Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal, India

Cooch Behar
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Lok Sabha constituency

Interactive Map Outlining Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
Assembly constituencies| Mathabhanga
Cooch Behar Uttar
Cooch Behar Dakshin
Sitalkuchi
Sitai
Dinhata
Natabari
Established| 1957
Total electors| 19,66,893 (2024)[1]
Reservation| SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Jagadish Basunia

Party|   AITC
Alliance|   INDIA
Elected year| 2024

Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 1 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency are in Cooch Behar district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Assembly segments

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Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal1\. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 1 Coochbehar, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]

No  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | 2024 Lead

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2  | Mathabhanga (SC)  | Cooch Behar | Sushil Barman |  | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
3  | Cooch Behar Uttar (SC)  | Sukumar Roy
4  | Cooch Behar Dakshin | Nikhil Ranjan Dey |  | Trinamool Congress
5  | Sitalkuchi (SC)  | Baren Chandra Barman
6  | Sitai (SC)  | Sangita Roy |  | Trinamool Congress
7  | Dinhata | Udayan Guha
8  | Natabari | Mihir Goswami |  | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

The area under the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district will constitute the assembly constituencies of Mathabhanga and Sitalkuchi, whereas the area under the Dinhata subdivision will form the constituencies of Dinahata and Sitai.[2] The area under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayats from Tufanganj subdivision also.[2]

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Member[3][4] | Party

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1951 | Upendra Nath Barman |  | Indian National Congress
Birendra Nath Katham
Amiya Kanta Basu
1957 | Upendra Nath Barman
Santosh Banerjee
1962 | Debendra Nath Karjee |  | All India Forward Bloc
1963^  | P. C. Barman  |  | Indian National Congress
1967 | Benoy Krishna Das Choudhury |  | All India Forward Bloc
1971 |  | Indian National Congress
1977 | Amar Roy Pradhan |  | All India Forward Bloc
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004 | Hiten Barman
2009 | Nripendra Nath Roy
2014 | Renuka Sinha |  | Trinamool Congress
2016^  | Partha Pratim Roy
2019 | Nisith Pramanik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia |  | Trinamool Congress

^ denotes by-polls

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia | 788,375  | 48.57  | 4.24
| BJP | Nisith Pramanik | 749,125  | 46.16  | 1.82
| AIFB | Nitish Chandra Roy  | 30267  | 1.86  | 1.21
| INC | Piya Roy Chowdhury  | 10679  | 0.66  | 1.19
| Independent | Harekrishna Sarkar  | 9467  | 0.58  | New
| Independent | Kamalesh Barman  | 2993  | 0.18  | New
| Independent | Nabi Barman  | 2724  | 0.17  | New
| Independent | Subodh Barman  | 2599  | 0.16  | New
| SUCI(C) | Dilip Chandra Barman  | 2468  | 0.15  | New
| BSP | Purna Mohan Roy  | 2097  | 0.13  | New
| Independent | Bidhan Das  | 2072  | 0.13  | New
| Independent | Kishore Ray  | 1606  | 0.1  | New
| Kamtapur People's Party | Pradip Kumar Roy  | 1518  | 0.09  | New
| Independent | Amal Das  | 1495  | 0.09  | New
| NOTA | None of the above  | 15563  | 0.96  | 0.1
Majority | 39250  | 0.02  | 3.53
Turnout | 1623048  | 82.16  | 1.92
| AITC gain from BJP | Swing |  |

### 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Nisith Pramanik | 731,594  | 47.98  | 31.64
| AITC | Paresh Chandra Adhikary  | 677,363  | 44.43  | 4.92
| AIFB | Gobinda Chandra Roy  | 46,648  | 3.07  | 29.91
| INC | Piya Roy Chowdhury  | 28,215  | 1.85  | 2.52
| NOTA | None of the above  | 14,490  | 0.95  |
Majority | 54,231  | 3.55  |
Turnout | 1,525,446  | 84.08  | 1.27
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | 13.36  |

