South 24 Parganas District

West Bengal

South 24 Parganas district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Alipore. It covers 9,960 sq km and had a population of 81,61,961 at the 2011 census, a density of 819 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 11 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Alipore
Area
9,960 sq km
Population
81.62 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
819 /km²
Literacy Rate
77.51%
Sex Ratio
956
per 1,000 males
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South 24 Parganas District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for South 24 Parganas district.

Total Population
81.62 Lakh
Male Population
41.74 Lakh
Female Population
39.88 Lakh
Rural Population
60.81 Lakh
Urban Population
20.81 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
24.68 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.02 Lakh
Literacy Rate
77.51%
Population Density
819 /km²
Sex Ratio
956
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 83.35%Female literacy 71.4%

District Administration

Administrative structure of South 24 Parganas district.

5
Tehsils
29
Blocks
312
Nyay Panchayats
312
Gram Panchayats
2,046
Villages
Headquarters
Alipore
Languages
Bengali, English, Urdu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
22.52° N, 88.33° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering South 24 Parganas

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Diamond Harbour

Constituency No. 21 · General
Primary
Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Gosaba
  • Basanti
  • Kultali
  • Jaynagar
  • Canning Paschim
  • Canning Purba
  • Baruipur Paschim
  • Baruipur Purba
  • Sonarpur Dakshin
  • Bhangar
  • Diamond Harbour
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Assembly Constituencies Covering South 24 Parganas

(11)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Gosaba
No. 127 · Diamond Harbour
SM
Subrata Mondal
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Basanti
No. 128 · Diamond Harbour
SM
Shyamal Mondal
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Kultali
No. 129 · Diamond Harbour
GN
Ganesh Chandra Naskar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Jaynagar
No. 130 · Diamond Harbour
BD
Biswanath Das
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Canning Paschim
No. 131 · Diamond Harbour
PD
Paresh Ram Das
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Canning Purba
No. 132 · Diamond Harbour
SM
Saubhik Mukhopadhyay
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Baruipur Paschim
No. 133 · Diamond Harbour
BB
Biman Banerjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Baruipur Purba
No. 134 · Diamond Harbour
VN
Vibhuti Bhushan Naskar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Sonarpur Dakshin
No. 135 · Diamond Harbour
A(
Arundhati Maitra (Locket)
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Bhangar
No. 148 · Diamond Harbour
MS
Md. Nawsad Siddique
Indian Secular Front
MLA
Diamond Harbour
No. 143 · Diamond Harbour
PH
Pannalal Halder
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from South 24 Parganas

(12)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing South 24 Parganas district.

  • Abhishek Banerjee
    Abhishek Banerjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Diamond Harbour · No. 21
  • SM
    Subrata Mondal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Gosaba · No. 127
  • SM
    Shyamal Mondal
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Basanti · No. 128
  • GN
    Ganesh Chandra Naskar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Kultali · No. 129
  • BD
    Biswanath Das
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Jaynagar · No. 130
  • PD
    Paresh Ram Das
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Canning Paschim · No. 131
  • SM
    Saubhik Mukhopadhyay
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Canning Purba · No. 132
  • BB
    Biman Banerjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Baruipur Paschim · No. 133
  • VN
    Vibhuti Bhushan Naskar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Baruipur Purba · No. 134
  • A(
    Arundhati Maitra (Locket)
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Sonarpur Dakshin · No. 135
  • MS
    Md. Nawsad Siddique
    Indian Secular Front
    MLA
    Bhangar · No. 148
  • PH
    Pannalal Halder
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Diamond Harbour · No. 143

Election History

Lok Sabha

Diamond Harbour · No. 21

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCAbhishek Banerjee
    Votes 10,48,230Vote share 70.71%Margin 7,10,930
    1. 1. Abhishek Banerjee · AITC10,48,230 (70.71%)
    2. 2. Abhijit Das · BJP3,37,300 (22.75%)
    3. 3. Pratik Ur Rahaman · CPI(M)68,210 (4.6%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaAITCAbhishek Banerjee
    Votes 7,91,127Vote share 56.14%Margin 3,20,594
    1. 1. Abhishek Banerjee · AITC7,91,127 (56.14%)
    2. 2. Nilanjan Roy · BJP4,70,533 (33.39%)
    3. 3. Fuad Halim · CPI(M)93,941 (6.67%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCAbhishek Banerjee
    Votes 5,08,481Vote share 40.31%Margin 71,298
    1. 1. Abhishek Banerjee · AITC5,08,481 (40.31%)
    2. 2. Dr. Abul Hasnat · CPI(M)4,37,183 (34.66%)
    3. 3. Avijit Das · BJP2,00,858 (15.92%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
South 24 Parganas
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 21
11 Assembly
No. 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 148, 143

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South 24 Parganas District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Alipore
Area
9,960 sq km
Population
81.62 Lakh
Population density
819 per km²
Sex ratio
956 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
77.51%
Languages
Bengali, English, Urdu
Tehsils
5
Blocks
29
Gram panchayats
312
Villages
2,046
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
11
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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