HOWRAH UTTAR
Assembly seat no. 170 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Umesh Rai
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2026
11,250
8.46% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCGautam Chowdhury
- Votes
- 56,289
- Vote share
- 42.30%
- Behind by
- 11,250
Electors
1,50,110
Total votes polled
1,33,063
Valid votes
1,33,063
NOTA votes
848
0.64% of votes polled
Turnout
88.6%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 1,33,063 valid votes
Umesh RaiBJPwon
67,539
50.8%
Gautam ChowdhuryAITC
56,289
42.3%
Gautam RayCPM
5,997
4.5%
Om Prakash JaiswalINC
920
0.7%
Soumen MannaIND
503
0.4%
Harinaarayan ChowdharyIND
250
0.2%
Sisir SamantaIND
168
0.1%
Priti DeviBSP
150
0.1%
Shankar KhaIND
144
0.1%
Ganeshlal GuptaNRPI
93
0.1%
Monoranjan PolleyIND
56
0.0%
Chandra Kanta JaiswalIND
56
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Umesh Rai | BJP | 67,539 | 50.76% | Gautam Chowdhury | 11,250 |
| 2021 | GAUTAM CHOWDHURI | AITC | 71,575 | 47.81% | UMESH RAI | 5,522 |
| 2016 | LAXMI RATAN SHUKLA | AITC | 61,917 | 45.99% | SANTOSH KUMAR PATHAK | 26,959 |
| 2011 | ASOK GHOSH | AITC | 61,466 | 49.25% | NIMAI SAMANTA | 19,608 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the HOWRAH UTTAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Umesh Rai (BJP) won HOWRAH UTTAR in 2026, by a margin of 11,250 votes.
Which party has won HOWRAH UTTAR the most times?
AITC, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has HOWRAH UTTAR gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won HOWRAH UTTAR the most times?
Umesh Rai, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
