Voter Turnout Reaches 18.34% in Sitai Constituency by 9 AM on Election Day
18.34% Voter Turnout At Sitai Assembly Constituency Till 9:00AM
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As of 9:00 AM on April 23, 2026, the voter turnout in the Sitai Assembly constituency, located in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, was recorded at 18.34%. This is slightly below the state-wide average of 18.76% for the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections.
- 01Voter turnout in Sitai is 18.34% as of 9 AM.
- 02State-wide voter turnout is 18.76%.
- 03Sitai is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.
- 04The constituency has 2,73,126 eligible voters.
- 05In the previous elections, Sitai recorded turnouts of 81.38% in 2021 and 83.14% in 2016.
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The Sitai Assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, reported a voter turnout of 18.34% by 9:00 AM on April 23, 2026, during the state Assembly elections. This figure is slightly lower than the state-wide average of 18.76%. The constituency has a total of 2,73,126 eligible voters, including 1,43,133 males and 1,29,993 females. Historically, Sitai has seen higher voter engagement, with turnouts of 81.38% in the 2021 elections and 83.14% in 2016. The current election features candidates from various parties, including Sangita Roy from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Ashutosh Barma from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the last election, TMC's Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia won the seat by a margin of 10,112 votes against BJP's Dipak Kumar Roy.
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The low voter turnout could indicate voter apathy or dissatisfaction, which may affect the election results and future political strategies in the region.
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