Howrah Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates:

Howrah Lok Sabha Constituency Constituency number: 25 Total Electors: 1,505,099 (2014 estimates) Male Electors: 8,02,653 Female Electors: 7,02,446 Assembly Constituencies: Bally, Howrah Uttar, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail (SC), Panchla Reserved: No Delimitation: Yes. In 2008 Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: Swadesh Chakraborty of the CPM won the seat in 1999 and 2004 elections. In 2009 elections, he lost to Ambica Banerjee by a margin of over 20,000 votes. Since 2013, the seat is being held by Prasun Banerjee. Demographics: The constituency covers the area of Howrah, one of the oldest and heavily crowded places in Kolkata. Interestingly, estimates suggest that at least 25 percent of the population is non-Bengali, originating from Hindi-speaking areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. This is a factor which was also exploited by the BJP during last elections.