Chunchura Assembly constituency

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Chunchura Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chunchura Constituency No. 190 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Interactive Map Outlining Chunchura Assembly Constituency Constituency details Country India Region East India State West Bengal District Hooghly LS constituency Hooghly Established 1951 Total electors 262,555 Reservation None Member of Legislative Assembly 17th West Bengal Legislative

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Chanditala Assembly constituency

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Chanditala Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 194 Chanditala Assembly constituency is composed of the following:Dankuni Municipality(Before 2010 grampanchayat) & Bhogabatipur, Gangadharpur, Krishnarampur, Kumirmorah and Nababpur gram panchayats of Chanditala I community development block Baksa, Barijhati, Chanditala, Garalgacha, Janai, Monaharpur, Mrigala and Naiti gram panchayats of Chanditala II community development block. Chanditala

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Chak Bansberia

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Chak Bansberia is a census town in Chinsurah Mogra CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Chak Bansberia Census Town Chak Bansberia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.9700°N 88.3891°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Population  (2011)  • Total 10,357 Languages

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Bhurshut

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Bhurshut (Bengali: ভুরশুট, romanized: Bhurśut) or Bhurishreshtha (Bengali: ভূরিশ্রেষ্ঠ, romanized: Bhūriśreṣṭha) was a medieval Bengali Hindu kingdom spread across what is now Howrah and Hooghly districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Bhurshut kingdom grew up in the southern parts of Rarh region. It had a high concentration of Bhurisresthis, a community of traders and as such came to be called Bhurshut. However, it was possibly the main centre of Rarhi Brahmins. It could

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Boinchi

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Boinchi (also spelt Bainchi or Boinchee) is a Census town located in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Pandua Police Station in Chinsurah subdivision. The town is located approximately 71 kilometers from Kolkata via Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line. The nearest Railway Station is Bainchi railway station, which is under the Eastern Railway and a part of Kolkata Suburban Railway System. History The name ‘Boinchi’ has come from a fruit –

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Bhadreswar, Hooghly

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Bhadreswar /bəˈdrɛswər/ is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Bhadreswar City Annapurna Mandir, Bhadreswar Bhadreswar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.82°N 88.35°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Region Greater Kolkata Government

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Begampur, India

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Begampur is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Begampur Census Town Begampur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West BengalShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 22.7368°N 88.2518°E Country  India State West Bengal District Hooghly Nearest City Serampore Elevation 15 m (49 ft) Population  (2011)  • Total 10,487 Languages  • Official Bengali, English Time zone

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Becharam Manna

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Becharam Manna is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress. He won the Haripal seat by a margin of 22,000 votes, in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly elections. Becharam Manna is one of the architects of Singur Land movement and leader of mass movement against the then Left Front Government. He along with his close associates worked at the grassroot

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Battle of Buxar

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The Battle of Buxar was fought between 22 and 23 October 1764, between the forces of the British East India Company, under the command of Major Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Balwant Singh, Maharaja of the Banaras State; Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, Emperor of the Mughal Empire. The battle was fought at Buxar, a “strong fortified town” within

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Barijhati

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Barijhati is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. History On the northern side of Barijhati there was a Neel Kuthi. Neel (indigo) cultivation started in Hooghly district from 1780 A.D. Such cultivation gradually spread to other places like Bansberia, Balagarh, Melia, Khanayan, Gopiganj Rajpur, Sitapur and also Chanditala. At the time of

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