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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2026
Amta
Winner — 2026
AMIT SAMANTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.2%AITC 42.3%12 others 13.6%
Votes
1,04,649
44.2% share
Winning margin
4,454
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
92.2%
of 2,57,113
Amta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 4,454 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIT SAMANTA | BJP (NDA) | 1,04,649 | 44.2% |
| 2 | SUKANTA KUMAR PAUL |  AITC | 1,00,195 | 42.3% |
| 3 | JOSHIMUDDIN MALLICK | 23,193 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | TAPAN DAS | 2,350 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,855 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BAISAKHI MALIK | IND | 1,498 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SK SAPIYAR ALI | IND | 789 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KAMAL KRISHNA MALIK | IND | 709 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SANJEEB SANTARA | 614 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | SARASWATI PATRA SARKAR | IND | 370 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ASHISH DOLUI | IND | 262 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SK MASAREKUL ANOWAR | AJUP | 186 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ABHIJIT HAZRA | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ABHIJIT SHOW | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.9% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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222nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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117th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.2%AITC 42.3%CPM 9.8%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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