Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1951-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Prasun Banerjee |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,505,099 |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Bally Howrah Uttar Howrah Madhya Shibpur Howrah Dakshin Sankrail (SC) Panchla |
Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: হাওড়া লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Howrah in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Howrah district.
The Hindustan Times reported, “Howrah is a 500-year old urban agglomeration on the eastern (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.
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:
Prior to delimitation, Howrah Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bally (Assembly Constituency no. 161), Howrah North(AC 162), Howrah Central (AC 163), Howrah South (AC 164), Shibpur (AC 165), Domjur (AC 166), Sankrail (SC) (AC 169)
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