COOCH BEHAR NORTH
Assembly seat no. 4 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
MIHIR GOSWAMI
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1996
6,864
5.46% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
FBLAPARAJITA GOPPI
- Votes
- 52,511
- Vote share
- 41.79%
- Behind by
- 6,864
Electors
1,48,979
Total votes polled
1,25,665
Valid votes
1,25,665
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.3%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,25,665 valid votes
MIHIR GOSWAMIINCwon
59,375
47.3%
APARAJITA GOPPIFBL
52,511
41.8%
HARIPADA PAULBJP
10,070
8.0%
BIMAL KANTI BASUFBS
1,703
1.4%
PAPIYA BARMANBSP
1,268
1.0%
BADAL ROYIND
328
0.3%
NIRENDRA PRASAD KARJEEAMB
238
0.2%
SUBHAS CHAKRABORTYIND
172
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | DIPAK CHANDRA SARKAR | AIFB | 67,997 | 48.37% | MIHIR GOSWAMI | 31,672 |
| 2001 | DIPAK CHANDRA SARKER | FBL | 57,170 | 46.88% | MIHIR GOSWAMI | 18,357 |
| 1996 | MIHIR GOSWAMI | INC | 59,375 | 47.25% | APARAJITA GOPPI | 6,864 |
| 1991 | BIMAL KANTI BASU | FBL | 52,425 | 47.31% | MIHIR GOSWAMI | 11,023 |
| 1987 | APARAJITA GOPPI | FBL | 49,172 | 54.74% | MIHIR KUMAR GOSWAMI | 9,780 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the COOCH BEHAR NORTH assembly constituency in 2006?
DIPAK CHANDRA SARKAR (AIFB) won COOCH BEHAR NORTH in 2006, by a margin of 31,672 votes.
Which party has won COOCH BEHAR NORTH the most times?
FBL, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has COOCH BEHAR NORTH gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won COOCH BEHAR NORTH the most times?
APARAJITA GOPPI, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1987.
