Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency

Sreerampur
WB-27
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Sreerampur Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesJagatballavpur
Domjur
Uttarpara
Sreerampur
Champdani
Chanditala
Jangipara
Established1951
Total electors1,624,038[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  AITC
Alliance  INDIA
Elected year2024

Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency[2] (previously known as Serampore-26 and changed to Sreerampur-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.

Most Successful parties from Sreerampur Lok Sabha Constituency Since 1951
  1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (6 times) (33.3%)
  2. Trinamool Congress (6 times) (33.3%)
  3. Indian National Congress (4 times) (22.2%)
  4. Communist Party of India (2 times) (11.1%)

Overview

1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

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.[3]

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:[4]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
183 Jagatballavpur Howrah Anupam Ghosh BJP AITC
184 Domjur Tapas Maity AITC
185 Uttarpara Hooghly Dipanjan Chakraborty BJP
186 Sreerampur Bhaskar Bhattacharya
187 Champdani Dilip Singh
194 Chanditala Swati Khandoker AITC
195 Jangipara Prosenjit Bag BJP

Members of Parliament

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Member[5] Party
1952 Tushar Kanti Chattopadhyaya Communist Party of India
1957 Jitendra Nath Lahiri Indian National Congress
1962 Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya Communist Party of India
1967 Bimal Kanti Ghosh Indian National Congress
1971 Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1977
1980
1981^ Ajit Bag
1984 Bimal Kanti Ghosh Indian National Congress
1989 Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991
1996 Pradip Bhattacharya Indian National Congress
1998 Akbar Ali Khondkar Trinamool Congress
1999
2004 Santasri Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 Kalyan Banerjee Trinamool Congress
2014
2019
2024
  • ^ denotes by-election

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Sreerampur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kalyan Banerjee 673,970 45.65 Increase0.15
BJP Kabir Shankar Bose 4,99,140 33.80 Decrease4.67
CPI(M) Dipsita Dhar 2,39,160 16.20 Increase5.40
ISF Shahriar Mullick 25,677 1.74 New
NOTA None of the above 15,034 1.02
Majority 1,74,830
Turnout 1,476,532 76.44 −2.10
AITC hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kalyan Banerjee 637,707 45.48
BJP Debjit Sarkar 5,39,171 38.45
CPI(M) Tirthankar Ray 1,52,281 10.86
INC Debabrata Biswas 32,509 2.32
NOTA None of the above 20,501 1.46
IND 3 Independent Candidates 11,621 0.82
OTH 4 Other Party Candidates 7,915 0.56
Majority 98,536 7.03
Turnout 1,402,259 78.54
AITC hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general election: Serampore[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kalyan Banerjee 514,933 39.88
CPI(M) Tirthankar Ray 3,62,407 28.07
BJP Bappi Lahiri 2,87,712 22.28
INC Abdul Mannan 86,099 6.67
NOTA None of the above 15,374 1.19
IND 3 Independent Candidates 13,564 1.05
OTH 3 Other Party Candidates 10,344 0.80
Majority 1,52,526 11.81
Turnout 12,90,433 79.46
AITC hold Swing

2009

2009 Indian general election: Serampore[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Kalyan Banerjee 569,725 52.68
CPI(M) Santasri Chatterjee 4,32,535 40.00
BJP Debabrata Chowdhury 38,476 3.56
IND 3 Independent Candidates 21,618 2.00
OTH 2 Other Party Candidates 19,048 1.76
Majority 1,37,190 12.68
Turnout 10,81,442 77.51
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2004

