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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2021
Howrah Uttar
Winner — 2021
GAUTAM CHOWDHURI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 47.8%BJP 44.1%12 others 8.1%
Votes
71,575
47.8% share
Winning margin
5,522
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.4%
of 2,18,888
A closely fought contest. GAUTAM CHOWDHURI won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
6 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAUTAM CHOWDHURI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 71,575 | 47.8% |
| 2 | UMESH RAI | NDA | 66,053 | 44.1% |
| 3 | PAWAN KUMAR SINGH | 8,133 | 5.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,670 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SUBHASH KUMAR SINGHI | IND | 911 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SUNIL SAU | IND | 302 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | HAMS | 251 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SHYAM PRASAD RAM | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VIJAY SHAH | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SISIR SAMANTA | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DHARMENDRA RAI | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GANESHLAL GUPTA | NRPI | 98 | 0.1% |
| 13 | VINIT KUMAR RAI | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJ KUMAR PASWAN | BMF | 91 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (277th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.3% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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277th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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183rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.8%BJP 44.1%CPM 5.4%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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