Hoogly constituency, shares a large industrial area on the western bank of the Hooghly river in the district with Sreerampur and has a rich agricultural hinterland.

According to The Statesman, "The Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency had remained a Communist bastion till the Trinamul snatched their thunder in the 2009 General Election.

Despite ruling West Bengal for 35 years, the Marxist government alienated its people by such historical blunders as the forcible acquisition of fertile agricultural land in Singur which forms part of the Hooghly constituency.

"[2] The Dunlop tyre plant at Sahaganj, in this constituency is closed.

28 Hooghly is composed of the following segments:[4] Prior to delimitation, Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[5]Chandernagore (assembly constituency no.