West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016
Laxmi Ratan Shukla of All India Trinamool Congress won the Howrah Uttar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 61,917 votes (46.40% vote share). The runner-up was Santosh Kumar Pathak (Indian National Congress) with 34,958 votes.
A total of 15 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 61917 | 46.40% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2 | Santosh Kumar Pathak | 34958 | 26.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Roopa Ganguly | 31416 | 23.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Subodh Pathak | 1146 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 5 | Shewnarayan Chandel | 988 | 0.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Bina Ganguli Mukherjee | 716 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar Saraf | 473 | 0.40% | Mai Hee Bharat |
| 8 | Ravi Shankar Yadav | 447 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Dadan Singh | 333 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Sudarshan Manna | 245 | 0.20% | Samajtantric Party Of India |
| 11 | Arvind Kumar Dubey | 229 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Tapan Bose | 183 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Anu Das | 182 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Jayant Gupta | 182 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Ashish Agarwal | 161 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Howrah Uttar constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Laxmi Ratan Shukla (All India Trinamool Congress) emerged as the winner securing 61,917 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.