Howrah Uttar is a key legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal, located in the Howrah district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Trinamool Congress. Goutam Chowdhury, from All India Trinamool Congress defeated Umesh Rai of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 5522 votes.
Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is part of the Howrah Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Prasun Banerjee won the Howrah parliamentary seat by defeating Dr. Rathin Chakraborty of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 169442 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Howrah Uttar assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Goutam Chowdhury
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
71,575
Lead: 5,522
|
48% |
| Umesh Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party | 66,053 | 44% |
| Pawan Kumar Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8,133 | 5% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,670 | 1% |
| Subhash Kumar Singhi | Independent | 911 | 1% |
| Sunil Sau | Independent | 302 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar Sharma | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 251 | 0% |
| Shyam Prasad Ram | Independent | 167 | 0% |
| Vijay Shah | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Sisir Samanta | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Dharmendra Rai | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Ganeshlal Gupta | National Republic Party Of India | 98 | 0% |
| Vinit Kumar Rai | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| Raj Kumar Paswan | Bharatiya Momin Front | 91 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Laxmi Ratan Shukla
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
61,917
Lead: 26,959
|
46% |
| Santosh Kumar Pathak | Indian National Congress | 34,958 | 26% |
| Roopa Ganguly | Bharatiya Janata Party | 31,416 | 23% |
| Subodh Pathak | Independent | 1,146 | 1% |
| None Of The Above | Nota | 1,070 | 1% |
| Shewnarayan Chandel | Bahujan Samaj Party | 988 | 1% |
| Bina Ganguli Mukherjee | Independent | 716 | 1% |
| Praveen Kumar Saraf | Mhb | 473 | 0% |
| Ravi Shankar Yadav | Independent | 447 | 0% |
| Dadan Singh | Independent | 333 | 0% |
| Sudarshan Manna | Samajtantric Party Of India | 245 | 0% |
| Arvind Kumar Dubey | Independent | 229 | 0% |
| Tapan Bose | Independent | 183 | 0% |
| Anu Das | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Jayant Gupta | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Ashish Agarwal | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Asok Ghosh
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
61,466
Lead: 19,608
|
49% |
| Nimai Samanta | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 41,858 | 34% |
| Umesh Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16,494 | 13% |
| Hitendra Nath Mondal | Independent | 1,514 | 1% |
| Siddhartha Sarkar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 761 | 1% |
| Murli Dhar Roy | Independent | 704 | 1% |
| Arvind Kumar Dubey | Independent | 490 | 0% |
| Raktendu Naskar | Independent | 417 | 0% |
| Sudarshan Manna | Samajtantric Party Of India | 404 | 0% |
| Binod Kumar Singh | Janata Dal (united) | 360 | 0% |
| Shyam Bihari Singh | Janata Dal (secular) | 326 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishna Kisor Ray (k.k.ray)
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
40,493
Lead: 23,006
|
48% |
| Amitava Datta | Janata Dal (united) | 17,487 | 21% |
| Samar Singh | Indian National Congress | 12,252 | 15% |
| Vijay Upadhyay | Samajwadi Party | 11,344 | 13% |
| Swaminath Prasad | Independent | 1,012 | 1% |
| Bijay Pratap Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 925 | 1% |
| Brahmachari Dubey | Independent | 410 | 0% |
| Samit Ganguly | Independent | 335 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Badal Basu
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
55,159
Lead: 8,451
|
52% |
| Arup Roy | All India Trinamool Congress | 46,708 | 44% |
| Samarendra Patra | Independent | 833 | 1% |
| Md. Salahuddin | Samajwadi Party | 778 | 1% |
| Sital Ghosh | Independent | 478 | 0% |
| Sayed Habibur Rahaman | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 321 | 0% |
| Ranjit Das | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Aloke Banerjee | Independent | 145 | 0% |
| Tapan Dutta | Independent | 127 | 0% |
| Uttam Chanda | Independent | 125 | 0% |
| Arup Laha | Independent | 122 | 0% |
| Niranjan Biswas | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pralay Talukdar
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
46,915
Lead: 2,253
|
44% |
| Arup Ray | Indian National Congress | 44,662 | 42% |
| Ambuj Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,237 | 10% |
| Abdul Kayum | Bahujan Samaj Party | 760 | 1% |
| Ram Shankar Dubey | All India Indira Congress (tiwari) | 342 | 0% |
| Swaminath Prosad | Independent | 248 | 0% |
| Subrata Mukherjee | Independent | 223 | 0% |
| Sanjib Das | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Thakur Ramlakshman | Independent | 158 | 0% |
| Ranjit Chatterjee | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Rajesh Lakhotia | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pralay Talukdar
