Overview
- The Amta assembly constituency, which voted on April 29, began counting on Monday with results due only after all rounds are completed.
- Live trends compiled by Financial Express list incumbent Sukanta Kumar Paul of AITC as leading, while The Indian Express still shows all candidates as status awaited.
- The field includes AITC’s Sukanta Kumar Paul, BJP’s Amit Samanta, and independents such as Abhijit Hazra and Abhijit Show, with CPI(M) and other smaller parties also in the fray.
- West Bengal recorded an estimated 90.56% turnout in the 2026 Assembly polls, a level that suggests strong local engagement in seats like Amta.
- In 2021, Paul captured Amta by 26,205 votes with the BJP’s Debtanu Bhattacharya as runner-up on 76,240, a benchmark analysts cite to gauge any swing this year.