### 2016 by-election

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Bye-election, 2016 : Cooch Behar  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Partha Pratim Ray | 794,375  | 59.03  | +19.52
| BJP | Hem Chandra Barman  | 3,81,134  | 28.32  | +11.98
| AIFB | Nripendra Nath Roy | 87,363  | 6.49  | −26.49
| INC | Partha Pratim Isore  | 33,470  | 2.49  | −3.10
| NOTA | None of the above  | 9,680  | 0.72  | −0.14
Majority | 4,13,241  | 30.71  | +24.18
Turnout | 13,45,717  | 78.39  | −4.42
| AITC hold | Swing |  |

### 2014 result

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2014 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Renuka Sinha | 526,499  | 39.51  | −2.14
| AIFB | Dipak Kumar Roy  | 4,39,393  | 32.98  | −11.68
| BJP | Hem Chandra Barman  | 2,17,653  | 16.34  | +10.51
| INC | Keshab Chandra Ray  | 74,540  | 5.59  | N/A
| BSP | Girindra Nath Barman  | 15,683  | 1.18  | −0.86
| Independent | Bangshi Badan Barman  | 13,205  | 0.99  | −2.33
| NOTA | None of the above  | 11,409  | 0.86  | N/A
Majority | 87,107  | 6.53  | +3.52
Turnout | 13,32,409  | 82.81  | −1.54
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing |  |

### General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIFB | Nripendra Nath Roy | 5,08,677  | 44.66  |
| AITC | Arghya Roy Pradhan | 4,66,928  | 41.65  |
| BJP | Bhabendra Nath Barman  | 65,325  | 5.83  |
| Independent | Bangshi Badan Barman  | 37,226  | 3.32  |
| BSP | Niranjan Barman  | 22,925  | 2.04  |
| Independent | Hitendra Das  | 11,374  | 1.01  |
Majority | 41,749  | 3.01  |
Turnout | 11,21,043  | 84.35  |
| AIFB hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2004

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General Election, 2004: Cooch Behar[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIFB | Hiten Barman | 490,982  | 51.90  |
| AITC | Girindra Nath Barman  | 264,413  | 27.90  |
| INC | Sailen Barma  | 116,715  | 12.30  |
| Forward Bloc (Socialist)  | Amar Roy Pradhan | 26,755  | 2.80  |
| NCP | Bharat Singha Sarkar  | 17,393  | 1.80  |
| Independent | Pradip Kumar Roy  | 11,021  | 1.20  |
| Independent | Nripen Karjee  | 10,682  | 1.10  |
| AMB | Dalendra Roy  | 8,527  | 0.90  |
| Samajwadi Party  | Piyush Barman  | 6,075  | 0.60  |
Majority | 226,569  | 23.90%  |
Turnout | 9,47,381  | 82.5%  |
| AIFB hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1999

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General Election, 1999: Cooch Behar[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIFB | Amar Roy Pradhan | 443,148  | 49.70  |
| AITC | Ambika Charan Ray  | 334,983  | 37.60  |
| INC | Sabita Roy  | 90,378  | 10.10  |
| BSP | Papiya Barman  | 17,188  | 1.90  |
| Independent (politician) (KPP) | Mahendra Nath Das  | 2,766  | 0.30  |
| Independent | Nripen Karjee  | 2,385  | 0.30  |
| NCP | Usha Roy  | 981  | 0.10  |
Majority | 108,165  | (12.0%)  |
Turnout | 9,02,487  | (80.8%)  |
| AIFB hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1998

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General Election, 1998: Cooch Behar[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIFB | Amar Roy Pradhan | 396,140  | 43.20  |
| Forward Bloc (Socialist) | Gobinda Ray  | 272,974  | 29.80  |
| AITC | Prasenjit Barman  | 218,093  | 10.10  |
| BSP | Papiya Barman  | 13,480  | 1.50  |
| AMB | Karneswar Barman  | 2,766  | 0.30  |
Majority | 123,166  | 13.4  |
Turnout | 9,16,783  | 83.6%  |
| AIFB hold | Swing |  |

### General elections 1957-2004

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In 1951, Upendra Nath Barman, Birendra Nath Katham and Amiya Kanta Basu, all of Congress, won the North Bengal seat.[11] The winners and runners-up from Cooch Behar for subsequent elections are shown below. In (by-election)1958, Nalini Ranjan Ghosh of Indian National Congress won.[12]

Year  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Ref.

