AMTA
Assembly seat no. 181 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
ASIT MITRA
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2016
4,504
2.38% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCTUSHAR KANTI SIL
- Votes
- 84,645
- Vote share
- 44.67%
- Behind by
- 4,504
Electors
2,37,254
Total votes polled
1,89,475
Valid votes
1,89,475
NOTA votes
1,794
0.95% of votes polled
Turnout
79.9%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 1,89,475 valid votes
ASIT MITRAINCwon
89,149
47.0%
TUSHAR KANTI SILAITC
84,645
44.7%
SUMAN SARKARBJP
11,045
5.8%
RATAN CHANDRA MALICKIND
1,379
0.7%
SANJIB SANTRASUCI
789
0.4%
DILIP KUMAR HAITIND
674
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Amit Samanta | BJP | 1,04,649 | 44.16% | Sukanta Kumar Paul | 4,454 |
| 2021 | SUKANTA KUMAR PAUL | AITC | 1,02,445 | 49.06% | DEBTANU BHATTACHARYA | 26,205 |
| 2016 | ASIT MITRA | INC | 89,149 | 47.05% | TUSHAR KANTI SIL | 4,504 |
| 2011 | ASIT MITRA | INC | 88,264 | 51.82% | RABINDRANATH MITRA | 13,719 |
| 2006 | PRATYUSH MUKHERJEE | CPM | 64,924 | 51.87% | ASHOK MAJI | 11,667 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AMTA assembly constituency in 2026?
Amit Samanta (BJP) won AMTA in 2026, by a margin of 4,454 votes.
Which party has won AMTA the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AMTA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won AMTA the most times?
BARINDRA NATH KOLEY, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1991.
