Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Howrah Uttar | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Howrah Uttar   Howrah Uttar Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°36′36″N 88°20′42″E / 22.61000°N 88.34500°ECoordinates: 22°36′36″N 88°20′42″E / 22.61000°N 88.34500°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Constituency No. | 170 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Howrah |
| Electorate (year) | 171,318 (2011) |
Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: হাওড়া উত্তর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) (earlier known as Howrah North) is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 170 Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 1 to 7 and 10 to 16 of Howrah municipal corporation.[1]
Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Howrah North | Biren Banerjee | Communist Party of India[2] |
| Howrah South | Beni Charan Dutta | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Howrah West | Bankim Chandra Kar | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Howrah East | Saila Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| 1957 | Howrah North | Samar Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India[3] |
| Howrah South | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc[3] | |
| Howrah West | Bankim Chandra Kar | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| Howrah East | Beni Charan Dutta | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Howrah North | Saila Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[4] |
| Howrah South | Kanai Lal Bhattacharya | All India Forward Bloc[4] | |
| Howrah West | Anadi Dass | Independent[4] | |
| Howrah East | Bejoy Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[4] | |
| 1967 | Howrah North | S.K.Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[5] |
| 1969 | Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| 1971 | Shankar Lal Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[7] | |
| 1972 | Shankar Lal Mukherjee | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Chittabrata Majumdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Ashok Ghosh | Indian National Congress[10] | |
| 1987 | Ashok Ghosh | Indian National Congress[11] | |
| 1991 | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Lagan Deo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Howrah Uttar | Ashoke Ghosh | All India Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | ||||
| BJP | Roopa Ganguly | 31416 | 23.52 | +10.3 | |
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 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 | ||
| Independent | Hitendranath Mondal | 1,514 | |||
| BSP | Siddhartha Sarkar | 761 | |||
| Independent | Murli Dhar Roy | 704 | |||
| Independent | Arvind Kumar Dubey | 490 | |||
| Independent | Raktendu Naskar | 417 | |||
| Samajtantic Party of India | Sudarshan Manna | 404 | |||
| JD(U) | Binod Kumar Singh | 360 | |||
| JD(S) | Shyam Bihari Singh | 326 | |||
| Turnout | 124,794 | 72.84 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 27.75# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 15 |  13 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 |  11 |
| Forward bloc | 0 | 3 |
1977-2006
In 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
Shankarlal 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
During the period Howrah had four Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
Howrah North
Saila 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
Anadi Dass, Independent, won in 1962.[4] Bankim Chandra Kar of Congress won in 1957[3] and 1951.[2]
Howrah East
Bejoy 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "162 - Howrah North Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.