Baharampur West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Baharampur Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Baharampur Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Baharampur MP Issues
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Baharampur West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Baharampur Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Baharampur Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Baharampur MP Issues
About Baharampur:
The Baharampur Parliamentary Constituency is one of West Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha constituencies which was formed in 1951 and has 1,180,000 electors. The total number of electorates in the Baharampur Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 10) according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports are 1,179,938 of which 615,127 are males and 564,811 are females. It has a total of seven legislative assembly segments, of which one is reserved for the SC category.
Assembly Segments:
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Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Burwan (SC) |
Kandi |
Bharatpur |
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Rejinagar |
Beldanga |
Baharampur |
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Naoda |
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About Baharampur:
The town of Baharampur is the district headquarters of the Murshidabad District and is located 200 km away from Kolkata at an elevation of 18 m. To its west, the River Bhagirath flows and the city is the sixth largest city of the state.
As per the 2011 India census data, the total population here is over 305,600 of which 157,000 are males and 150,000 are females. About 12% of the population is under the age of six and the sex ratio is 945 females per 1000 males. With an average literacy rate of 90.29%, which is much higher than the national average, Baharampur has male and female literacy rates are 92.36% and 88.09% respectively. Bengali, Hindi and English are widely spoken in the area. Silk trade, agriculture, cottage industries, handicraft, etc are the popular economic activities associated to this majorly agrarian area. The National Highway NH-34 which passes through the district places the town on an extensive road network connecting it to several towns and cities.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
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Age |
57 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Indian National Congress |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Under Matric |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
88 |
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Private member bills passed |
18 |
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Questions asked |
309 |
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Attendance |
82% |