Sitai Assembly constituency is an
assembly
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constituency in
Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal.
Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar st ...
in the
India
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n
state of
West Bengal
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. The seat is reserved for
scheduled castes
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.
Overview
As per orders of the
Delimitation Commission
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, No. 6 Sitai Assembly constituency covers
Sitai community development block
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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 panchayat
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s of
Dinhata I
Dinhata I is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Dinhata subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Petla, one of the constituent panchayats of the block ...
community development block.
Sitai Assembly constituency is part of No. 1
Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2021
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,Congress
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won the Sitai seat defeating his nearest rival Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc
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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001,
1967-1972
Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972,
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Cooch Behar district