Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 24
Total electors: 14,33,985 (2014 estimates)
Male electors: 7,97,437
Female electors: 6,36,548
Assembly Constituencies: Chowringhee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipur Belgachhia
Reserved: No
Delimitation: Yes. The constituency came into existence after the merger of Kolkata North East and Kolkata North West constituencies.
Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: Sudip Bandopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been representing the constituency since 2009.
Demographics: The Assembly segments that once made up parts of North East constituency are known to have a sizeable population of Muslims, who can swing the election in anyone’s favour.