Sitai Assembly constituency explained

Sitai
Type:	SLA
State:	West Bengal
District:	Cooch Behar
Loksabha Cons:	Cooch Behar
Constituency No:	6
Established:	1967
Reservation:	SC
Mla:	Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Party:	All India Trinamool Congress
Latest Election Year:	2021
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.^[1]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1967	Dr. Md. Fazle Haque
1969
1971
1972
1977	Dipak Sengupta
1982
1987
1991
1996	Dr. Md. Fazle Haq
2001	Nripenra Nath Roy
2006	Dr.Md. Fazle Haque
2011	Keshab Chandra Roy
2016
2021	Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

Election results

2011

In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.

1972-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,^[2] 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,^[3] Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress. In 1996,^[4] 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,^[5] 1987^[6] and 1982,^[7] and Sushil Roy Sarkar of Congress in 1977.^{[8] [9]}

1967-1972

Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972,^[10] 1971,^[11] 1969^[12] and 1967.^[13] Prior to that the seat was not there.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 20 June 2014 . West Bengal. Election Commission.
2. Web site: General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
3. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
7. Web site: General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
8. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
9. Web site: 6 - Sitai Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 29 August 2009.
10. Web site: General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
11. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
12. Web site: General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.
13. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission . 18 June 2014.