Assembly constituency 173, West Bengal

Howrah Dakshin

Nandita Chowdhury (AITC) won the 2026 election by 7,828 votes, taking 45.28% of the vote to Shyamal Kumar Hati (BJP)'s 41.75%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerAITCNandita Chowdhury, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202645.28%runner-up 41.75%
Winning margin, 20267,8283.53% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 4

Result by result

2011 AITC 1,01,066 56.1% vs 38.6%2016 AITC 93,689 47.8% vs 40.3%2021 AITC 1,16,839 53.9% vs 31.0%2026 AITC 1,00,540 45.3% vs 41.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyHowrah Dakshin
Seat 173
Nandita Chowdhury
AITC
1,00,540
45.3%
Shyamal Kumar Hati
BJP
92,712
41.8%
7,828 votes
3.53%
2021AssemblyHowrah Dakshin
Seat 173
Nandita Chowdhury
AITC
1,16,839
53.9%
Rantidev Sengupta
BJP
66,270
31.0%
50,569 votes
23.31%
2016AssemblyHowrah Dakshin
Seat 173
Brajamohan Majumder
AITC
93,689
47.8%
Arindam Basu (BABU)
CPM
77,495
40.3%
16,194 votes
8.26%
2011AssemblyHowrah Dakshin
Seat 173
Brajamohan Majumder
AITC
1,01,066
56.1%
Krishna Kisor Ray(K.K.RAY)
CPM
69,644
38.6%
31,422 votes
17.43%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.