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
36,331
Lead: 2,950
|
43% |
| Mriyunjoy Banerjee | Indian National Congress | 33,381 | 40% |
| Debabrata Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,453 | 12% |
| Pawan Kr. Agarwal | Jharkhand Party | 491 | 1% |
| Keshow Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 464 | 1% |
| Niranjan Biswas | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Ajoy Kr. Pandey | Independent | 265 | 0% |
| Amitav Hazara | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| Bhuneshwar Chowdhury | Workers Party Of India | 143 | 0% |
| Ranjit Chatterjee | Independent | 122 | 0% |
| Ram Parvesh Singh | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Somesh Banerjee | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mrityunjoy Banerjee
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
41,139
Lead: 4,244
|
51% |
| Pralay Talukdar | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 36,895 | 46% |
| Jayanta Banerjee | Indian Congress (socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 572 | 1% |
| Ranjit Kumar Chatterjee | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| Soumya Bandyopadhyay | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pralay Talukdar
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
34,735
Lead: 3,406
|
50% |
| Amiya Kumar Dutta | Indian National Congress | 31,329 | 45% |
| Debkumar Ghosh | Janta Party | 1,539 | 2% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Praley Talukdar
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
25,559
Lead: 13,007
|
52% |
| Ambika Prasad Banerjee | Indian National Congress | 12,552 | 25% |
| Shanti Kumar Das Gupta | Janta Party | 8,518 | 17% |
| Jai Jai Ram Singh | Independent | 1,497 | 3% |
| Ganapati Yadav | Independent | 472 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Goutam Chowdhury | AITC | 71,575 | 5,522 | 48% |
| 2016 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | AITC | 61,917 | 26,959 | 46% |
| 2011 | Asok Ghosh | AITC | 61,466 | 19,608 | 49% |
| 2006 | Krishna Kisor Ray (k.k.ray) | CPI(M) | 40,493 | 23,006 | 48% |
| 2001 | Badal Basu | CPM | 55,159 | 8,451 | 52% |
| 1996 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM | 46,915 | 2,253 | 44% |
| 1991 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM | 36,331 | 2,950 | 43% |
| 1987 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | INC | 41,139 | 4,244 | 51% |
| 1982 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM | 34,735 | 3,406 | 50% |
| 1977 | Praley Talukdar | CPM | 25,559 | 13,007 | 52% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Goutam Chowdhury | AITC |
71,575
(Lead: 5,522)
|
48% |
| Umesh Rai | BJP | 66,053 | 44% | |
| 2016 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | AITC |
61,917
(Lead: 26,959)
|
46% |
| Santosh Kumar Pathak | INC | 34,958 | 26% | |
| 2011 | Asok Ghosh | AITC |
61,466
(Lead: 19,608)
|
49% |
| Nimai Samanta | CPM | 41,858 | 34% | |
| 2006 | Krishna Kisor Ray (k.k.ray) | CPI(M) |
40,493
(Lead: 23,006)
|
48% |
| Amitava Datta | JD(U) | 17,487 | 21% | |
| 2001 | Badal Basu | CPM |
55,159
(Lead: 8,451)
|
52% |
| Arup Roy | AITC | 46,708 | 44% | |
| 1996 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM |
46,915
(Lead: 2,253)
|
44% |
| Arup Ray | INC | 44,662 | 42% | |
| 1991 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM |
36,331
(Lead: 2,950)
|
43% |
| Mriyunjoy Banerjee | INC | 33,381 | 40% | |
| 1987 | Mrityunjoy Banerjee | INC |
41,139
(Lead: 4,244)
|
51% |
| Pralay Talukdar | CPM | 36,895 | 46% | |
| 1982 | Pralay Talukdar | CPM |
34,735
(Lead: 3,406)
|
50% |
| Amiya Kumar Dutta | INC | 31,329 | 45% | |
| 1977 | Praley Talukdar | CPM |
25,559
(Lead: 13,007)
|
52% |
| Ambika Prasad Banerjee | INC | 12,552 | 25% |
All 294 Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal
Goutam Chowdhury of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the Howrah Uttar Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Umesh Rai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 5522 votes.
The strike rate in the Howrah Uttar constituency is 62.5% CPM and 37.5% AITC, with CPM won 5 times and AITC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Goutam Chowdhury (AITC) received 48.00% vote share.
Umesh Rai (BJP) received 44.00% vote share.
Goutam Chowdhury (AITC) won the 2021 election with 71575 votes, leading by 5522 votes and securing a 48.00% vote share.
The Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency falls under the Howrah Lok Sabha constituency of Haora district.
Goutam Chowdhury (AITC) won the Howrah Uttar Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 5522 votes over Umesh Rai (BJP).
The Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is part of the Howrah Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Bally, Howrah Madhya, Shibpur, Howrah Dakshin, Sankrail (sc), Panchla.
The top candidates in the Howrah Uttar Assembly Election 2021 were:
Goutam Chowdhury (AITC)
Umesh Rai (BJP)
Pawan Kumar Singh (CPI(M))
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Goutam Chowdhury (AITC) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.