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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Sitalkuchi
Winner — 2026
SABITRI BARMAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.5%AITC 42.5%10 others 5.9%
Votes
1,44,367
51.6% share
Winning margin
25,278
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
98.0%
of 2,85,874
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SABITRI BARMAN | BJP (NDA) | 1,44,367 | 51.6% |
| 2 | HARIHAR DAS |  AITC | 1,19,089 | 42.6% |
| 3 | NAMADIPTI ROY ADHIKARY | 3,979 | 1.4% | |
| 4 | SUKAMAL BARMAN | 2,522 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | PARESH CHANDRA MANTA | IND | 1,684 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,654 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MANIK CHANDRA BARMAN | KPPU | 1,506 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KAMAL BARMAN | AMB | 1,352 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GAJENDRA BARMAN | IND | 1,199 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SHYAMSUNDAR RAY | 945 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | JAGADISH ADHIKARI | 773 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | HAREKRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 752 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
3rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
210th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.6%AITC 42.6%OTH 5.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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