SITALKUCHI
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2011
HITEN BARMAN
AITC
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2011
257
0.13% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMBISWANATH PRAMANIK
- Votes
- 84,394
- Vote share
- 44.08%
- Behind by
- 257
Electors
2,16,535
Total votes polled
1,91,453
Valid votes
1,91,453
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.4%
Full result, 2011
7 candidates · 1,91,453 valid votes
HITEN BARMANAITCwon
84,651
44.2%
BISWANATH PRAMANIKCPM
84,394
44.1%
BHABENDRA NATH BARMANBJP
8,829
4.6%
SUBAL BARMANJMM
6,000
3.1%
DWIJENDRA NATH BARMANIND
3,547
1.9%
GOUTAM BARMANBSP
2,369
1.2%
SUBODH BARMANAMB
1,663
0.9%
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