COOCH BEHAR SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 7 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
SANTOSH KUMAR ROY
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 5
Margin, 1972
12,404
26.34% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
CPMSIBENDRA N CHOWDHURY
- Votes
- 17,196
- Vote share
- 36.52%
- Behind by
- 12,404
Electors
75,050
Total votes polled
47,089
Valid votes
47,089
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.7%
Full result, 1972
3 candidates · 47,089 valid votes
SANTOSH KUMAR ROYINCwon
29,600
62.9%
SIBENDRA N CHOWDHURYCPM
17,196
36.5%
RAI MOHAN ROYIND
293
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SANTOSH KUMAR ROY | INC | 29,600 | 62.86% | SIBENDRA N CHOWDHURY | 12,404 |
| 1971 | SANTOSH KUMAR ROY | INC | 21,582 | 43.56% | GOPAL CHANDRA SAHA | 6,594 |
| 1969 | SANTOSH KUMAR ROY | INC | 26,029 | 53.97% | DIPAK KUMAR SEN GUPTA | 4,306 |
| 1967 | S.K.ROY | INC | 19,479 | 42.72% | D.C.NEOGI | 4,707 |
| 1962 | SUNIL BASUNIA | FB | 16,101 | 58.49% | SATISH CH. ROY SINGHA | 6,552 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
