Howrah Uttar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Umesh Rai
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Umesh Rai
votes
67,539
Margin
11,250(8.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Umesh Rai✓ WinnerBJP67,53950.76%
- 2Gautam ChowdhuryAITC56,28942.3%
- 3Gautam RayCPI(M)Deposit lost5,9974.51%
- 4Om Prakash JaiswalINCDeposit lost9200.69%
- 5NOTA8480.64%
- 6Soumen MannaINDDeposit lost5030.38%
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- 7Harinaarayan ChowdharyINDDeposit lost2500.19%
- 8Sisir SamantaINDDeposit lost1680.13%
- 9Priti DeviBSPDeposit lost1500.11%
- 10Shankar KhaINDDeposit lost1440.11%
- 11Ganeshlal GuptaNational Republic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost930.07%
- 12Monoranjan PolleyINDDeposit lost560.04%
- 13Chandra Kanta JaiswalINDDeposit lost560.04%
- 14Gautam VermaINDDeposit lost500.04%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 1,50,110
- Votes cast
- 1,33,082
- Turnout
- 88.66%
- Polling stations
- 234
incl. service voters
incl. 735 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women87.7%
62,333 of 71,038 voted on EVMs
Men88.5%
70,009 of 79,064 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 8; 5 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA848
- Valid votes1,32,215
Women candidates: Priti Devi
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Howrah Uttar?
Umesh Rai (BJP) won Howrah Uttar in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 67,539 votes.
What was the winning margin in Howrah Uttar?
Umesh Rai defeated Gautam Chowdhury (AITC) by 11,250 votes.
What was the turnout in Howrah Uttar in 2026?
88.66% — 1,33,082 of 1,50,110 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 87.7%, men's 88.5%.
How many voters does Howrah Uttar have?
1,50,110 electors at the 2026 election — 79,064 men, 71,038 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 234 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Howrah Uttar?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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