2004 Indian general election: Serampore[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Santasri Chatterjee 404,082 42.70
AITC Akbar Ali Khondkar 3,84,395 40.62
INC Kesto Mukherjee 1,25,020 13.21
IND 4 Independent Candidates 21,893 2.31
OTH 3 Other Party Candidates 10,858 1.15
Majority 19,687 2.08
Turnout 10,81,402 77.49
CPI(M) gain from AITC Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Serampore[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Akbar Ali Khondkar 411,406 45.14
CPI(M) Sudarsan Roy Chaudhury 3,63,642 39.90
INC Pradip Bhattacharya 1,33,155 14.61
IND Goutam Pyne 1,609 0.18
IND Harun Rashid Mullick 1,494 0.16
Majority 47,764 5.24
Turnout 9,25,995 69.87
AITC hold Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Serampore[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Akbor Ali Khandoker[a] 439,269 44.68
CPI(M) Sudarsan Ray Chaudhuri 3,94,658 40.14
INC Pradip Bhattacharya 1,43,999 14.65
LS Ashoke Roy 4,064 0.41
IND Gopal Sarkar 1,252 0.13
Majority 44,611 4.54
Turnout 9,98,052 76.29
AITC gain from INC Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Serampore[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradip Bhattacharya 449,205 46.44
CPI(M) Sudarsan Roy Chaudhuri 4,43,742 45.87
BJP Debabrata Chowdhary 60,122 6.22
AIIC(T) Swaraj Mukhopadhyay 9,600 0.99
IND 3 Independent Candidates 4,679 0.48
Majority 5,463 0.57
Turnout 9,90,773 79.28
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Serampore[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sudarsan Roy Chowdhury 366,535 46.21
INC Bimalkanti Ghosh 3,22,038 40.60
BJP Dwarka Prasad Thirani 91,289 11.51
IND 5 Independent Candidates 9,432 1.19
OTH 2 Other Party Candidates 3,944 0.49
Majority 44,497 5.61
Turnout 8,10,618 72.31
CPI(M) hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Serampore[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sudarsan Ray Chowdhuri 426,994 53.02
INC Bimal Kanti Ghosh 3,60,536 44.77
BJP Dwarka Prasad 11,530 1.43
OTH 3 Other Candidates 6,231 0.78
Majority 66,458 8.25
Turnout 8,20,770 76.96
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Serampore[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bimal Kanti Ghosh 338,152 51.50
CPI(M) Ajit Bag 3,07,921 46.90
IND 4 Independent Candidates 10,491 1.60
Majority 30,231 4.60
Turnout 6,71,287 76.70
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 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 96,549 7.25
Turnout
CPI(M) hold Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Serampore[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dinendra Bhattacharya 292,993 59.93
INC(I) Gopal Das Nag 1,86,886 38.23
IND 4 Independent Candidates 8,975 1.83
Majority 1,06,107 21.70
Turnout 5,01,575 64.80
CPI(M) hold Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dinen Bhattacharya 260,071 68.38
CPI Jadu Gopal Sen 1,20,256 31.62
Majority 1,39,815 36.76
Turnout 3,92,237 62.44
CPI(M) hold Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dinendra Nath Bhattacharyya 167,530 48.94
CPI Jadu Gopal Sen 1,05,072 30.70
INC(O) Bimal Kanti Ghosh 61,641 18.01
IND Manik Chandra Sit 8,045 2.35
Majority 62,458 18.24
Turnout 3,60,050 65.33
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Ghosh 160,662 44.49
CPI(M) D. N. Bhattacharya 1,37,826 38.16
CPI J. Sen 62,645 17.35
Majority 22,836 6.33
Turnout 3,74,672 73.98
INC gain from CPI Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Dinendra Nath Bhattacharya 172,992 51.62
INC Jitendra Nath Lahiri 1,62,130 48.38
Majority 10,862 3.24
Turnout 3,43,698 65.88
CPI gain from INC Swing

1957

1957 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jitendra Nath Lahiri 125,798 51.12
CPI Tusar Chattopadhyay 1,20,264 48.88
Majority 5,534 2.24
Turnout 2,46,062 57.47
INC gain from CPI Swing

1952

1951–52 Indian general election: Serampore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Tusar Kanti Chattopadhyaya 77,734 40.71
INC Sachindra Chaudhuri 68,798 36.03
IND Tulsi Charan Goswami 27,774 14.55
Socialist Balai Chandra Paul 9,265 4.85
HM Shamaprosad Mukherjee 7,353 3.85
Majority 8,936 4.68
Turnout 1,90,924 49.99
CPI win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Contested as "West Bengal Trinamool Congress (WBTC)"

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Srerampur, Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency | Summary Results of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Elections - 2009 in Srerampur". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Non-Bengali voters could prove crucial in final phase". The Hindu. The Hindu, 11 May 2014. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Serampore (West Bengal)Serampore Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Serampore Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  6. ↑ "Unknown Title". results.eci.gov.in.
  7. ↑ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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