Howrah Madhya

Demographic profile

There were a total of 221667 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Howrah Madhya Assembly constituency, of whom 112353 were male, 109309 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 266451 registered voters, of whom 139229 were male, 127221 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 245161 registered voters, of whom 130777 were male, 114384 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 224536 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 123585 were male, 100951 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 91 in 2021, 65 in 2016, and 44 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 973, in 2021 it was 914, 875 in 2016, and 817 in 2011.

Poll dates

Howrah Madhya 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 Madhya Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Howrah district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Ward Nos.-17 to 20, 24 to 34, 36, 37 and 42 of Howrah M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 6 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Howrah Madhya is: 22°34'11.3"N 88°19'04.8"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 73.09%, while it was 71.81% in 2016, and 74.11% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Arup Roy S/O Late Prabhat Roy of TMC won in this constituency beating Sanjay Singh of BJP by a margin of 46547 votes which was 24.19% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Arup Roy (Apu) of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Amitabha Dutta of JDU by a margin of 52994 votes which was 30.13% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arup Roy(Apu) of TMC won this seat defeating Arup Ray(Tukun) of CPIM by a margin of 50670 votes which was 30.48% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Arup Roy S/O Late Prabhat Roy of TMC had a vote share of 57.98% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Arup Roy (Apu) of TMC got a vote share of 52.2% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Arup Roy(Apu) of TMC got a vote share of 62.07% in Howrah Madhya.