Howrah Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centeres on

Howrah Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency 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. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. ...

Overview

The ''Hindustan Times'' reported, “Howrah is a 500-year-old urban agglomeration on the western bank of the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

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

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issued in 2006 in respect of the

delimitation of constituencies Electoral boundary delimitation (or simply boundary delimitation or delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries of electoral precincts and related divisions involved in elections, such as states, counties or other municipalities.Bally (AC 161) * Howrah North(AC 162) * Howrah Central (AC 163) * Howrah South (AC 164) *

Shibpur Shibpur is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is well known for being the ...

(AC 165) *

Domjur Domjur is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Domjur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). Demographics As per ...

(AC 166) *

Sankrail Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 feet). Demographics As p ...

(SC) (AC 169)

Members of Parliament

Election results

2024

2019

2014

2013 bypoll

2009

References

External links

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