Amta

Demographic profile

There were a total of 252690 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Amta Assembly constituency, of whom 130862 were male, 121823 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 261729 registered voters, of whom 134509 were male, 127216 female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 237254 registered voters, of whom 124411 were male, 112842 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 206749 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 111160 were male, 95589 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 152 in 2021, 148 in 2016, and 93 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 931, in 2021 it was 946, 907 in 2016, and 860 in 2011.

Poll dates

Amta Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Monday, April 25, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Amta Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Howrah district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Amta-II and 2. Bainan, Baksihat, Kalyanpur and Sabsit GPs of CDB Bagnan-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 176 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Amta is: 22°33'26.6"N 87°55'23.2"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 79.71%, while it was 79.9% in 2016, and 82.47% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sukanta Kumar Paul of TMC won in this constituency beating Debtanu Bhattacharya of BJP by a margin of 26205 votes which was 12.63% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Asit Mitra of INC was the winner in this seat beating Tushar Kanti Sil of TMC by a margin of 4504 votes which was 2.38% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asit Mitra of INC won this seat defeating Rabindranath Mitra of CPIM by a margin of 13719 votes which was 8.05% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sukanta Kumar Paul of TMC had a vote share of 49.37% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Asit Mitra of INC got a vote share of 47.05% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Asit Mitra of INC got a vote share of 51.82% in Amta.