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

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

Year Name Party
1951 Arabinda Roy
(Amta South)
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Tarapada Pramanick
(Amta Central)
Alamohan Das
(Amta North)
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1957 Gobinda Charan Maji
(Amta East)
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Arabinda Roy
(Amta West)
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1962 Tarapada Pramanick
1967 Nitai Bhandari Template:Full party name with color
1969
1971 Bapindra Koley
1972 Afiabuddin Mondal Template:Full party name with color
1977 Barindra Nath Koley Template:Full party name with color
1982
1987
1991
1996 Pratyush Mukherjee
2001
2006
2011 Asit Mitra Template:Full party name with color
2016
2021 Sukanta Kumar Paul Template:Full party name with color
2026 Amit Samanta Template:Full party name with color

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). Template:Election box begin

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2016

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

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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. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end

2026

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. 175 - Amta Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.

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