Howrah Uttar Assembly Election Result 2006

West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2006

Lagan Deo Singh of Communist Party Of India (Marxist) won the Howrah Uttar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2006 state assembly election, securing 52,361 votes (53.80% vote share). The runner-up was Bani Singha Roy (All India Trinamool Congress) with 21,459 votes.

A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: West Bengal
  • Constituency: Howrah Uttar
  • Constituency Number: 170
  • District: Haora
  • Total Contestants: 10
  • Election Year: 2006
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Lagan Deo Singh 52361 53.80% Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
2 Bani Singha Roy 21459 22.10% All India Trinamool Congress
3 Manoj Kumar Pandey 19380 19.90% Indian National Congress
4 Harbansh Giri 1013 1.00% Independent
5 Raj Kumar Paswan 697 0.70% Indian Justice Party
6 Sanjay Chowdhury 544 0.60% Independent
7 Sarwan Shaw 529 0.50% Independent
8 Brijlal Prasad 525 0.50% Bahujan Samaj Party
9 Somesh Das 460 0.50% Independent
10 Shyam Kumar Lall 355 0.40% Independent

About Howrah Uttar Assembly Constituency

The Howrah Uttar constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2006 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Lagan Deo Singh (Communist Party Of India (Marxist)) emerged as the winner securing 52,361 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

10 candidates contested from Howrah Uttar assembly constituency in the 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.

Howrah Uttar is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in West Bengal.

Lagan Deo Singh (Communist Party Of India (Marxist)) won the Howrah Uttar assembly seat in the 2006 Vidhan Sabha election.