Bengal: TMC eyes to continue its dominance in Hooghly constituency

Kolkata, April 12: The schedule for the 17th Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Sunday, March 10. The election will be held in seven phases between April 11 and May 19 with the results to be declared on May 23. Of all the states in the country, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will witness elections in seven phases.

Here we take a look at all the Lok Sabha constituencies (42) of Bengal and how parties have fared there over the years.

Constituency: HOOGHLY

Date of election: May 6 (Phase 5)

The Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency is located in Hooghly district. It comprises the following segments: Singur, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Balagarh (SC), Pandua, Saptagram and Dhanekhali (SC).

What happened in 2014:

Winner Ratna De (Nag) of the TMC polled over six lakh votes to defeat her nearest rival Pradip Saha of the CPI(M) by 1.89 lakh votes. Journalist Chandan Mitra of the BJP came third with 2.21 lakh votes and the Congress's Pritam Ghosh finished fourth with 42k votes.

Total electors in Hooghly constituency in 2014 were almost 16.21 lakh.

Vote share:

The TMC's vote-share in 2014 was 45.50 while the Left received 34.50. The BJP got 16.40 per cent vote share while the Congress just over three per cent.

History of Hooghly constituency results: TMC has dominated this seat for some time now

The Hooghly constituency was won by the Hindu Mahasabha in 1952. The CPI(M) then won the seat 12 times with two stretches of six consecutive times. In 2009, Ratna De (Nag) beat the Left strongman from this seat Rupchand Pal who had won from here for seven terms, including six consecutive ones.

Candidates contesting from Hooghly in 2019:

  • TMC: Ratna De (Nag);
  • Left: Pradip Saha;
  • BJP: Locket Chatterjee;
  • Congress: Pratul Saha

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DEMOGRAPHICS
17,17,248
POPULATION
  • 68.80%
    RURAL
  • 31.20%
    URBAN
  • 19.37%
    SC
  • 0.05%
    ST
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ELECTORS
13,65,802
  • 6,69,115
    MALE
  • 6,96,623
    FEMALE
  • 64
    TRANSGENDER
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Know your Candidates
  • Dr.Hariharan
    Makkal Needhi Maiam
  • Jothimani
    Indian National Congress
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Party Manifestos
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Year
Candidate's Name Party Result Vote Vote Share Margin
2014
Thambidurai,m. AIADMK Winner 5,40,722 52% 1,95,247
Chinnasamy, M. DMK Runner Up 3,45,475 33% 0
2009
Thambidurai.m AIADMK Winner 3,80,542 46% 47,254
Pallanishamy. K.c. DMK Runner Up 3,33,288 40% 0
2004
Palanisamy, K. C. DMK Winner 4,50,407 61% 1,90,876
Palanichamy, Raja. N AIADMK Runner Up 2,59,531 35% 0
1999
Chinnasamy, M. AIADMK Winner 3,34,407 46% 2,847
Palanisamy, K.c. DMK Runner Up 3,31,560 46% 0
1998
Thambi Durai.m AIADMK Winner 3,27,480 50% 43,673
Natrayan. K TMC(M) Runner Up 2,83,807 44% 0
1996
Natrayan.k TMC(M) Winner 4,09,830 56% 1,68,274
Thambidurai.m AIADMK Runner Up 2,41,556 33% 0
1991
Murugesan N. AIADMK Winner 4,75,571 69% 2,69,969
Thirunavukkarasu D. DMK Runner Up 2,05,602 30% 0
1989
Thambithurai, M. AIADMK Winner 4,84,492 66% 2,38,751
Palanisamy. K.c. DMK Runner Up 2,45,741 33% 0
1984
Murugaiah A. R. INC Winner 4,13,533 68% 2,35,563
Kandaswamy, M. DMK Runner Up 1,77,970 29% 0
1980
Dorai Sebastian S.a. INC(I) Winner 2,81,149 55% 74,134
Kanagaraj K. AIADMK Runner Up 2,07,015 41% 0
1977
Gopal K. INC Winner 3,15,259 62% 1,45,520
Meenakshisundaram M. NCO Runner Up 1,69,739 34% 0
1971
Gopal INC Winner 2,38,315 59% 73,293
V. Ramanathan NCO Runner Up 1,65,022 41% 0
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STRIKE RATE
AIADMK 60%
INC 40%
AIADMK won 6 times and INC won 4 times since 1971 elections
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Story first published: Friday, April 12, 2019, 13:39 [IST]
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