Sitai
Constituency No. 6 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Sitai Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
LS constituencyCooch Behar
Established1967
Total electors290,568
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Sitai 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. 6 Sitai Assembly constituency covers Sitai community development block and Bara Atiabari I, Bara Atiabari II, Bara Soulmari, Bhetaguri II, Gitaldaha I, Gitaldaha II, Gosanimari I, Gosanimari II, Matalhat, Okrabari and Petla Putimari II gram panchayats of Dinhata I community development block.[1]

Sitai Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1967 Dr. Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress
1969
1971
1972
1977 Dipak Sengupta All India Forward Bloc
1982
1987
1991
1996 Dr. Md. Fazle Haq Independent politician
2001 Nripenra Nath Roy All India Forward Bloc
2006 Dr.Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress
2011 Keshab Chandra Roy
2016
2021 Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitai (SC) constituency[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia 117908 49.42
BJP Dipak Kumar Roy 107796 45.18
INC Keshab Chandra Roy 3964 1.66
Turnout 238578 82.11
AITC hold Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitai (SC) constituency[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Keshab Chandra Ray 79,791 46.63 -0.67
AIFB Dipak Kumar Roy 78,214 45.71 +1.62
BJP Brajo Gobinda Barman 5,185 3.03
Independent Bhajan Biswas 2,904
SUCI Anil Chandra Barman Roy 2,035
Independent Goutam Barman 1,613
Independent Tapas Barman 1,220
Turnout 171,102 81.84
INC hold Swing - 2.29

1972-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[5] Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress won the Sitai seat defeating his nearest rival Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,[6] Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress. In 1996,[7] Dr. Md. Fazle Haque, Independent, defeated Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc. Dipak Sengupta of Forward Block defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress in 1991,[8] 1987[9] and 1982,[10] and Sushil Roy Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[11][12]

1967-1972

Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972,[13] 1971,[14] 1969[15] and 1967.[16] Prior to that the seat was not there.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitai. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitai. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. "6 - Sitai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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