali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 191)

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

General election 2004

General elections 1951-2019

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

References

External links

Hooghly lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Politics of Hooghly district