SITALKUCHI
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
HITEN BARMAN
AITC
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2016
15,483
6.73% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMNAMADIPTI ADHIKARY
- Votes
- 86,164
- Vote share
- 37.45%
- Behind by
- 15,483
Electors
2,61,348
Total votes polled
2,30,077
Valid votes
2,30,077
NOTA votes
2,106
0.92% of votes polled
Turnout
88.0%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 2,30,077 valid votes
HITEN BARMANAITCwon
1,01,647
44.2%
NAMADIPTI ADHIKARYCPM
86,164
37.5%
BAREN CHANDRA BARMANBJP
27,347
11.9%
PREMANANDA BARMANKPPU
4,953
2.1%
JAGADISH ADHIKARISUCI
2,267
1.0%
GIRINDRA NATH BARMANBSP
2,235
1.0%
SUBODH BARMANAMB
1,838
0.8%
FULKUMAR BARMANIND
1,520
0.7%
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