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{{About| the assembly constituency in West Bengal|2. its namesake village|Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar|3.its namesake community development block|Sitalkuchi}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sitalkuchi
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Sitalkuchi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Sitalkuchi Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Sabitri Barman]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Cooch Behar district|Cooch Behar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cooch Behar]]
| constituency_no = 5
| established = 1962
| electors = 285,548(2026)
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
}}

'''Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Cooch Behar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 5 Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Sitalkuchi (Community development block)|Sitalkuchi]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Jorpatiki, Kedarhat, Kursamari, Nayarhat and Shikarpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Mathabhanga I (Community development block)|Mathabhanga I]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 20 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission}}</ref>

Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
!colspan=4|Before 1962 - Constituency did not exist
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Bejoy Kumar Roy
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
|-
!colspan=4|1967–1977 - Constituency did not exist
|-
|[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan="6"|Sudhir Pramanik
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
|[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|Harish Chandra Barman
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Hiten Barman]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Baren Chandra Barman]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|[[Sabitri Barman]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sitalkuchi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sabitri Barman]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes= 144367|percentage= 51.59|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Harihar Das|party=Trinamool Congress|votes= 119089|percentage= 42.56|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nabadipti Adhikari|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes= 3979|percentage= 1.42|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sukamal Barman|party=Indian National Congress|votes= 2522|percentage= 0.9|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes= 1654|percentage= 0.59|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=279822|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner =BJP
|swing = hold
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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]]

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Sitalkuchi<ref>cite web| url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/partywiseresult-S25.htm?st=S25| 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</ref><ref name=vidhansabha2021>{{cite web| url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/sitalkuchi-west-bengal-election-result-2021| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 |work =Sitalkuchi| publisher =Times Now |access-date = 7 April 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Baren Chandra Barman]]
|votes = 124,955
|percentage = 50.80
|change = +373.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Partha Pratim Roy]]
|votes = 107,140
|percentage = 43.56
|change = +5.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sudhangshu Pramanik
|votes = 6,720
|percentage = 2.73
|change = -861.64
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Hare Krishna Sarkar
|votes = 2018
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Kamtapur People's Party (United)
|candidate = Manick Chandra Barman
|votes = 976
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Kamal Barman
|votes = 721
|percentage = 0.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Jagadish Adhikari
|votes = 693
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 245,966
|percentage = 85.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table|title=[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] elections, 2021 <br /> Cooch Behar district summary}}
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225|Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seat change
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | {{increase}}7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Trinamool Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}1
|-
|}

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

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Sitalkuchi (SC) constituency<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2016/west-bengal/sitalkuchi/|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 |work =Sitalkuchi| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 12 April 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Hiten Barman]]
|votes = 1,01,647
|percentage = 42.71
|change = -1.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Namadipti Adhikari
|votes = 86,164
|percentage = 36.32
|change = -7.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Baren Chandra Barman]]
|votes = 37,347
|percentage = 15.74
|change = +11.13
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Kamtapur People's Party (United)
|candidate = Premamamda Barman
|votes = 4,953
|percentage = 2.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Jagadish Adhikari
|votes = 2,267
|percentage = 0.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Girindranath Barman
|votes = 2,235
|percentage = 0.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Subodh Barman
|votes = 1,838
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Fulkumar Barman
|votes = 1,520
|percentage = 0.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 15,483
|percentage = 6.39
|change = +6.25
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,37,971
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table|title=[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] elections, 2016 <br /> Cooch Behar district summary}}
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" width=225|Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seat change
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Trinamool Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | {{increase}}4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}1
|-
|-
|}

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

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Sitalkuchi (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=5| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603113522/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=5| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 3 June 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Sitalkuchi| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Hiten Barman]]
|votes = 84,651
|percentage = 44.22
|change = +4.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Biswanath Pramanik
|votes = 84,394
|percentage = 44.08
|change = -8.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bhabendra Nath Barman
|votes = 8,829
|percentage = 4.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Subal Barman
|votes = 6,000
|percentage = 3.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Dwijendra Nath Barman
|votes = 3,547
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Gautam Barman
|votes = 2,369
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Subodh Barman
|votes = 1,663
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 257
|percentage = 0.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 191,453
|percentage = 88.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = +13.39
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> Harish Chandra Barman of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Sitalkuchi seat defeating his nearest rival Lalit Chandra Pramanik of [[All India Trinamool Congress|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 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> and 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> Ambika Charan Ray of Congress in 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> Sabita Roy of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> and Birendranath Roy of Congress in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref> and 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp02.htm| title = 2 - Sitalkuchi (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref>

===Earlier===
Bejoy Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc won the Sitalkuchi seat in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Cooch Behar topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Politics of Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal]]

Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency - Revision history

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