Serampore (previously known as Serampore-26 and changed to Srerampur-27 in the 2009 election) is one of the 543

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(parliamentary) constituencies in

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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 ...

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. 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 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 distric ...

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'',

and

constituencies have more than 25% non-Bengali voters with their roots in

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Vidhan Sabha 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. 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 CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jangipara is located at . Police station Jangipara police station has jurisdiction over the ...

(assembly constituency no. 177),

Chanditala Chanditala is a town in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Chanditala is located at . Police station Chanditala police station has ...

(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(assembly constituency no. 180),

Champdani Champdani is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority ...

(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

References

External links

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