Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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. The constituency centres on Barrackpur in

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. All of the seven assembly segments of No. 15 Barrackpur Lok Sabha constituency are in

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

Overview

The Barrackpur constituency stretching from the north western edges of Kolkata metropolis in to the North 24-Parganas district is an industrial area with a difference - "the eastern bank of the Hooghly here, from Barrackpur to Shyamnagar, is an expanse of chimneys that pierce the sky like a cardiogram…Smoke billows from only one or two of them. The Empire Jute Mill is at work on occasional weeks. Loomtex Cotton is shut. Naihati Jute is shut. Gouripore Jute, shut. The ordnance factories, Ishapore Rifle and Metal & Steel, are coping with dwindling orders for guns and bombs but their workers at least have a modicum of government security. Bengal Enamel and Mahaluxmi Cotton, both in Palta, are forgotten, their land having been sold for apartment blocks. Dunbar Cotton has sold its real estate. Lakkhi Cotton does not exist, private residential high-rises having already been built on its land. To the north, the Kakinada Paper Mill is shut, as is the Meghni Mill. Workers of Barrackpur’s sick industries lead measly lives." More than half of the voters are from the working class and around 35% of them are Hindi-speaking.

Assembly segments

As per order of the

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in respect of the

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Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2024

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

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General election 2004

General election 1999

General elections 1951-2004

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

References

External links

Barrackpur lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Politics of North 24 Parganas district Barrackpore