Sitalkuchi is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Cooch Behar district

Cooch Behar District

Cooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of a princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty....

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

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, No. 5 Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Sitalkuchi

Sitalkuchi (Community development block)

Sitalkuchi is an administrative division in Mathabhanga subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sitalkuchi police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 and Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Jorpatiki, Kedarhat, Kursamari, Nayarhat and Shikarpur gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Mathabhanga I

Mathabhanga I (Community development block)

Mathabhanga I is an administrative division in Mathabhanga subdivision of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Mathabhanga and Ghoksadanga police stations serve this block...

 community development block.

Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cooch Behar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:...

 (SC).

2011

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

1972-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

, Harish Chandra Barman of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Sitalkuchi seat defeating his nearest rival Lalit Chandra Pramanik of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

. 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 Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 2001 and 1996, Ambika Charan Ray of Congress in 1991, Sabita Roy of Congress in 1987, and Birendranath Roy of Congress in 1982 and 1977.

Earlier

Bejoy Kumar Roy of Forward Bloc won the Sitalkuchi seat in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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