# Serampore Lok Sabha constituency

Serampore (previously known as Serampore-26 and changed to Serampore-27 in the 2009 election) is one of the 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Serampore in West Bengal. Five assembly segments of the constituency are in Hooghly district 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, Hooghly and Srerampur constituency.
According to The Hindu, Serampore and Howrah constituencies have more than 25% non-Bengali voters with their roots in Rajasthan, Bihar or Uttar Pradesh.

## Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal, parliamentary constituency No. 27 Sreerampur is composed of the following segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 183 | Jagatballavpur | Howrah | Sitanath Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 184 | Domjur | Howrah | Kalyan Ghosh | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 185 | Uttarpara | Hooghly | Kanchan Mullick | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 186 | Serampore | Hooghly | Sudipto Roy | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 187 | Champdani | Hooghly | Arindam Guin | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 194 | Chanditala | Hooghly | Swati Khandoker | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 195 | Jangipara | Hooghly | Snehasis Chakraborty | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |

## Members of Parliament

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Year | Candidate | Party | Party | Candidate | Party | Party |
| 1951 | Tushar Kanti Chattopadhyaya | | Communist Party of India | Sachindra Chaudhuri | | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Jitendra Nath Lahiri | | Indian National Congress | Tushar Kanti Chattopadhyaya | | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | | Communist Party of India | Jitendra Nath Lahiri | | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | | Indian National Congress | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Jadu Gopal Sen | | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Jadu Gopal Sen | | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gopal Das Nag | | Indian National Congress |
| 1981-by | Ajit Bag | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | | Indian National Congress | Ajit Bag | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Pradip Bhattacharya | | Indian National Congress | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1998 | Akbar Ali Khondkar | | Trinamool Congress | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1999 | Akbar Ali Khondkar | | Trinamool Congress | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | Santasri Chatterjee | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Akbar Ali Khandoker | | Trinamool Congress |
| 2009 | Kalyan Banerjee | | Trinamool Congress | Santasri Chatterjee | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2014 | Kalyan Banerjee | | Trinamool Congress | Tirthankar Roy | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2019 | Kalyan Banerjee | | Trinamool Congress | Debjit Sarkar | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kalyan Banerjee | | Trinamool Congress | Kabir Shankar Bose | | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kalyan Banerjee | 673,970 | 45 | 0.15 |
| | BJP | Kabir Shankar Bose | 419140 | 28.38 | 10.3 |
| | CPI(M) | Dipsita Dhar | 319146 | 21.61 | 11.4 |
| | ISF | Shahriar Mullick | 25,677 | 1.74 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,034 | 1.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254830 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476,532 | 76.44 | −2.10 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kalyan Banerjee | 637,707 | 45.50 | 5.60 |
| | BJP | Debjit Sarkar | 539,171 | 38.47 | 16.08 |
| | CPI(M) | Tirthankar Roy | 152,281 | 10.80 | 17.22 |
| | INC | Debabrata Biswas | 32,509 | 2.32 | 4.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98,536 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,402,259 | 78.54 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Srerampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kalyan Banerjee | 514,933 | 39.90 | −12.78 |
| | CPI(M) | Tirthankar Roy | 362,407 | 28.08 | −11.91 |
| | BJP | Bappi Lahiri | 287,712 | 22.29 | +18.74 |
| | INC | Abdul Mannan | 86,099 | 6.67 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dr. Somnath Ghosh | 6,613 | 0.51 | N/A |
| | BSP | Raju Dey Sarkar | 4,277 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | Indian Unity Centre | Nasiruddin Mir | 4,240 | 0.32 | N/A |
| | WPOI | Manasa Sen | 3,406 | 0.26 | N/A |
| | SUCI(C) | Md. Shahnawaz | 2,698 | 0.20 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kailash Naskar | 2,674 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,52,526 | 11.81 | −0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,90,433 | 79.46 | +1.97 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | -12.78 | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Srerampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kalyan Banerjee | 569,725 | 53.48 | +17.14 |
| | CPI(M) | Santasri Chatterjee | 432,535 | 39.99 | +2.63 |
| | BJP | Debabrata Chowdhury | 38,476 | 3.55 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sekh Soleman | 14,252 | 1.31 | N/A |
| | AIUDF | Pradip Ghosh | 11,803 | 1.09 | N/A |
| | BSP | Rakesh Kumar Gautam | 7,245 | 0.66 | +0.08 |
| | Independent | Amitava Bhattacharya | 3,758 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chiranjit Naskar | 3,648 | 0.33 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137,190 | 12.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,81,442 | 77.51 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Santasri Chatterjee | 404,082 | 37.36 |
| | AITC | Akbar Ali Khandoker | 384,395 | 35.54 |
| | INC | Kesto Mukherjee | 125,020 | 11.56 |
| | Independent | Sukumar Malik | 9,808 | 0.90 |
| | BSP | Sabitri Das | 6,370 | 0.58 |
| | RPI(A) | Dilip Bhattacharya | 5,400 | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Avash Munshi | 3,664 | 0.33 |
| | Independent | Bidyut Raut | 3,021 | 0.27 |
| | SP | Indradeo Ray | 2,845 | 0.26 |
| | JD(S) | Suresh Nayek | 1,640 | 0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,687 | 1.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,81,402 | 77.49 |
| | CPI(M) gain from AITC | CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | |

