Howrah Dakshin Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Nandita Chowdhury holds lead over BJP rival
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Howrah Dakshin Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Nandita Chowdhury holds lead over BJP rival

Abhijit Banerjee (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Deepshikha Bhowmick (Congress), Nandita Chowdhury (Trinamool Congress), Shyamal Kumar Hati (Bharatiya Janata Party), Rita Ghoshal (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Avijit Das (Independent), Avisek Das (Independent), Amit Chakraborty (Independent), Madhusri Ghosh (Independent), Pabitra Biswas (Independent), Rajesh Kumar Singh (Independent), and Samir Bachar (Independent) — 12 candidates contesting from Howrah Dakshin in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Howrah Dakshin is a General constituency under the Howrah Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, NANDITA CHOWDHURY of the Trinamool Congress won the seat. The 2021 turnout was 73.58%. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Howrah Dakshin in 2026.
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14:07 (IST) May 04
BJP leads in 200 seats as West Bengal counting progresses
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13:56 (IST) May 04
Howrah Dakshin Election Result: Nandita Chowdhury leads for TMC
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13:45 (IST) May 04
NDA leads in enough seats to cross majority mark in Assam
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13:23 (IST) May 04
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13:12 (IST) May 04
Howrah Dakshin Election Result: TMC incumbent leads over BJP
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13:01 (IST) May 04
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12:50 (IST) May 04
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12:40 (IST) May 04
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12:29 (IST) May 04
Howrah Dakshin Election Result: TMC incumbent leads over BJP by 5700 votes
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12:18 (IST) May 04
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12:07 (IST) May 04
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11:57 (IST) May 04
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11:46 (IST) May 04
Howrah Dakshin Election Result: Nandita Chowdhury leads for TMC
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11:36 (IST) May 04
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11:26 (IST) May 04
Howrah Uttar Election Result 2026: BJP's Umesh Rai leads over TMC by 1,947 votes
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11:15 (IST) May 04
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11:05 (IST) May 04
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10:55 (IST) May 04
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10:45 (IST) May 04
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10:34 (IST) May 04
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10:24 (IST) May 04
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10:14 (IST) May 04
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10:04 (IST) May 04
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09:54 (IST) May 04
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09:22 (IST) May 04
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09:20 (IST) May 04
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09:11 (IST) May 04
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09:00 (IST) May 04
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08:00 (IST) May 04
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07:30 (IST) May 04
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07:20 (IST) May 04
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07:10 (IST) May 04
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07:00 (IST) May 04
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06:50 (IST) May 04
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06:40 (IST) May 04
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06:30 (IST) May 04
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06:20 (IST) May 04
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Howrah Dakshin is a General constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Howrah Lok Sabha segment. A turnout of 73.58% was recorded in the 2021 election. 12 candidates are contesting in 2026: Abhijit Banerjee (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Deepshikha Bhowmick (Congress), Nandita Chowdhury (Trinamool Congress), Shyamal Kumar Hati (Bharatiya Janata Party), Rita Ghoshal (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Avijit Das (Independent), Avisek Das (Independent), Amit Chakraborty (Independent), Madhusri Ghosh (Independent), Pabitra Biswas (Independent), Rajesh Kumar Singh (Independent), and Samir Bachar (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, NANDITA CHOWDHURY of the Trinamool Congress won Howrah Dakshin. The runner-up was Sahana Guha Roy of the BJP. round-by-round trends from Howrah Dakshin will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.