Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 170, West Bengal

Howrah Uttar

Umesh Rai (BJP) won the 2026 election by 11,250 votes, taking 50.76% of the vote to Gautam Chowdhury (AITC)'s 42.30%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerBJPUmesh Rai, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202650.76%runner-up 42.30%
Winning margin, 202611,2508.45% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 3, BJP 1

Result by result

2011 AITC 61,466 49.3% vs 33.5%2016 AITC 61,917 46.0% vs 26.2%2021 AITC 71,575 47.8% vs 44.6%2026 BJP 67,539 50.8% vs 42.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyHowrah Uttar
Seat 170		Umesh Rai
BJP		67,539
50.8%		Gautam Chowdhury
AITC		56,289
42.3%		11,250 votes
8.45%
2021AssemblyHowrah Uttar
Seat 170		Gautam Chowdhuri
AITC		71,575
47.8%		Umesh Rai
BJP		66,053
44.6%		5,522 votes
3.69%
2016AssemblyHowrah Uttar
Seat 170		Laxmi Ratan Shukla
AITC		61,917
46.0%		Santosh Kumar Pathak
INC		34,958
26.2%		26,959 votes
20.02%
2011AssemblyHowrah Uttar
Seat 170		Asok Ghosh
AITC		61,466
49.3%		Nimai Samanta
CPM		41,858
33.5%		19,608 votes
15.71%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.