| Amta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 181 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Amta Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| LS constituency | Uluberia |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 206,691 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Amta South | Arabinda Roy | Indian National Congress[2] |
| Amta Central | Tarapada Pramanick | Indian National Congress[2] | |
| Amta North | Alamohan Das | Independent[2] | |
| 1957 | Amta East | Gobinda Charan Maji | Praja Socialist Party[3] |
| Amta West | Arabinda Roy | Indian National Congress[3] | |
| 1962 | Amta | Tarapada Pramanick | Indian National Congress[4] |
| 1967 | Nitai Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| 1969 | Nitai Bhandari | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] | |
| 1971 | Bapindra Koley | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7] | |
| 1972 | Afiabuddin Mondal | Indian National Congress[8] | |
| 1977 | Barindra Nath Koley | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| 1982 | Barindra Nath Koley | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] | |
| 1987 | Barindra Nath Koley | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] | |
| 1991 | Barindra Nath Koley | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| 1996 | Pratyush Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13] | |
| 2001 | Pratyush Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| 2006 | Pratyush Mukherjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| 2011 | Asit Mitra | Indian National Congress[16] | |
| 2016 | Asit Mitra | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Sukanta Kumar Paul | Trinamool Congress | |
Election results
1951–1972
Aftabuddin Mondal of Congress won in 1972.[8] Barindranath Koley of CPI(M) won in 1971.[7] Nitai Bhandari of CPI(M) won in 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Tarapada Pramanick of Congress won in 1962.[4] In 1957[3] 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[2] 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[15] and 2001,[14] and Prasun Bakuly of Congress in 1996.[13] 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,[11] Ainuddin Sk. of Congress in 1982,[10] and Aftabuddin Mondal of Congress in 1977.[9][17]
2011
In the 2011 election, Asit Mitra of Congress defeated his nearest rival Rabindra Nath Mitra of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asit Mitra | 88,264 | 51.82 | +6.58# | |
| CPI(M) | Rabindra Nath Mitra | 74,545 | 43.76 | -8.17 | |
| BJP | Sanat Hazra | 3,781 | 2.22 | ||
| Independent | Ratan Chandra Malick | 1,757 | |||
| Independent | Asit Sengupta | 1,155 | |||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Hait | 835 | 0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 170,337 | 82.41 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 14.57# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
2016
In the 2016 election, Asit Mitra of Indian National Congress defeated his nearest rival Tushar Kanti Sil of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Asit Mitra | 89,149 | 47.05 | -4.77 | |
| AITC | Tushar Kanti Sil | 84,645 | 44.67 | ||
| BJP | Suman Sarkar | 11,045 | 5.83 | +3.61 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,794 | 0.95 | ||
| Independent | Ratan Chandra Malick | 1,379 | 0.73 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sanjib Santra | 789 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Hait | 674 | 0.36 | -0.13 | |
| Turnout | 189,475 | 79.86 | -2.55 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
In the 2021 election, Sukanta Kumar Paul of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Debtanu Bhattacharjee of Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Sukanta Kumar Paul | 102,445 | 49.06 | +2.0 | |
| BJP | Debtanu Bhattacharjee | 76240 | 36.51 | +30.68 | |
| INC | Asit Mitra | 25109 | 12.02 | -32.65 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1302 | 0.62 | ||
| Independent | Ratan Chandra Malick | 1,379 | 0.73 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sanjib Santra | 1139 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Hait | 674 | 0.36 | -0.13 | |
| Turnout | 208810 | 79.86 | -2.55 | ||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "175 - Amta Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Amta. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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