Sitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Coordinates: 26°03′38″N 89°19′06″E / 26.06056°N 89.31833°ECoordinates: 26°03′38″N 89°19′06″E / 26.06056°N 89.31833°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Constituency No | 6 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1 Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Electorate (year) | 209,081 (2011) |
Sitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 6 Sitai (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
In the 2011 elections, Keshab Chandra Roy of Congress defeated his nearest rival Dipak Kumar Roy of AIFB.
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.
Dr. Md Fazle Haque of Congress won the seat in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Prior to that the seat was not there.
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