Amta is assembly constituency number 181 in West Bengal, in Haora district, and one of the segments of the Uluberia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Amit Samanta of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 44.2% of the vote, 4,454 votes ahead of Sukanta Kumar Paul (AITC).
- 01Amit SamantaBJP1,04,64944.16%
- 02Sukanta Kumar PaulTMC1,00,19542.28%
- 03Joshimuddin MallickCPI(M)23,1939.79%
- 04Tapan DasINC2,3500.99%
- 05Baisakhi MalikIndependent1,4980.63%
- 8 other candidates · 3,261 votesNOTA · 1,855 (0.78%)
Margin 4,454 votes · 1.88% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,37,001 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amit SamantaMale · 35 yrs | BJP | 1,04,649 | 44.16% |
| 2 | Sukanta Kumar PaulMale · 45 yrs | TMC | 1,00,195 | 42.28% |
| 3 | Joshimuddin MallickMale · 39 yrs | CPI(M) | 23,193 | 9.79% |
| 4 | Tapan DasMale · 62 yrs | INC | 2,350 | 0.99% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,855 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Baisakhi MalikFemale · 31 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,498 | 0.63% |
| 6 | Sk Sapiyar AliMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 789 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Kamal Krishna MalikMale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 709 | 0.30% |
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| 8 | Sanjeeb SantaraMale · 59 yrs | SUCI | 614 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Saraswati Patra SarkarFemale · 27 yrs · SC | Independent | 370 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Ashish DoluiMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 262 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Sk Masarekul AnowarMale · 47 yrs | AJUP | 186 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Abhijit HazraMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 175 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Abhijit ShowMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 156 | 0.07% |
The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Amta result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sukanta Kumar Paul | TMC | 1,02,445 | 49.06% |
| 2 | Debtanu Bhattacharya | BJP | 76,240 | 36.51% |
| 3 | Asit Mitra | INC | 25,109 | 12.02% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,302 | 0.62% |
| 4 | Biswanath Das | Independent | 1,266 | 0.61% |
| 5 | Sanjeeb Santra | SUCI | 1,139 | 0.55% |
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| 6 | Ratan Chandra Malick | Independent | 783 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Dilip Kumar Hait | Independent | 526 | 0.25% |
Amta result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asit Mitra | INC | 89,149 | 47.05% |
| 2 | Tushar Kanti Sil | TMC | 84,645 | 44.67% |
| 3 | Suman Sarkar | BJP | 11,045 | 5.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,794 | 0.95% |
| 4 | Ratan Chandra Malick | Independent | 1,379 | 0.73% |
| 5 | Sanjib Santra | SUCI | 789 | 0.42% |
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| 6 | Dilip Kumar Hait | Independent | 674 | 0.36% |
Amta result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asit Mitra | INC | 88,264 | 51.82% |
| 2 | Rabindranath Mitra | CPI(M) | 74,545 | 43.76% |
| 3 | Sanat Hajra | BJP | 3,781 | 2.22% |
| 4 | Ratan Chandra Malick | Independent | 1,757 | 1.03% |
| 5 | Asit Sengupta | Independent | 1,155 | 0.68% |
| 6 | Dilip Kumar Hait | Independent | 835 | 0.49% |
Amta outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Haora district
- Bally
- Howrah Uttar
- Howrah Madhya
- Shibpur
- Howrah Dakshin
- Sankrail
- Panchla
- Uluberia Purba
- Uluberia Uttar
- Uluberia Dakshin
- Shyampur
- Bagnan
- Udaynarayanpur
- Jagatballavpur
- Domjur
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Amta is one of the assembly segments of Uluberia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Uluberia candidates.
- Sajda AhmedTMC1,01,868 50.3%
- Arunuday PaulchowdhuryBJP74,370 36.8%
- Azahar MollickINC15,984 7.9%
- Mofikul IslamAISF5,417 2.7%
- Arit KarakIndependent990 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 27,498 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Amta.
Who won the Amta assembly seat in 2026?
Amit Samanta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Amta in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,04,649 votes, which was 44.16% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Amta?
The margin was 4,454 votes (1.88% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sukanta Kumar Paul of the All India Trinamool Congress with 1,00,195 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Amta in 2026?
Turnout was 92.18%: 2,37,001 of 2,57,113 registered electors voted, across 302 polling stations. That is 12.4 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Amta part of?
Amta is an assembly segment of the Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sajda Ahmed got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Amta a reserved constituency?
No. Amta is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Amta?
The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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