AMTA
Assembly seat no. 181 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
SUKANTA KUMAR PAUL
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2021
26,205
12.55% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPDEBTANU BHATTACHARYA
- Votes
- 76,240
- Vote share
- 36.51%
- Behind by
- 26,205
Electors
2,61,962
Total votes polled
2,08,810
Valid votes
2,08,810
NOTA votes
1,302
0.62% of votes polled
Turnout
79.7%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 2,08,810 valid votes
SUKANTA KUMAR PAULAITCwon
1,02,445
49.1%
DEBTANU BHATTACHARYABJP
76,240
36.5%
ASIT MITRAINC
25,109
12.0%
BISWANATH DASIND
1,266
0.6%
SANJEEB SANTRASUCI
1,139
0.6%
RATAN CHANDRA MALICKIND
783
0.4%
DILIP KUMAR HAITIND
526
0.3%
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.
