173 Howrah Dakshin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos.

35, 38 to 41 and 44 to 46 of Howrah Municipal Corporation and Duila, Jorhat, Panchpara and Thanamakua gram panchayats of Sankrail community development block.

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] Krishna Kisor Ray of CPI(M) won 164 Howrah South assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amitava Dutta of JD(U).

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

Badal Basu of CPI(M) defeated Arup Ray of Trinamool Congress in 2001.