Serampore (previously known as Serampore-26 and changed to Srerampur-27 in the 2009 election) is one of the 543
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in
India
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. The constituency centres on
Serampore
Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampor ...
in
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 ...
. Five assembly segments of the 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 ...
and two are in
Howrah district.
Overview
Srerampur is basically an industrial constituency with an agricultural hinterland. The Howrah-Hooghly industrial belt on the west bank of the Hooghly river covers the
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 th ...
,
Hooghly and Srerampur constituency.
According to ''The Hindu'',
Serampore
Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampor ...
and
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 th ...
constituencies have more than 25% non-Bengali voters with their roots in
Rajasthan
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,
Bihar
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or
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Vidhan Sabha segments
As per order of the
Delimitation Commission
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issued in 2006 in respect of the
delimitation of constituencies
Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, Federated state, states, counties or other municipalities. in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 27 Sreerampur is composed of the following segments:
Prior to delimitation Serampore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Jagatballavpur
Jagatballavpur is a census town in Jagatballavpur CD Block in Howrah Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Jagatballavpur is located at .
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Jagatballavpur ha ...
(assembly constituency no. 167),
Panchla
Panchla is a census town in Panchla CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Panchla is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).
Demographics
As pe ...
(assembly constituency no. 168),
Jangipara
Jangipara is a village in Jangipara (community development block), Jangipara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Jangipara is located a ...
(assembly constituency no. 177),
Chanditala (assembly constituency no. 178),
Uttarpara
Uttarpara or Uttarpara Kotrung is a city and a 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). Uttarpara is located at , within 10 k ...
(assembly constituency no. 179),
Sreerampur
Serampore (also called ''Serampur'', ''Srirampur'', ''Srirampore'', ''Shreerampur'', ''Shreerampore'', ''Shrirampur'' or ''Shrirampore'') is a city of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Srirampore ...
(assembly constituency no. 180),
Champdani (assembly constituency no. 181)
Members of Lok Sabha
Runner-up Info 1951-2019
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
Election results
General election 2019
General election 2014
General election 2009
General election 2004
General election 1999
General election 1998
General election 1996
General election 1991
General election 1989
General election 1984
By-election 1981
A by-election was held in this constituency in 1981 which was necessitated by the Death of sitting MP Dinen Bhattacharya.In the by-election, Ajit Bag of CPIM defeated his nearest rival S.M Roy of Congress by 96,549 votes.
General election 1980
See also
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links
Sreerampur lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
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Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
Politics of Hooghly district