Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency
Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Howrah Uttar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 170 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Howrah Uttar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| LS constituency | Howrah |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 171,318 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 170 Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 7 and 10 to 16 of Howrah Municipal Corporation.[1]
Howrah Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year |
Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Howrah North | Biren Banerjee | Communist Party of India[2] |
| 1957 | Samar Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India[3] | |
| 1962 | Saila Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1969 | Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1971 | Shankar Lal Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
| 1977 | Chittabrata Majumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Ashok Ghosh | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1987 | Indian National Congress[11] | ||
| 1991 | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | ||
| 2001 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | ||
| 2006 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
| 2011 | Howrah Uttar | Ashok Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
| 2016 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Gautam Chowdhury | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Goutam Chowdhury | 71,575 | 47.81 | ||
| BJP | Umesh Rai | 66,053 | 44.12 | ||
| CPI(M) | Pawan Singh | 8,133 | 5.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,670 | 1.12 | ||
| IND | Subhash Kumar Singhi | 911 | 0.61 | ||
| Majority | 5,522 | 3.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,762 | 68.53 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 61,917 | 46.40 | ||
| INC | Santosh Kumar Pathak | 34,958 | 26.20 | ||
| BJP | Roopa Ganguly | 31,416 | 23.50 | ||
| IND | Subodh Pathak | 1,146 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,070 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 26,959 | 20.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,764 | 67.98 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ashoke Ghosh | 61,468 | 49.25 | +7.29 | |
| CPI(M) | Nemai Samanta | 41,858 | 33.54 | −20.46 | |
| BJP | Umesh Rai | 16,494 | 13.22 | ||
| IND | Hitendranath Mondal | 1,514 | 1.21 | ||
| BSP | Siddhartha Sarkar | 761 | 0.61 | ||
| Majority | 19,610 | 15.71 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,865 | 72.52 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 27.75# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006
editIn the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Lagan Deo Singh of CPI(M) won the Howrah North assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bani Singha of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Asok Ghosh of Congress in the three other years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Asok Ghosh of Congress defeated Lagan Deo Singh of CPI(M) in 1987 and Chittabrata Majumdar of CPI(M) in 1982. Chittabrata Mazumdar of CPI(M) defeated Supriya Basu of Congress in 1977.[18]
1967-1972
editShankarlal Mukherjee of Congress won in 1972[8] and 1971.[7] Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee of Congress won in 1969.[6] S.K.Mukherjee of Congress won in 1967.[5]
1951-1962
editDuring the period Howrah had four Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
Howrah North
editSaila Mukherjee of Congress won in 1962.[4] Samar Mukhopadhyay of CPI won in 1957.[3] Biren Banerjee of CPI won in 1951.[2]
Howrah West
editAnadi Dass, Independent, won in 1962.[4] Bankim Chandra Kar of Congress won in 1957[3] and 1951.[2]
Howrah East
editBejoy Bhattacharyya of Congress won in 1962.[4] Beni Charan Dutta of Congress won in 1957.[3] Saila Kumar Mukhopdhyay of Congress won in 1951.[2]
For results of Howrah South constituency see Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Howrah Uttar. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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