# Sitai Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Dr. Md. Fazle Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Dipak Sengupta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | Dipak Sengupta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Dipak Sengupta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | Dipak Sengupta | All India Forward Bloc |
| 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 | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Sitai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sangita Roy | 165,984 | 76.08 | 26.66 |
| | BJP | Dipak Kumar Roy | 35,348 | 16.20 | 28.98 |
| | INC | Harihar Roy Singha | 9,177 | 4.21 | 2.55 |
| | AIFB | Arun Kumar Barma | 3,319 | 1.52 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,317 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130,636 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,145 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Sitai (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | 117,908 | 49.42 |
| | BJP | Dipak Kumar Roy | 107796 | 45.18 |
| | INC | Keshab Chandra Roy | 3964 | 1.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 238578 | 82.11 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Sitai (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 171,102 | 81.84 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | - 2.29 | |

### 1972-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, 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, Nripendra Nath Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Dr. Md. Fazle Haque of Congress. In 1996, 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, 1987 and 1982, and Sushil Roy Sarkar of Congress in 1977.

### 1967-1972

Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the seat was not there.