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Vidhan Sabha constituency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sitai is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Sitai | |
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Constituency No. 6 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Cooch Behar |
LS constituency | Cooch Behar |
Established | 1967 |
Total electors | 290,568 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent |
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]
Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
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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 Haque | Independent politician | |
2001 | Nripenra Nath Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
2006 | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress | |
2011 | Keshab Chandra Roy | ||
2016 | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | All India Trinamool Congress | |
2021 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Sangita Roy | ||||
BJP | Dipak Kumar Roy | ||||
AIFB | Arun Kumar Barma | ||||
INC | Harihar Roy Singha | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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]
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.
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