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Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1957-present

Current MP
  
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

Total Electors
  
1,512,792

State
  
West Bengal

Female electors
  
738,487

Reservation
  
None

Elected Year
  
2014

Member of parliament
  
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

Male electors
  
774,305

Assembly Constituencies
  
Habra Ashoknagar Rajarhat New Town Bidhannagar Madhyamgram Barasat Deganga

Party
  
All India Trinamool Congress

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Madhyamgram, Deganga, Barasat, Ashoknagar, Habra, Bidhannagar, Rajarhat New Town

Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: বারাসাত লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Barasat in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 17 Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) are in North 24 Parganas district.

Contents

Map of Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 17 Barasat is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:

  • Habra (assembly constituency no. 100)
  • Ashoknagar (assembly constituency no. 101)
  • Rajarhat New Town (assembly constituency no. 115)
  • Bidhannagar (assembly constituency no. 116)
  • Madhyamgram (assembly constituency no. 118)
  • Barasat (assembly constituency no. 119)
  • Deganga (assembly constituency no. 120)
  • In 2004, Barasat Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bagadaha (SC) (assembly constituency no. 84), Bangaon (assembly constituency no. 85), Gaighata (assembly constituency no. 86), Habra (assembly constituency no. 87), Ashoknagar (assembly constituency no. 88), Barasat (assembly constituency no. 90), Deganga (assembly constituency no. 92)

    Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
    General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

    General elections 1957-2004

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

    References

    Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia