Coordinates: 26°11′04″N 89°11′24″E / 26.18444°N 89.19000°E / 26.18444; 89.19000

Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake village, see Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar. For 3.its namesake community development block, see Sitalkuchi.

Sitalkuchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sitalkuchi is located in West Bengal
Sitalkuchi
Sitalkuchi
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 26°11′04″N 89°11′24″E / 26.18444°N 89.19000°E / 26.18444; 89.19000
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Constituency No5
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency1.Cooch Behar (SC)
Electorate (year)216,535 (2011)[1]
261,348 (2016)[2]
285,260 (2021)[3]

Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview[]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 5 Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Sitalkuchi community development block and Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Jorpatiki, Kedarhat, Kursamari, Nayarhat and Shikarpur gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block.[4]

Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

From 1967 to 1977 there was no seat at Sitalkuchi.

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1962 Sitalkuchi Bejoy Kumar Roy Forward Bloc[5]
1977 Sudhir Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1982 Sudhir Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1987 Sudhir Pramanick Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
1991 Sudhir Pramanick Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1996 Sudhir Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
2001 Sudhir Pramanik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
2006 Harish Chandra Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
2011 Hiten Barman All India Trinamul Congress[13]
2016 Hiten Barman All India Trinamul Congress[14]
2021 Baren Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party[15]

Violence in 2021 elections[]

Four miscreants - Nur Alam Mian (20), Maniruzzaman Mian (28), Samiul Haq (21) and Hamidul Mian (31) – were killed in a firing by the CISF personnel at polling booth No. 126 at Amtali Madhyamik Sikhsha Kendra in Jorpatki gram panchayat, in the Sitalkuchi Vidhan Sabha constituency, during polls on 10 April 2021. Ananda Burman (18) was killed when miscreants opened fire on him at polling booth No. 285 at Pathantuli under Bolenhati gram panchayat.[16][17]

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 [18][15]
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[19]
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 [13][20]
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,[12] 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[11] and 1996,[10] Ambika Charan Ray of Congress in 1991,[9] Sabita Roy of Congress in 1987,[8] and Birendranath Roy of Congress in 1982[7] and 1977.[6][21]

Earlier[]

Bejoy Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc won the Sitalkuchi seat in 1962.[5]

References[]

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  15. ^ a b "West Bengal Assembly Election 2021". Sitalkuchi. Times Now. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Bengal Polls 2021: Sitalkuchi voters were shot in the neck and chest, says Mamata". The Telegraph On line, 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Elections, Violence mars fourth phase of polling; 5 killed". The Hindu, 10 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. ^ 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
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  20. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitalkuchi. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  21. ^ "2 - Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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