Howrah Uttar

Demographic profile

There were a total of 160314 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency, of whom 83883 were male, 76423 female and 8 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218397 registered voters, of whom 119306 were male, 99087 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 198230 registered voters, of whom 110492 were male, 87736 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 172171 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 99173 were male, 72998 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 150 in 2021, 174 in 2016, and 106 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 911, in 2021 it was 831, 794 in 2016, and 736 in 2011.

Poll dates

Howrah Uttar 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 Uttar Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Howrah district in the Greater Kolkata region of West Bengal: 1. Ward Nos.-1 to 7 and 10 to 16 of Howrah M. Corp.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 12 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Howrah Uttar is: 22°35'45.2"N 88°20'15.4"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 68.4%, while it was 67.98% in 2016, and 72.52% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gautam Chowdhuri of TMC won in this constituency beating Umesh Rai of BJP by a margin of 5522 votes which was 3.73% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Laxmi Ratan Shukla of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Santosh Kumar Pathak of INC by a margin of 26959 votes which was 20.02% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asok Ghosh of TMC won this seat defeating Nimai Samanta of CPIM by a margin of 19608 votes which was 15.71% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gautam Chowdhuri of TMC had a vote share of 48.35% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Laxmi Ratan Shukla of TMC got a vote share of 45.99% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asok Ghosh of TMC got a vote share of 49.25% in Howrah Uttar.