Howrah Dakshin

Demographic profile

There were a total of 250047 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency, of whom 126192 were male, 123853 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 294099 registered voters, of whom 149842 were male, 144255 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 266645 registered voters, of whom 138215 were male, 128430 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 234521 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 124540 were male, 109981 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 144 in 2021, 191 in 2016, and 153 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 981, in 2021 it was 963, 929 in 2016, and 883 in 2011.

Poll dates

Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Monday, April 25, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Howrah district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: Ward Nos.-35, 38 to 41 and 44 to 46 of Howrah M. Corp. 2. Duila, Jorhat, Panchpara and Thanamakua GPs of CDB Sankrail.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 26 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Howrah Dakshin is: 22°34'36.1"N 88°15'29.2"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 73.65%, while it was 73.58% in 2016, and 76.94% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nandita Chowdhury of TMC won in this constituency beating Rantidev Sengupta of BJP by a margin of 50569 votes which was 23.63% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Brajamohan Majumder of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Arindam Basu (Babu) of CPIM by a margin of 16194 votes which was 8.26% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Brajamohan Majumder of TMC won this seat defeating Krishna Kisor Ray(K.K.Ray) of CPIM by a margin of 31422 votes which was 17.43% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Nandita Chowdhury of TMC had a vote share of 54.6% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Brajamohan Majumder of TMC got a vote share of 47.79% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Brajamohan Majumder of TMC got a vote share of 56.06% in Howrah Dakshin.