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Assembly constituency 173 · West Bengal

Howrah Dakshin is assembly constituency number 173 in West Bengal, in Haora district, and one of the segments of the Howrah Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Nandita Chowdhury of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 45.3% of the vote, 7,828 votes ahead of Shyamal Kumar Hati (BJP).

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Howrah Dakshin · 2026AC 173
  1. 01
    Nandita Chowdhury
    TMC
    1,00,540
    45.28%
  2. 02
    Shyamal Kumar Hati
    BJP
    92,712
    41.75%
  3. 03
    Abhijit Banerjee
    CPI(M)
    21,598
    9.73%
  4. 04
    Deepshikha Bhowmick
    INC
    2,609
    1.17%
  5. 05
    Rajesh Kumar Singh
    Independent
    745
    0.34%
  6. 7 other candidates · 2,276 votesNOTA · 1,574 (0.71%)

Margin 7,828 votes · 3.53% of valid votes

2,40,748
Registered electors
2026 election
92.3%
Turnout
+18.5 pts vs 2021
7,828
Victory margin
3.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,22,054 valid votes, NOTA included.

Howrah Dakshin 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nandita ChowdhuryFemale · 65 yrsTMC1,00,540
45.28%
2Shyamal Kumar HatiMale · 74 yrsBJP92,712
41.75%
3Abhijit BanerjeeMale · 50 yrsCPI(M)21,598
9.73%
4Deepshikha BhowmickFemale · 42 yrsINC2,609
1.17%
—NOTANOTA1,574
0.71%
5Rajesh Kumar SinghMale · 36 yrsIndependent745
0.34%
6Pabitra BiswasMale · 63 yrs · SCIndependent525
0.24%
7Rita GhoshalFemale · 52 yrsSUCI498
0.22%
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8Madhusri GhoshFemale · 46 yrsIndependent339
0.15%
9Amit ChakrabortyMale · 44 yrsIndependent311
0.14%
10Samir BacharMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent303
0.14%
11Avijit DasMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent159
0.07%
12Avisek DasMale · 46 yrsIndependent141
0.06%
Past results

AITC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026TMC 45.3%BJP 41.8%CPI(M) 9.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Nandita ChowdhuryTMC · 45.3% · margin 7,828Turnout92.3%
2021Nandita ChowdhuryTMC · 53.9% · margin 50,569Turnout73.8%
2016Brajamohan MajumderTMC · 47.8% · margin 16,194Turnout73.6%
2011Brajamohan MajumderTMC · 56.1% · margin 31,422Turnout76.9%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Howrah Dakshin result 2021

Howrah Dakshin 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nandita ChowdhuryTMC1,16,839
53.86%
2Rantidev SenguptaBJP66,270
30.55%
3Sumitro AdhikaryCPI(M)27,287
12.58%
—NOTANOTA2,948
1.36%
4Sushanta MondalIndependent1,063
0.49%
5Amit Kumar GhoshJD(U)654
0.30%
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6Samrat ChattopadhyayIndependent458
0.21%
7Tapas Kumar DasSUCI322
0.15%
8Mamata BanerjeeIndependent322
0.15%
9Samir BacharIndependent313
0.14%
10Rajesh Kumar SinghIndependent171
0.08%
11Sajal SardarIndependent157
0.07%
12Pabitra BiswasIndependent136
0.06%

Howrah Dakshin result 2016

Howrah Dakshin 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Brajamohan MajumderTMC93,689
47.79%
2Arindam Basu (babu)CPI(M)77,495
39.53%
3Sahana Guha RayBJP16,277
8.30%
—NOTANOTA3,816
1.95%
4Srinath YadavBSP1,249
0.64%
5Joydeb SantraIndependent1,039
0.53%
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6Tapas DasSUCI757
0.39%
7Suktara KhanIUC496
0.25%
8Kashinath MalickIndependent442
0.23%
9Subhrajit (liton) BhaduriPDS441
0.22%
10Asok Krishna DasIndependent337
0.17%

Howrah Dakshin result 2011

Howrah Dakshin 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Brajamohan MajumderTMC1,01,066
56.06%
2Krishna Kisor Ray(k.k.ray)CPI(M)69,644
38.63%
3Pramila SinghBJP4,256
2.36%
4Sekh Abdul MominIndependent1,803
1.00%
5Biswanath MeteIndependent828
0.46%
6Bedar BakhtJD(U)824
0.46%
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7Samir BacharIndependent598
0.33%
8Subhrajit(liton) BhaduriPDS558
0.31%
9Uttam DeyIndependent395
0.22%
10Asok Krishna DasIndependent299
0.17%
Map

Howrah Dakshin outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Haora district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Howrah Dakshin is one of the assembly segments of Howrah. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Howrah candidates.

  • Prasun BanerjeeTMC1,02,763 49.0%
  • Dr Rathin ChakravartyBJP73,091 34.9%
  • Sabyasachi ChatterjeeCPI(M)29,236 13.9%
  • Palash BacharBSP1,064 0.5%
  • Seikh Sakirul IslamIndependent866 0.4%

In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 29,672 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Howrah Dakshin.

Who won the Howrah Dakshin assembly seat in 2026?

Nandita Chowdhury of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Howrah Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,00,540 votes, which was 45.28% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Howrah Dakshin?

The margin was 7,828 votes (3.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shyamal Kumar Hati of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 92,712 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Howrah Dakshin in 2026?

Turnout was 92.31%: 2,22,234 of 2,40,748 registered electors voted, across 317 polling stations. That is 18.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Howrah Dakshin part of?

Howrah Dakshin is an assembly segment of the Howrah Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Prasun Banerjee got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Howrah Dakshin a reserved constituency?

No. Howrah Dakshin is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Howrah Dakshin?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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