Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cooch Behar
Existence 1957-present
Reservation Reserved for SC
Current MP Partha Pratim Roy
Party AITC
Elected Year 2016
State West Bengal
Total Electors 1,613,417[1]
Assembly Constituencies Mathabhanga (SC)
Coochbehar Uttar
Coochbehar Dakshin
Sitalkuchi (SC)
Sitai (SC)
Dinhata
Natabari

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

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]

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

Election results

2016 by-election

2016 by-election: Cooch Behar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Partha Pratim Ray 794,375 59.03 +19.52
BJP Hem Chandra Barman 381,134 28.32 +11.98
Forward Bloc Nripendra Nath Roy 87,363 6.49 -26.49
INC Partha Pratim Isore 33,470 2.49 -3.10
Amra Bangalee Subodh Barman 9,434 0.70 +0.39
KPP Kangsa Raj Barman 8,336 0.62 N/A
Independent Naresh Chandra Roy 7,890 0.59 N/A
SUCI(C) Nripen Karjee 5,693 0.42 -0.09
Independent Nirmal Kumar Roy 4,617 0.34 N/A
WPI Dhananjoy Barman 3,725 0.28 -0.11
NOTA None of the above 9,680 0.72 -0.14
Majority 413,241 30.71 +24.18
Turnout 1,345,717 78.39 -4.42
Registered electors 1,716,494
Trinamool Congress hold Swing

2014 result

Indian general election, 2014: Cooch Behar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Trinamool Congress Renuka Sinha 526,499 39.51 -2.14
Forward Bloc Dipak Kumar Roy 439,392 32.98 -11.68
BJP Hem Chandra Barman 217,653 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
RJSU Kamal Krishna Bairagi 7,125 0.53 N/A
SUCI(C) Nripen Karjee 6,742 0.51 N/A
RPI(A) Harekrishna Sarkar 5,796 0.44 +0.14
WPI Pijush Barman 5,137 0.39 N/A
Independent Hitendra Das 5,059 0.38 N/A
Amra Bangalee Dalendra Nath Ray 4,169 0.31 -0.27
NOTA None of the above 11,409 0.86 N/A
Majority 87,107 6.53 +3.52
Turnout 1,332,409 82.81 -1.54
Registered electors 1,608,902
Trinamool Congress gain from Forward Bloc Swing
 Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Cooch Behar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Forward Bloc Nripendra Nath Roy 508,677 44.66
Trinamool Congress Arghya Roy Pradhan 466,928 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
Amra Bangalee Dalendra Roy 6,486 0.58
Independent Nubash Barman 3,737 0.33
RPI(A) Harekrishna Sarkar 3,405 0.30
Independent Krishna Kanta Barman 2,960 0.26
Majority 41,749 3.01
Turnout 1,121,043 84.35
Forward Bloc hold Swing

General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Cooch Behar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Forward Bloc Hiten Barman 490,982 51.60
Trinamool Congress Girindra Nath Barman 264,413 27.90
INC Sailen Barma 116,715 12.30
Forward Bloc (Subhasist) 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
Amra Bangalee Dalendra Roy 8,527 0.90
Samajwadi Party Piyush Barman 6,075 0.60
Majority 2,26,569 23.90%
Turnout 9,47,381 82.5%
Forward Bloc hold Swing

General elections 1957-2004

In 1951, Upendra Nath Barman, Birendra Nath Katham and Amiya Kanta Basu, all of Congress, won the North Bengal seat.[5] The winners and runners-up from Cooch Behar for subsequent elections are shown below. In a (by-election) in 1958[6]Nalini Ranjan Ghosh of Indian National Congress won.

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1957 Santosh Banerjee Indian National Congress
Upendranath Barman Indian National Congress Shibendra Kumar Bhattacharya Forward Bloc[7]
1962 Debendranath Karjee Forward Bloc Upendra Nath Barman Indian National Congress[8]
1967 BKD Chowdhury Forward Bloc PC Barman Indian National Congress[9]
1972 Benoy Krishna Das Chowdhury Indian National Congress Nagendra Nath Roy CPI(M)[10]
1977 Amarendra Nath Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress[11]
1980 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Ambika Charan Roy Indian National Congress (I)[12]
1984 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Prasenjit Barman Indian National Congress[13]
1989 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Sabita Roy Indian National Congress[14]
1991 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Sabita Roy Indian National Congress[15]
1996 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Sabita Roy Indian National Congress[16]
1998 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Gobinda Roy Forward Bloc (Socialist)[17]
1999 Amar Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Ambika Charan Ray All India Trinamool Congress[18]
2004 Hiten Barman All India Forward Bloc Girindra Nath Barman All India Trinamool Congress[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bengal Congress MP, MLA". West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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