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Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party
1957  | Santosh Banerjee  |  | Indian National Congress | Shibendra Kumar Bhattacharya  |  | All India Forward Bloc |
Upendranath Barman  |  |
1962  | Debendranath Karjee  |  | All India Forward Bloc | Upendra Nath Barman  |  | Indian National Congress | [13]
1967  | BKD Chowdhury  | PC Barman  | [14]
1972  | Benoy Krishna Das Chowdhury  |  | Indian National Congress | Nagendra Nath Roy  |  | Communist Party of India | [15]
1977  | Amar Roy Pradhan |  | All India Forward Bloc | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury  |  | Indian National Congress | [16]
1980  | Ambika Charan Roy  |  | Indian National Congress | [17]
1984  | Prasenjit Barman  |  | Indian National Congress | [18]
1989  | Sabita Roy | [19]
1991  | [20]
1996  | [21]
1998  | Gobinda Roy  |  | Forward Bloc | [22]
1999  | Ambika Charan Ray  |  | All India Trinamool Congress | [23]
2004  | Hiten Barman | Girindra Nath Barman  | [24]
2009  | Nripendra Nath Roy | Arghya Roy Pradhan  |
2014  | Renuka Sinha |  | All India Trinamool Congress | Dipak Kumar Roy  |  | All India Forward Bloc |
2016

(By Poll)

| Partha Pratim Roy | Hem Chandra Barman  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
2019  | Nisith Pramanik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Paresh Chandra Adhikari  |  | All India Trinamool Congress |

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References

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19. ^ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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24. ^ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

## External links

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* Coochbehar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal

Current|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars
* Jalpaiguri
* Darjeeling
* Raiganj
* Balurghat
* Maldaha Uttar
* Maldaha Dakshin
* Jangipur
* Baharampur
* Murshidabad
* Krishnanagar
* Ranaghat
* Bangaon
* Barrackpore
* Dum Dum
* Barasat
* Basirhat
* Jaynagar
* Mathurapur
* Diamond Harbour
* Jadavpur
* Kolkata Dakshin
* Kolkata Uttar
* Howrah
* Uluberia
* Serampore
* Hooghly
* Arambagh
* Tamluk
* Kanthi
* Ghatal
* Jhargram
* Medinipur
* Purulia
* Bankura
* Bishnupur
* Bardhaman Purba
* Bardhaman–Durgapur
* Asansol
* Bolpur
* Birbhum

Defunct|

* Burdwan
* Calcutta East
* Calcutta North East
* Calcutta North West
* Calcutta South East
* Durgapur
* Katwa
* Malda
* Nabadwip
* Panskura

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Cooch Behar district topics

General|

* Cooch Behar Airport
* Cooch Behar Palace
* Dooars
* India–Bangladesh enclaves
* Jagaddipendra Narayan
* Cooch Behar
* Cooch Behar State
* Kamata Kingdom
* Khen dynasty
* Koch dynasty
* North Bengal
* Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
* Madhupur Satra
* Rajpat
* Kamteswari temple
* Baneswar Shiva temple

Subdivisions|

* Cooch Behar Sadar
* Dinhata
* Mathabhanga
* Tufanganj
* Mekhliganj

Community development
blocks|

| Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision|

* Cooch Behar I
* Cooch Behar II

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Dinhata subdivision|

* Dinhata I
* Dinhata II
* Sitai

Mathabhanga subdivision|

* Sitalkuchi
* Mathabhanga I
* Mathabhanga II

Tufanganj subdivision|

* Tufanganj I
* Tufanganj II

Mekhliganj subdivision|

* Mekhliganj
* Haldibari

Rivers|

* Dharla
* Raidak
* Teesta
* Torsa

Transport|

* NH 17
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Cooch Behar State Railway

Railway stations|

* Bamanhat
* Cooch Behar
* New Gitaldaha
* New Cooch Behar Junction

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars (one assembly segment)
* Jalpaiguri (one assembly segment)

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Mekliganj
* Mathabhanga
* Cooch Behar Uttar
* Cooch Behar Dakshin
* Sitalkuchi
* Sitai
* Dinhata
* Natabari
* Tufanganj

Educational institutions|

* Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
* Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
* Tufanganj Government Polytechnic
* JNV Cooch Behar
* Cooch Behar GEC
* Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya

See also|

* Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district
* People from Cooch Behar district
* Villages in Cooch Behar district

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