Sitai Assembly constituency
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{{About| the assembly constituency in West Bengal|2. its namesake village|Sitai, Cooch Behar|3.its namesake community development block|Sitai}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Sitai
| 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/Sitai.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Sitai Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = West Bengal
| district = Cooch Behar
| loksabha_cons = Cooch Behar
| constituency_no = 6
| established = 1967
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Sangita Roy
| party =
| alliance =
| latest_election_year =
| electors = 290,568
}}
Sitai 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.{{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}}
Sitai Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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! style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Election ! style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Name of M.L.A. ! colspan=2 | Party Affiliation |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | 1967 | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|1=Indian National Congress}} |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1969 |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1971 |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1972 |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"
| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | 1977 | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Dipak Sengupta | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|1=All India Forward Bloc}} |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1982 |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1987 |
| style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1991 |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"
| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | 1996 | style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | {{Full party name with color|1=Independent politician}} |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"
| style="color:#0645AD;" | 2001 | style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Nripenra Nath Roy | {{Full party name with color|1=All India Forward Bloc|shortname=Forward Bloc}} |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"
| style="color:#0645AD;" | 2006 | style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|1=Indian National Congress}} |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2011
| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | Keshab Chandra Roy |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2016
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|1=All India Trinamool Congress}} |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2021 |
| style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2024 by-election
| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | Sangita Roy{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144039/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}} |
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin
| title=2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Sitai{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144039/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sangita Roy
|votes = 165,984
|percentage = 76.08
|change = {{increase}}26.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dipak Kumar Roy
|votes = 35,348
|percentage = 16.20
|change = {{decrease}}28.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Harihar Roy Singha
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 9,177
|percentage = 4.21
|change = {{increase}}2.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Arun Kumar Barma
|votes = 3,319
|percentage = 1.52
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above (India)|votes=1,317|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes= 130,636|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=215,145|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sitai (SC) constituency{{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}}{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=6| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130530050845/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=6| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 30 May 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 |work =Sitai| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
|votes = 117908
|percentage = 49.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dipak Kumar Roy
|votes = 107796
|percentage = 45.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Keshab Chandra Roy
|votes = 3964
|percentage = 1.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 238578
|percentage = 82.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitai (SC) constituency{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=6| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130530050845/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=6| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 30 May 2013|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Sitai| publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Keshab Chandra Ray
|votes = 79,791
|percentage = 46.63
|change = -0.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dipak Kumar Roy
|votes = 78,214
|percentage = 45.71
|change = +1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Brajo Gobinda Barman
|votes = 5,185
|percentage = 3.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bhajan Biswas
|votes = 2,904
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = Anil Chandra Barman Roy
|votes = 2,035
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Goutam Barman
|votes = 1,613
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Tapas Barman
|votes = 1,220
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 171,102
|percentage = 81.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = - 2.29
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1972-2006=
In the 2006 state assembly elections,{{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}} 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,{{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}} Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress. In 1996,{{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}} 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,{{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}} 1987{{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}} and 1982,{{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}} and Sushil Roy Sarkar of Congress in 1977.{{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}}{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp06.htm | title = 6 - Sitai Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}
=1967-1972=
Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972,{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}} 1971,{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}} 1969{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}} and 1967.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}} Prior to that the seat was not there.
References
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