Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency
| Sitalkuchi (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 5 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 285,874 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Baren Chandra Barman |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (7 times) (58.3%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 times) (16.7%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (16.7%)
- All India Forward Block (1 time) (8.33%)
Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 5 Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency (SC) covers Sitalkuchi community development block and Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Jorpatiki, Kedarhat, Kursamari, Nayarhat and Shikarpur gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block.[1]
Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1962 - Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 | Bejoy Kumar Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1967–1977 - Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1977 | Sudhir Pramanik | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Harish Chandra Barman | ||
| 2011 | Hiten Barman | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Baren Chandra Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Sabitri Barman | ||
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sabitri Barman of BJP defeated her nearest rival Harihas Das of TMC by 25,278 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sabitri Barman | 144,367 | 51.59 |  0.79
| |
| AITC | Harihar Das | 119089 | 42.56 |  1
| |
| CPI(M) | Namadipti Roy Adhikary | 3,979 | 1.42 | 1.31
| |
| INC | Sukamal Barman | 2,522 | 0.9 | 
| |
| IND | Paresh Chandra Manta | 1,684 | 0.6 |
| |
| KPP(U) | Manik Chandra Barman | 1,506 | 0.54 | 0.14
| |
| AMB | Kamal Barman | 1,352 | 0.48 | 0.19
| |
| IND | Gajendra Barman | 1,199 | 0.43 |
| |
| BSP | Shyamsundar Ray | 945 | 0.34 |
| |
| SUCI(C) | Jagadish Adhikari | 773 | 0.28 | 
| |
| IND | Harekrishna Sarkar | 752 | 0.27 | 0.55
| |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,654 | 0.59 | 0.53
| |
| Majority | 25,278 | 9.03 | 1.79
| ||
| Turnout | 279,822 | 97.88 | 11.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 285,874 | 0.21
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.89 | |||
2021
[edit]In the 2021 elections Baren Chandra Barman of Bharatiya Janata Party won defeating his nearest rival Partha Pratim R0y of All India Trinamool Congress
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Baren Chandra Barman | 124,955 | 50.80 | 35.06
| |
| AITC | Partha Pratim Roy | 107,140 | 43.56 | 5.40
| |
| CPI(M) | Sudhangshu Pramanik | 6,720 | 2.73 | 33.59
| |
| Independent | Hare Krishna Sarkar | 2018 | 0.82 |
| |
| Kamtapur People's Party (United) | Manick Chandra Barman | 976 | 0.4 | 1.68
| |
| AMB | Kamal Barman | 721 | 0.29 | 0.48
| |
| SUCI(C) | Jagadish Adhikari | 693 | 0.28 | 0.67
| |
| Majority | 17,815 | 7.24 | 0.85
| ||
| Turnout | 245,966 | 85.57 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]In the 2016 election, Hiten Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Namadipti Adhikary of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Hiten Barman | 1,01,647 | 42.71 | 1.51
| |
| CPI(M) | Namadipti Adhikari | 86,164 | 36.32 | 7.76
| |
| BJP | Baren Chandra Barman | 37,347 | 15.74 | 11.13
| |
| Kamtapur People's Party (United) | Premamamda Barman | 4,953 | 2.08 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Jagadish Adhikari | 2,267 | 0.95 | ||
| BSP | Girindranath Barman | 2,235 | 0.93 | ||
| AMB | Subodh Barman | 1,838 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | Fulkumar Barman | 1,520 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 15,483 | 6.39 | 6.25
| ||
| Turnout | 237,971 | ||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]In the 2011 election, Hiten Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Biswanath Pramanik of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Hiten Barman | 84,651 | 44.22 | +4.73 | |
| CPI(M) | Biswanath Pramanik | 84,394 | 44.08 | −8.66 | |
| BJP | Bhabendra Nath Barman | 8,829 | 4.61 | ||
| JMM | Subal Barman | 6,000 | 3.13 | ||
| Independent | Dwijendra Nath Barman | 3,547 | |||
| BSP | Gautam Barman | 2,369 | |||
| AMB | Subodh Barman | 1,663 | |||
| Majority | 257 | 0.14 | |||
| Turnout | 191,453 | 88.45 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +13.39 | |||
1977-2006
[edit]In the 2006 state assembly elections,[7] Harish Chandra Barman of CPI(M) won the Sitalkuchi seat defeating his nearest rival Lalit Chandra Pramanik of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sudhir Pramanik of CPI(M) defeated Birendra Narayan Barma of Congress in 2001[8] and 1996,[9] Ambika Charan Ray of Congress in 1991,[10] Sabita Roy of Congress in 1987,[11] and Birendranath Roy of Congress in 1982[12] and 1977.[13][14]
Earlier
[edit]Bejoy Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc won the Sitalkuchi seat in 1962.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Sitalkuchi. Times Now. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Sitalkuchi. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitalkuchi. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "2 - Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
