In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Howrah Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 576499 | 0 | 212 | 576711 | 47.18 | Winner |
| Rantidev Sengupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | 472456 | 0 | 560 | 473016 | 38.7 | 1st Runner-up |
| Sumitro Adhikary | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 105421 | 0 | 126 | 105547 | 8.64 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Suvra Ghosh | Indian National Congress | 32088 | 0 | 19 | 32107 | 2.63 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Sekhar Mondal | Independent | 6446 | 0 | 1 | 6447 | 0.53 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 6325 | 0 | 12 | 6337 | 0.52 | 5th Runner-up |
| Shailendra Kumar Jaiswal | Independent | 3949 | 0 | 0 | 3949 | 0.32 | 6th Runner-up |
| Sisir Samanta | Independent | 3555 | 0 | 0 | 3555 | 0.29 | 7th Runner-up |
| Shyam Prasad Ram | Independent | 2028 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | 0.17 | 8th Runner-up |
| Chandra Sekhar Jha | Shivsena | 1840 | 0 | 0 | 1840 | 0.15 | 9th Runner-up |
| Gautam Kumar Shaw | Purvanchal Janta Party (Secular) | 1378 | 0 | 1 | 1379 | 0.11 | 10th Runner-up |
| Debasish Mandal | Independent | 1346 | 0 | 1 | 1347 | 0.11 | 11th Runner-up |
| Imtiaz Ahmed Mollah | Independent | 1323 | 0 | 0 | 1323 | 0.11 | 12th Runner-up |
| Pankaj Gar | Independent | 1179 | 0 | 0 | 1179 | 0.1 | 13th Runner-up |
| Md. Shanawaz | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 1119 | 0 | 1 | 1120 | 0.09 | 14th Runner-up |
| Kashi Nath Malick | Independent | 1014 | 0 | 0 | 1014 | 0.08 | 15th Runner-up |
| Kanai Sit | Independent | 1003 | 0 | 0 | 1003 | 0.08 | 16th Runner-up |
| Ashraf Ali | Independent | 974 | 0 | 1 | 975 | 0.08 | 17th Runner-up |
| Sudarsan Manna | Samajtantric Party Of India | 730 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 0.06 | 18th Runner-up |
| Samir Mondal | Independent | 686 | 0 | 0 | 686 | 0.06 | 19th Runner-up |
The Parliamentary Constituency of Howrah is one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies and came into being prior to the 1951 elections. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Howrah Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 25) were 1,344,746 of which 612,728 are females and 732,018 are males. It comprises of seven legislative assembly segments, of which one is reserved for SC category and has 1,344,746 electors. It is one of the 16 constituencies representing the district of Howrah the headquarters of which lies in the city of Howrah and has a total area of 1, 467 sq km.
As per the 2011 census data, the total population of the Howrah District is 4,841,638 with a male majority. The population growth rate of Howrah District was 13.31% from 2001 to 2011 and it has a population density of 2,913 persons per sq km. About 9% of the population is under the age of six and the sex ratio is 935 females per 1000 males. With an average literacy rate of 83.85%, which is higher than the national average, the male and female literacy rates of the district are 81% and 73% respectively. Bengali is the official language here while English and Hindi are also widely spoken. The National Highway NH-6 passes through this area and connects it to a large road network to the major cities in and around the state.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Howrah Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Howrah parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Howrah constituency is Prasun Banerjee of AITC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | Howrah | GEN | Prasun Banerjee | M | AITC | 488461 | Sridip Bhattacharya | M | CPM | 291505 |
| 2013 | Bye Pol | Howrah | GEN | Prasun Banerjee | M | AITC | 426387 | Sridip Bhattacharya | M | CPI(M) | 399422 |
| 2009 | 25 | Howrah | GEN | Ambica Banerjee | M | AITC | 477449 | Swadesh Chakrabortty | M | CPM | 440057 |
| 2004 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Swadesh Chakrabortty | M | CPM | 489444 | Dr. Bikram Sarkar | M | AITC | 242507 |
| 1999 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Swadesh Chakraborty | M | CPM | 490537 | Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | M | AITC | 387088 |
| 1998 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Dr Bikram Sarkar | M | WBTC | 437224 | Swadesh Chakraborty | M | CPM | 430689 |
| 1996 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Priya Ranjan Das Munsi | M | INC | 459059 | Susanta Chakraborty | M | CPM | 425128 |
| 1991 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Susanta Chakraborty S/O Sudhir | M | CPM | 351744 | Priya Ranjan Das Munshi | M | INC | 344364 |
| 1989 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Sushanta Chakarborty | M | CPM | 397138 | Priya Ranjan Das Munshi | M | INC | 395706 |
| 1984 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Priya Ranjan Das Munshi | M | INC | 381216 | Samar Mukherjee | M | CPM | 287174 |
| 1980 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Samar Mukherjee | M | CPM | 263337 | Nityananda Dey | M | INC(I) | 205028 |
| 1977 | 24 | Howrah | GEN | Samar Mukherjee 11Dharmatala Lane | M | CPM | 236530 | Nityananda Dey | M | INC | 131799 |
| 1971 | 22 | Howrah | GEN | Samar Mukherjee | M | CPM | 150917 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | M | INC | 125875 |
| 1967 | 22 | Howrah | GEN | K. K. Chatterjee | M | INC | 176469 | S. Mukherjee | M | CPM | 134175 |
| 1962 | 20 | Howrah | GEN | Mohammad Elias | M | CPI | 137812 | Krishna Kumar Chatterji | M | INC | 133876 |
| 1957 | 14 | Howrah | GEN | Mohammed Elias | M | CPI | 108238 | Santosh Kr. Dutt | M | INC | 67403 |
| 1951 | 13 | Howrah | GEN | Santosh Kumar Dutta | M | INC | 60929 | Anil Kumar(Sarkar) | M | CPI | 59163 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Howrah Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Howrah parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bally | Howrah Uttar | Howrah Madhya |
| Shibpur | Howrah Dakshin | Sankrail (SC) |
| Panchla | ||
Last Updated on June 28, 2019