Sitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake village, see Sitai, Cooch Behar. For 3.its namesake community development block, see Sitai.
Sitai
Sitai is located in West Bengal
Sitai
Sitai
Location in West Bengal
Sitai is located in India
Sitai
Sitai
Sitai (India)
Coordinates: 26°03′38″N 89°19′06″E / 26.06056°N 89.31833°E / 26.06056; 89.31833Coordinates: 26°03′38″N 89°19′06″E / 26.06056°N 89.31833°E / 26.06056; 89.31833
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Constituency No6
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency1 Cooch Behar (SC)
Electorate (year)209,580 (2011)[1]
262,565 (2016)[2]
290,568 (2021)[3]

Sitai (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[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 6 Sitai (Vidhan Sabha 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.[4]

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

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1967 Sitai Dr. Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress[5]
1969 Dr. Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Dr. Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress[7]
1972 Dr. Md.Fazle Haque Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Dipak Sengupta Forward Bloc[9]
1982 Dipak Sengupta Forward Bloc[10]
1987 Dipak Sengupta Forward Bloc[11]
1991 Dipak Sengupta Forward Bloc[12]
1996 Dr. Md. Fazle Haq Independent [13]
2001 Nripenra Nath Roy Forward Bloc[14]
2006 Dr.Md. Fazle Haque Indian National Congress[15]
2011 Keshab Chandra Roy Indian National Congress[16]

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitai (SC) constituency[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
INC Keshab Chandra Roy
BJP Dipak Kumar Roy
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

2011[edit]

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[16][18]
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
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Socialist Unity Centre of India|Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/shortname]] 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[edit]

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[15] 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,[14] Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress. In 1996,[13] 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,[12] 1987[11] and 1982,[10] and Sushil Roy Sarkar of Congress in 1977.[9][19]

1967-1972[edit]

Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972,[8] 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Prior to that the seat was not there.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitai. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Sitai. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  19. ↑ "6 - Sitai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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