Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1951-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,630,042[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Singur Chandannagar Chunchura Balagarh (SC) Pandua Saptagram Dhanekhali (SC) |
Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: হুগলি লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Hugli-Chuchura in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 28 Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Hooghly district.
Overview
Hoogly constituency, shares a large industrial area on the western bank of the Hooghly river in the district with Sreerampur and has a rich agricultural hinterland.
According to The Statesman, “The Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency had remained a Communist bastion till the Trinamul snatched their thunder in the 2009 General Election. The constituency has the distinction of having a rich colonial history with the Portuguese settlement at Bandel, the French colony at Chandannagore, the Danish settlement at Serampore… and Chinsurah, a former Dutch colony. Despite ruling West Bengal for 35 years, the Marxixt government alienated its people by such historical blunders as the forcible acquisition of fertile agricultural land in Singur which forms part of the Hooghly constituency.” [2]
The Dunlop tyre plant at Sahagunj, in this constituency is closed. According to Hindustan Times, “The entire jute industry, with eight mills in Hooghly, is sick…From Tribeni in north to Hind Motor in south, by the bank of Hooghly exists the Hooghly industrial belt, now seeking oxygen. Two fertiliser units, one food processing unit, two cotton mills, one steel plant and many other small and medium scale units have closed down over the years.” [3]
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. 28 Hooghly is composed of the following segments:[4]
- Singur (assembly constituency no. 188)
- Chandannagar (assembly constituency no. 189)
- Chunchura (assembly constituency no. 190)
- Balagarh (SC) (assembly constituency no. 191)
- Pandua (assembly constituency no. 192)
- Saptagram (assembly constituency no. 193)
- Dhanekhali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 197)
Prior to delimitation, Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[5]Chandernagore (assembly constituency no. 182), Singur (assembly constituency no. 183), Haripal (assembly constituency no. 184), Chinsurah (assembly constituency no. 186), Bansberia (assembly constituency no. 187), Polba (assembly constituency no. 190), Dhaniakhali (SC) (assembly constituency no. 191)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | Hooghly | N.C.Chatterjee | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha [6] |
| Second | 1957-62 | Provat Kar | Communist Party of India[7] | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Provat Kar | Communist Party of India [8] | |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Indumati Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[13] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[18] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[19] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) | All India Trinamool Congress[20] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) | All India Trinamool Congress[21] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Hooghly[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) | 6,14,312 | 45.54 | -3.83 | |
| CPI(M) | Pradip Saha | 4,25,228 | 31.52 | -10.84 | |
| BJP | Chandan Mitra | 2,21,271 | 16.40 | +12.98 | |
| INC | Pritam Ghosh | 42,226 | 3.13 | N/A | |
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Sajal Adhikari | 9,152 | 0.67 | -0.36 | |
| SUCI(C) | Paban Mazumder | 7,682 | 0.56 | ||
| BSP | Vijay Kumar Mahato | 5,519 | 0.40 | -0.45 | |
| RJP | Sanghamitra Mukherjee | 3,766 | 0.27 | ||
| JDP | Shukchand Murmu | 3,197 | 0.23 | -0.83 | |
| Majority | 1,89,084 | 14.02 | +7.01 | ||
| Turnout | 13,48,870 | 82.75 | +0.04 | ||
| AITMC hold | Swing | -3.83 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| General Election, 2009: Hooghly[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Dr. Ratna De (Nag) | 5,74,022 | 49.37 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rupchand Pal | 4,92,499 | 42.36 | ||
| BJP | Dr. Chuni Lal Chakraborty | 39,784 | 3.42 | ||
| JDP | Swapan Murmu | 12,417 | 1.06 | ||
| CPI(ML) Liberation | Sajal Adhikari | 12,068 | 1.03 | ||
| Independent | Satya Gopal Dey | 10,119 | 0.87 | ||
| BSP | Suryya Kanta Ray | 9,933 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | Alok Pathak | 6,908 | 0.59 | ||
| SP | Arabinda Sen | 4,894 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 81,523 | 7.01 | |||
| Turnout | 11,62,646 | 82.71 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1951-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1951 | N.C.Chatterjee | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | Renuka Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Provat Kar | Communist Party of India | Sachindra Chosdhury | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Provat Kar | Communist Party of India | Nirmal Kumar Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Bejoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | P.K.Palit | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Bejoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Phani Ghosh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Bishnu Charan Banerjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Santimohan Roy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Indumati Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Umasankar Halder | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Umasankar Halder | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Gouri Sankar Banerjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tapan Dasgupta | Trinamool Congress |
| 1999 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tapan Dasgupta | Trinamool Congress |
| 2004 | Rupchand Pal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Indrani Mukherjee | Trinamool Congress |
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "A Quarilateral Fight in Hooghly". The Statesman, 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Industrial belt seeks makeover". Hindustan Times, 3 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- 1 2 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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