### General election 1999

General Election, 1999: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Akbar Ali Khandoker | 411,406 | 45.10 % |
| | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | 384,642 | 39.90 % |
| | INC | Pradip Bhattacharya | 133,155 | 14.60 % |
| | Independent | Goutam Pyne | 1,609 | 0.20% |
| | Independent | Harun Rashid Mullick | 1,494 | 0.20 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,764 | 5.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,25,995 | 69.9% |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### General election 1998

General Election, 1998: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Trinamool Congress | Akbar Ali Khandoker | 439,269 | 44.70 % |
| | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | 394,658 | 40.10 % |
| | INC | Pradip Bhattacharya | 143,999 | 14.70 % |
| | Lok Shakti | Ashoke Roy | 4,064 | 0.40% |
| | Independent | Gopal Sarkar | 1,252 | 0.10 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,611 | 4.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,98,052 | 76.3% |
| | Trinamool Congress gain from INC | Trinamool Congress gain from INC | Swing | |

### General election 1996

General Election, 1996: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Pradip Bhattacharya | 449,205 | 45.30 % |
| | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | 443,745 | 44.80 % |
| | BJP | Debabrata Chowdhary | 60,122 | 6.10 % |
| | AIIC(T) | Swaraj Gopal Mukherjee | 9,600 | 1.00% |
| | BSP | Sharad Goutam | 2,673 | 0.30% |
| | Independent | Gopal Sarkar | 1,199 | 0.10 % |
| | Independent | Asit Kumar Mukhopadhyay | 807 | 0.10 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,463 | 0.6 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,90,773 | 79.3% |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### General election 1991

General Election, 1991: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | 366,535 | 46.20 % |
| | INC | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | 322,038 | 40.60 % |
| | BJP | Dwarka Prasad Thirani | 91,289 | 11.50 % |
| | Independent | Prasantasankar Ghatak | 3,285 | 0.40 % |
| | Independent | Gautam Banerjee | 2,831 | 0.30 % |
| | BSP | Samir Kumar Mitra | 2,795 | 0.30 % |
| | Independent | Milan Mookherjee | 1,491 | 0.20 % |
| | Independent | Prem Nath Thakur | 1,149 | 0.10 % |
| | Independent | Deb Kumar Dutta | 1,024 | 0.10 % |
| | Independent | Indrajit Seal | 801 | 0.10 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,497 | 5.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,10,618 | 72.3% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1989

General Election, 1989: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury | 426,994 | 52.69 % |
| | INC | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | 360,536 | 44.80 % |
| | BJP | Dwarka Prasad Thirani | 11,530 | 1.40% |
| | Independent | Kairi Bisarjan | 2,967 | 0.40 % |
| | Independent | Amar Chowdhury | 1,928 | 0.20 % |
| | Doordarshi Party | Bharshi Sharma | 1,336 | 0.20 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,458 | 8.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,20,770 | 77.0% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1984

General Election, 1984: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Bimal Kanti Ghosh | 338,152 | 51.50 % |
| | CPI(M) | Ajit Bag | 307,921 | 46.90 % |
| | Independent | Amar Chowdhury | 2,960 | 0.40% |
| | Independent (politician) | Dwarka Thirani | 2,936 | 0.40 % |
| | Independent | Bisarjan Prasad Koiri | 2,689 | 0.40 % |
| | Independent | Prem Nath Thakur | 1,906 | 0.30 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,231 | 4.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,71,287 | 76.7% |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### 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.
Indian Parliamentary bye election, 1981: Serampore constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Ajit Bag | 265,372 | |
| | INC(I) | S.M.Roy | 168,823 | |
| | Independent | A.N.Chowdhury | 2,980 | |
| | Independent | S.C.Mahato | 1,594 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,549 | 7.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1980

General Election, 1980: Serampore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Dinen Bhattacharya | 292,993 | 59.90 % |
| | INC(I) | Gopal Das Nag | 186,886 | 38.20 % |
| | Independent | Amar Chowdhury | 2,960 | 0.40% |
| | Independent | Partha Sarathi Ghosh | 3,076 | 0.60 % |
| | Independent | Dwarka Prasad Thirani | 2,254 | 0.40% |
| | Independent | Brajnandan Prasad | 1,876 | 0.40 % |
| | Independent | Biswasnath Mondol | 1,769 | 0.40 % |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106,107 | 21.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,01,575 | 64.8% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |