In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Uttarpara sees a three-cornered contest between the TMC’s Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, the BJP’s Dipanjan Chakraborty, and the Congress candidate Subrata Mukherjee.Uttarpara (constituency no. 185) is a predominantly urban seat situated in Hooghly district, falling under the Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituency. Located along the western bank of the Hooghly River, the constituency covers the Uttarpara Kotrung municipality area and is among the most urbanised seats in the district, with nearly the entire population classified as urban as per the 2011 census.In 2021, TMC candidate Kanchan Mullick, a well-known Bengali film actor, won the seat comfortably, defeating BJP’s Prabir Kumar Ghosal by a margin of nearly 36,000 votes. In 2016, the seat was won by Prabir Kumar Ghosal himself, then contesting on a TMC ticket, who defeated the CPI(M)’s Prof Dr Srutinath Praharaj. The constituency has historically oscillated between the Left Front and the TMC since 2001, with the Left having a long earlier reign. The 2026 contest is notable as the TMC has fielded a fresh face in Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, replacing the popular Kanchan Mullick, whilst the BJP hopes to capitalise on any incumbent dissatisfaction.
