Samir Kumar Panja of the All India Trinamool Congress emerged victorious in the Udaynarayanpur constituency, defeating Probhakar Pandit of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 12,227 votes after all 16 rounds of counting were completed. This win reinforces the TMC's stronghold in the Howrah district assembly seat.
Electoral History
Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district is currently represented by Samir Kumar Panja of the All India Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He won the 2021 election with 101,510 votes, securing a 51.21 per cent vote share, defeating the BJP's Sumit Ranjan Karar who garnered 87,512 votes (44.15 per cent) by a margin of 13,998 votes. Panja has held the seat for the TMC since 2011, overturning decades of dominance by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Earlier representatives include Chandra Lekha Bag (2006) and Pannalal Maji. In the 2021 election, he successfully defended the seat against a strong BJP surge.
Key Local Issues
Key issues in the constituency include irrigation and drainage for paddy and vegetable farming across the Udaynarayanpur community development block and parts of Amta-I. Better rural roads and bridges, along with drinking water security, remain pressing concerns. There is also a strong demand for expanded government health and education facilities, as well as non-farm employment opportunities to supplement agriculture in this rural belt.
Parliamentary Alignment
The Udaynarayanpur assembly segment falls under the Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency, which was retained by the TMC's Sajda Ahmed in the 2024 general elections by a margin of 2,18,673 votes. This reinforces the party's alignment between the state and national levels.
Election Context
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