In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Howrah Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|
| Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | 576711 | 47.18 | Winner |
| Rantidev Sengupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | 473016 | 38.7 | 1st Runner-up |
| Sumitro Adhikary | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 105547 | 8.64 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Suvra Ghosh | Indian National Congress | 32107 | 2.63 | 3rd Runner-up |
Howrah Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2014
| Candidate Name | Party | No. of Votes | Result |
|---|
| Prasun Banerjee | AITC | 488461 | Winner |
| Sridip Bhattacharya | CPI | 291505 | 1st Runner Up |
| George Baker | BJP | 248120 | 2nd Runner Up |
| Manoj Kumar Pandey | INC | 63254 | 3rd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Howrah Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of voters | Voters who polled | Percentage voting |
|---|
| 1505099 | 1125399 | 0.7477 |
Howrah Assembly Election Results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | 2nd Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|
| BALLY | SULTAN SINGH | AITC | 52770 | KANIKA GANGULY | CPM | 46170 | BHARAT BHUSHAN OJHA | BJP | 2677 |
| HOWRAH DAKSHIN | BRAJAMOHAN MAJUMDER | AITC | 101066 | KRISHNA KISOR RAY(K.K.RAY) | CPM | 69644 | PRAMILA SINGH | BJP | 4256 |
| HOWRAH MADHYA | ARUP ROY(APU) | AITC | 103184 | ARUP RAY(TUKUN) | CPM | 52514 | MOUSUMI BISWAS | BJP | 6223 |
| HOWRAH UTTAR | ASOK GHOSH | AITC | 61466 | NIMAI SAMANTA | CPM | 41858 | UMESH RAI | BJP | 16494 |
| PANCHLA | GULSAN MULLICK | AITC | 76628 | DOLI ROY | AIFB | 64510 | MOHITLAL GHANTI | IND | 14487 |
| SANKRAIL (SC) | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR | AITC | 88029 | DR. ANIRBAN HAZRA | CPM | 70172 | JNAN PRAKASH RAY | BJP | 8184 |
| SHIBPUR | JATU LAHIRI | AITC | 100739 | JAGANNATH BHATTACHARYA | AIFB | 54335 | PRABIR RAY | BJP | 3967 |
Howrah Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|
| Ambica Banerjee | AITC | 477449 | Winner |
| Swadesh Chakrabortty | CPM | 440057 | 1st Runner Up |
| Polly Mukherjee | BJP | 37723 | 2nd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Howrah Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of Voters | Voters Polled | Percentage |
|---|
| 1344746 | 993958 | 0.73914181 |
Last Updated on June 12, 2019