Amta Assembly constituency

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Amta Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Amta
Constituency No. 181 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHowrah
Lok Sabha constituencyUluberia
Established1951
Total electors206,691
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTrinamool Congress
Elected year2021
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Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 181, Amta Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Amta II community development block, and Bainan, Baksirhat, Kalyanpur and Sabsit gram panchayats of Bagnan I community development block.[1] Amta Assembly constituency is part of No. 26 Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name Party
1951 Arabinda Roy
(Amta South)
Indian National Congress
Tarapada Pramanick
(Amta Central)
Alamohan Das
(Amta North)
Independent politician
1957 Gobinda Charan Maji
(Amta East)
Praja Socialist Party
Arabinda Roy
(Amta West)
Indian National Congress
1962 Tarapada Pramanick
1967 Nitai Bhandari Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1969
1971 Bapindra Koley
1972 Afiabuddin Mondal Indian National Congress
1977 Barindra Nath Koley Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996 Pratyush Mukherjee
2001
2006
2011 Asit Mitra Indian National Congress
2016
2021 Sukanta Kumar Paul Trinamool Congress
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Election results

1951–1972

Aftabuddin Mondal of Congress won in 1972.[2] Barindranath Koley of CPI(M) won in 1971.[3] Nitai Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1969[4] and 1967.[5] Tarapada Pramanick of Congress won in 1962.[6] In 1957[7] Amta had two seats. Gobinda Charan Maji of PSP won the Amta East seat. Arabinda Roy of Congress won the Amta West seat. In 1951[8] Amta had three seats. Arabinda Roy of Congress won the Amta South seat. Tarapada Pramanick of Congress won the Amta Central seat. Alamohan Das, Independent, won the Amta North seat.

1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Pratyush Mukherjee of CPI(M) won the Amta assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Ashok Maji of Trinamool Congress in 2006[9] and 2001,[10] and Prasun Bakuly of Congress in 1996.[11] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Barindranath Koley of CPI(M) defeated Aftabuddin Mondal of Congress in 1991[12] and 1987,[13] Ainuddin Sk. of Congress in 1982,[14] and Aftabuddin Mondal of Congress in 1977.[15][16]

2011

In the 2011 election, Asit Mitra of Congress defeated his nearest rival Rabindra Nath Mitra of CPI(M).

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2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Amta constituency[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Asit Mitra 88,264 51.82 +6.58#
CPI(M) Rabindra Nath Mitra 74,545 43.76 −8.17
BJP Sanat Hazra 3,781 2.22
Independent Ratan Chandra Malick 1,757
Independent Asit Sengupta 1,155
Independent Dilip Kumar Hait 835 0.49
Turnout 170,337 82.41
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing 14.57#
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.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2016

In the 2016 election, Asit Mitra of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Tushar Kanti Sil of Trinamool Congress.

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2016 West Bengal state assembly election: Amta constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Asit Mitra 89,149 47.05 −4.77
AITC Tushar Kanti Sil 84,645 44.67
BJP Suman Sarkar 11,045 5.83 +3.61
NOTA None of the above 1,794 0.95
Independent Ratan Chandra Malick 1,379 0.73
SUCI(C) Sanjib Santra 789 0.42
Independent Dilip Kumar Hait 674 0.36 −0.13
Turnout 189,475 79.86 −2.55
INC hold Swing
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2021

In the 2021 election, Sukanta Kumar Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Debtanu Bhattacharjee of Bharatiya Janata Party.

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Amta constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sukanta Kumar Paul 102,445 49.06 +2.0
BJP Debtanu Bhattacharjee 76240 36.51 +30.68
INC Asit Mitra 25109 12.02 −32.65
NOTA None of the above 1302 0.62
Independent Ratan Chandra Malick 1,379 0.73
SUCI(C) Sanjib Santra 1139 0.55
Independent Dilip Kumar Hait 674 0.36 −0.13
Turnout 208810 79.86 −2.55
AITC gain from INC Swing
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2026

More information Party, Candidate ...
2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Amta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sukanta Kumar Paul
BJP
LF Joshimuddin Mallick
INC
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Swing
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