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West Bengal Assembly Election 2026

Howrah Uttar Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

Umesh Rai (BJP) won by 11,250 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Umesh Rai

BJPComfortable win

votes

67,539

Margin

11,250(8.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Umesh Rai · BJPGautam Chowdhury · AITC
67,53956,289
Candidate (14)votes
  1. 1Umesh Rai✓ WinnerBJP67,53950.76%
  2. 2Gautam ChowdhuryAITC56,28942.3%
  3. 3Gautam RayCPI(M)Deposit lost5,9974.51%
  4. 4Om Prakash JaiswalINCDeposit lost9200.69%
  5. 5NOTA8480.64%
  6. 6Soumen MannaINDDeposit lost5030.38%
See all candidates (+8)
  1. 7Harinaarayan ChowdharyINDDeposit lost2500.19%
  2. 8Sisir SamantaINDDeposit lost1680.13%
  3. 9Priti DeviBSPDeposit lost1500.11%
  4. 10Shankar KhaINDDeposit lost1440.11%
  5. 11Ganeshlal GuptaNational Republic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost930.07%
  6. 12Monoranjan PolleyINDDeposit lost560.04%
  7. 13Chandra Kanta JaiswalINDDeposit lost560.04%
  8. 14Gautam VermaINDDeposit lost500.04%
Total votes1,33,063

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,33,082

incl. 735 postal

Turnout
88.66%
Polling stations
234

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 won Howrah Uttar in 2026?

Umesh Rai (BJP) won with 67,539 votes, defeating Gautam Chowdhury (AITC) by 11,250 votes.

How many votes were cast in Howrah Uttar in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,33,063 votes in total.

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer