Back to West Bengal 2026 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2026
Howrah Uttar
Winner — 2026
UMESH RAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.7%AITC 42.3%12 others 7.0%
Votes
67,539
50.8% share
Winning margin
11,250
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
88.7%
of 1,50,110
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMESH RAI | BJP (NDA) | 67,539 | 50.8% |
| 2 | GAUTAM CHOWDHURY |  AITC | 56,289 | 42.3% |
| 3 | GAUTAM RAY | 5,997 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH JAISWAL | 920 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 848 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SOUMEN MANNA | IND | 503 | 0.4% |
| 7 | HARINAARAYAN CHOWDHARY | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SISIR SAMANTA | IND | 168 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PRITI DEVI | 150 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | SHANKAR KHA | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GANESHLAL GUPTA | NRPI | 93 | 0.1% |
| 12 | CHANDRA KANTA JAISWAL | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 13 | MONORANJAN POLLEY | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 14 | GAUTAM VERMA | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.3% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
277th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
183rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.8%AITC 42.3%OTH 6.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Gems & Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.