SITALKUCHI
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
SUDHIR PRAMANIK
CPM
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2001
45,562
35.04% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCBIRENDRA NARAYAN BARMA
- Votes
- 29,345
- Vote share
- 22.57%
- Behind by
- 45,562
Electors
1,50,307
Total votes polled
1,30,018
Valid votes
1,30,018
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.5%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,30,018 valid votes
SUDHIR PRAMANIKCPMwon
74,907
57.6%
BIRENDRA NARAYAN BARMAINC
29,345
22.6%
HEMCHANDRA BARMANBJP
16,628
12.8%
DINESH ROYBSP
3,582
2.8%
BISNUMANI PATOWARIIND
3,119
2.4%
SUBODH BARMANAMB
1,356
1.0%
GIRINDRA BARMANIND
1,081
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sabitri Barman | BJP | 1,44,367 | 51.59% | Harihar Das | 25,278 |
| 2021 | Baren Chandra Barman | BJP | 1,24,955 | 50.80% | Partha Pratim Ray | 17,815 |
| 2016 | HITEN BARMAN | AITC | 1,01,647 | 44.18% | NAMADIPTI ADHIKARY | 15,483 |
| 2011 | HITEN BARMAN | AITC | 84,651 | 44.22% | BISWANATH PRAMANIK | 257 |
| 2006 | HARISH CHANDRA BARMAN | CPM | 75,093 | 52.74% | LALIT CHANDRA PRAMANIK | 18,867 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above