Sitalkuchi

Demographic profile

There were a total of 297528 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency, of whom 156471 were male, 141054 female and 3 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 284933 registered voters, of whom 150039 were male, 134892 female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 261348 registered voters, of whom 137829 were male, 123518 were female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 216535 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 114871 were male, 101664 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 327 in 2021, 83 in 2016, and 38 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 901, in 2021 it was 899, 896 in 2016, and 885 in 2011.

Poll dates

Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Thursday, May 5, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Cooch Behar district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Sitalkuchi and 2. Bairagirhat, Gopalpur, Jorpatiki, Kedarhat, Kursamari, Nayarhat and Shikarpur GPs of CDB Mathabhanga-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 490 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sitalkuchi is: 26°13'59.2"N 89°10'04.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 85.57%, while it was 88.05% in 2016, and 88.47% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Baren Chandra Barman of BJP won in this constituency beating Partha Pratim Ray of TMC by a margin of 17815 votes which was 7.32% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Hiten Barman of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Namadipti Adhikary of CPIM by a margin of 15483 votes which was 6.73% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Hiten Barman of TMC won this seat defeating Biswanath Pramanik of CPIM by a margin of 257 votes which was 0.13% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Baren Chandra Barman of BJP had a vote share of 51.37% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Hiten Barman of TMC got a vote share of 44.18% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Hiten Barman of TMC got a vote share of 44.22% in Sitalkuchi.