Barasat West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Barasat Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Barasat MP Issues

Barasat West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Barasat Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Barasat MP Issues

About Barasat:

The Barasat Parliamentary Constituency is one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies which came into being in 1957 and has 1,226,654 voters. The Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 17) consists of 1,226,654 number of electorates in totality, of these 640,075 are males and 586,579 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. It comprises of seven legislative assembly segments.

Assembly Segments:

 About Barasat:

Barasat is the district headquarters of the North 24 Parganas and it has a total area of over 12 sq km. The Sealdah Station is located 22 km from here and the River Ganges is 15 km away.

As per the 2011 census data, the total population residing in the town of Barasat is over 283,400 of which 143,732 are males and 139,711 are females. About 17% of the population is under the age of six and the sex ratio is 972 females per 1000 males. The population density is roughly over 2,200 people per sq km. With an average literacy rate of 90.42%, the male and female literacy rates are 93.14% and 87.62% respectively. Bengali is the official language here while English is also widely spoken in the area. Many schools, both public and private, are located here as well several colleges. Trade of rice, potatoes, cotton and coconuts play a vital part of the economic setup of the city. The National Highways NH-34 and NH-35 pass through the district. 

A Look: Sitting MP

 Performance in the 15^thLok Sabha

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