# Howrah Lok Sabha constituency

Howrah Lok Sabha constituency (Bengali: হাওড়া লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centeres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah Lok Sabha constituency are in Howrah district.

## Overview

The Hindustan Times reported, “Howrah is a 500-year-old urban agglomeration on the western bank of the Hooghly River 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 Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 25 Howrah is composed of the following segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 169 | Bally | Howrah | Rana Chatterjee | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 170 | Howrah Uttar | Howrah | Gautam Chowdhuri | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 171 | Howrah Madhya | Howrah | Arup Roy | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 172 | Shibpur | Howrah | Manoj Tiwary | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 173 | Howrah Dakshin | Howrah | Nandita Chowdhury | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 174 | Sankrail (SC) | Howrah | Priya Paul | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 175 | Panchla | Howrah | Gulshan Mullick | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
Prior to delimitation, the constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Bally (AC 161)
* Howrah North(AC 162)
* Howrah Central (AC 163)
* Howrah South (AC 164)
* Shibpur (AC 165)
* Domjur (AC 166)
* Sankrail (SC) (AC 169)

## Members of Parliament

| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party |
| First | 1952-57 | Santosh Kumar Dutta | Indian National Congress |
| Second | 1957-62 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India |
| Third | 1962-67 | Mohammed Elias | Communist Party of India |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | K.K.Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Samar Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Priyaranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Susanta Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Susanta Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Priyaranjan Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Bikram Sarkar | Trinamool Congress |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Swadesh Chakraborty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Fifteenth | 2009-13 | Ambica Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2013-14 | Prasun Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Prasun Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| Seventeenth | 2019-24 | Prasun Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |
| Eighteenth | 2024-29 | Prasun Banerjee | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Howrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Prasun Banerjee | 626,493 | 49.26 | 2.08 |
| | BJP | Rathin Chakraborty | 457,051 | 35.94 | 2.79 |
| | CPI(M) | Sabyasachi Chatterjee | 152,005 | 11.95 | 3.31 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,084 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169,442 | 13.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Howrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Prasun Banerjee | 576,711 | 47.18 | 4.53 |
| | BJP | Rantidev Sengupta | 473,016 | 38.73 | 25.42 |
| | CPI(M) | Sumitro Adhikary | 105,547 | 8.64 | 5.44 |
| | INC | Suvra Ghosh | 32,107 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| | IND | Sekhar Mondal | 6,447 | 0.53 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,337 | 0.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,03,695 | 8.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,22,708 | 74.83 | +0.04 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Howrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Prasun Banerjee | 488,461 | 43.40 |
| | CPI(M) | Sridip Bhattacharya | 2,91,505 | 25.90 |
| | BJP | George Baker | 2,48,120 | 22.05 |
| | INC | Manoj Kumar Pandey | 63,254 | 5.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,929 | 0.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,96,956 | 17.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,25,728 | 74.79 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2013 bypoll

Bye-elections 2013: Howrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Prasun Banerjee | 4,26,387 | 44.68 |
| | CPI(M) | Sridip Bhattacharya | 3,99,422 | 41.85 |
| | INC | Sanatan Mukherjee | 96,743 | 10.14 |
| | IND | Ranjan Paul | 8,921 | 0.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,965 | 2.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,54,850 | 65.99 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Howrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Ambica Banerjee | 477,449 | 48.02 |
| | CPI(M) | Swadesh Chakrabortty | 4,40,057 | 44.26 |
| | BJP | Polly Mukherjee | 37,723 | 3.79 |
| | SP | Bijoy Uppadhya | 8,615 | 0.87 |
| | IND | Subarna Chakraborty | 8,180 | 0.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,392 | 3.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,93,958 | 73.91 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |