Amta Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Amit Samanta
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Amit Samanta
votes
1,04,649
Margin
4,454(1.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Amit Samanta✓ WinnerBJP1,04,64944.16%
- 2Sukanta Kumar PaulAITC1,00,19542.28%
- 3Joshimuddin MallickCPI(M)Deposit lost23,1939.79%
- 4Tapan DasINCDeposit lost2,3500.99%
- 5NOTA1,8550.78%
- 6Baisakhi MalikINDDeposit lost1,4980.63%
See all candidates (+8)−
- 7Sk Sapiyar AliINDDeposit lost7890.33%
- 8Kamal Krishna MalikINDDeposit lost7090.3%
- 9Sanjeeb SantaraSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost6140.26%
- 10Saraswati Patra SarkarINDDeposit lost3700.16%
- 11Ashish DoluiINDDeposit lost2620.11%
- 12Sk Masarekul AnowarAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost1860.08%
- 13Abhijit HazraINDDeposit lost1750.07%
- 14Abhijit ShowINDDeposit lost1560.07%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,57,113
- Votes cast
- 2,37,001
- Turnout
- 92.18%
- Polling stations
- 302
incl. service voters
incl. 1,263 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women93.9%
1,16,614 of 1,24,143 voted on EVMs
Men89.6%
1,19,123 of 1,32,965 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 5; 1 voted.
- Candidates13 (2 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA1,855
- Valid votes2,35,146
Women candidates: Baisakhi Malik, Saraswati Patra Sarkar
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Amta?
Amit Samanta (BJP) won Amta in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,04,649 votes.
What was the winning margin in Amta?
Amit Samanta defeated Sukanta Kumar Paul (AITC) by 4,454 votes.
What was the turnout in Amta in 2026?
92.18% — 2,37,001 of 2,57,113 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 93.9%, men's 89.6%.
How many voters does Amta have?
2,57,113 electors at the 2026 election — 1,32,965 men, 1,24,143 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 302 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Amta?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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