Amta Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Amit Samanta leads as TMC incumbent trails
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 12:18:46 IST
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Amta Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Amit Samanta leads as TMC incumbent trails

Amit Samanta (Bharatiya Janata Party), Joshimuddin Mallick (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Tapan Das (Congress), Sukanta Kumar Paul (Trinamool Congress), Sanjeeb Santara (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Sk Masarekul Anowar (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Abhijit Show (Independent), Abhijit Hazra (Independent), Ashish Dolui (Independent), Kamal Krishna Malik (Independent), Baisakhi Malik (Independent), Saraswati Patra Sarkar (Independent), and Sk Sapiyar Ali (Independent) — 13 candidates contesting from Amta in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Amta is a General constituency under the Uluberia Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, SUKANTA KUMAR PAUL of the Trinamool Congress won by a margin of 26,205 votes. The 2016 winner was Asit Mitra of the Congress. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Amta in 2026.
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Amta Elections 2026: The Uluberia lens on Amta's counting day
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Amta Election Results 2026: Joshimuddin Mallick's CPM tally being counted in Amta
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Amta Election Results 2026: Two Independents lead as counting progresses
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Amta Elections 2026: Uluberia Lok Sabha segment: Amta's role in the count
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Amta Election Results 2026: The final numbers in Amta — what to look for
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Amta Election Results: Bharatiya Janata Party's Amta candidate and the 2026 count
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Amta Election Results 2026: Where Amta fits in West Bengal's counting day picture
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Amta Election Results 2026: At the counting centre: how Amta's ballots are processed
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Amta Election Results 2026: Reading the rounds: what Amta's count is showing
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Amta Election Results: How the counting process works May 4
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Amta Elections 2026: Counting day focus: Sanjeeb Santara of Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)
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Amta Election Results 2026: Watching the numbers build in Amta's count
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Amta Election Results 2026: From polling day to counting day — the result takes shape
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Amta Assembly Election Results 2026: Parties and candidates on edge as Amta's count progresses
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Amta Election Results: Congress' stake in May 4 Amta count
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Amta is a General constituency in West Bengal, falling under the Uluberia Lok Sabha segment. 13 candidates are contesting in 2026: Amit Samanta (Bharatiya Janata Party), Joshimuddin Mallick (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Tapan Das (Congress), Sukanta Kumar Paul (Trinamool Congress), Sanjeeb Santara (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Sk Masarekul Anowar (Aam Janata Unnayan party), Abhijit Show (Independent), Abhijit Hazra (Independent), Ashish Dolui (Independent), Kamal Krishna Malik (Independent), Baisakhi Malik (Independent), Saraswati Patra Sarkar (Independent), and Sk Sapiyar Ali (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, SUKANTA KUMAR PAUL of the Trinamool Congress won Amta with a margin of 26,205 votes. The runner-up was Debtanu Bhattacharya of the BJP. In 2016, Asit Mitra of the Congress had won the seat. round-by-round trends from Amta will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.