Sitalkuchi
Constituency No. 5 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Sitalkuchi Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
LS constituencyCooch Behar
Established1962
Total electors285,260
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

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

From 1967 to 1977 there was no seat at Sitalkuchi.

Election
Year		 Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1962 Bejoy Kumar Roy Forward Bloc
1977 Sudhir Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
1987
1991
1996
2001
2006 Harish Chandra Barman
2011 Hiten Barman All India Trinamul Congress
2016
2021 Baren Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

In the 2021 elections Baren Chandra Barman of Bharatiya Janata Party won defeating his nearest rival Partha Pratim R0y of All India Trinamool Congress

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Sitalkuchi (SC) constituency [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Baren Chandra Barman 124,955 50.80 +373.47
AITC Partha Pratim Ray 107,140 43.56 +5.40
CPI(M) Sudhangshu Pramanik 6,720 2.73 -861.64
Independent Hare Krishna Sarkar 2018 0.82
Kamtapur People's Party (United) Manick Chandra Barman 976 0.4
AMB Kamal Barman 721 0.29
SUCI(C) Jagadish Adhikari 693 0.28
Turnout 245,966 85.57
BJP gain from AITC Swing
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2021
Cooch Behar district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party 7 Increase7
Trinamool Congress 2 Decrease6
Left Front 0 Decrease1

2016

In the 2016 election, Hiten Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Namadipti Adhikary of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Sitalkuchi (SC) constituency[4]
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 2,37,971
AITC hold Swing
West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2016
Cooch Behar district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 8 Increase4
Left Front 1 Decrease3
Indian National Congress 0 Decrease1

2011

In the 2011 election, Hiten Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Biswanath Pramanik of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitalkuchi (SC) constituency [5][6]
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

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

Bejoy Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc won the Sitalkuchi seat in 1962.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ↑ cite web| url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/partywiseresult-S25.htm?st=S25%7C title = General Elections to Vidhan Sabha Trends and Result May 2021 | work= Constituency-wise all candidates - West Bengal, Sitalkuchi |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 10 May 2021
  3. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Sitalkuchi. Times Now. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2016". Sitalkuchi. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitalkuchi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "2 - Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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