COOCH BEHAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
AKSHAY THAKUR
AIFB
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2006
26,686
17.19% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCABDUL JALIL AHMED
- Votes
- 52,587
- Vote share
- 33.88%
- Behind by
- 26,686
Electors
1,82,783
Total votes polled
1,55,233
Valid votes
1,55,233
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.9%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,55,233 valid votes
AKSHAY THAKURAIFBwon
79,273
51.1%
ABDUL JALIL AHMEDAITC
52,587
33.9%
NURUL AMIN CHOUDHURYINC
13,823
8.9%
PARESH CHANDRA DEBSP
3,288
2.1%
NRIPENDRA NARAYAN SINGHA KARJEEIND
3,222
2.1%
SAMCHHUL HUDAIND
3,040
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AKSHAY THAKUR | AIFB | 79,273 | 51.07% | ABDUL JALIL AHMED | 26,686 |
| 2001 | AKSHOY THAKUR | FBL | 74,713 | 54.67% | SOUMENDRA CHANDRA DAS | 30,879 |
| 1996 | SOUMINDRA CHANDRA DAS | FBL | 67,686 | 48.08% | AHAMMED ABDUL JALIL | 13,736 |
| 1991 | SOUMINDRA CHANRA DAS | FBL | 68,640 | 54.50% | RAMKRISHNA PAL | 32,190 |
| 1987 | BIMAL KANTI BASU | FBL | 59,342 | 56.32% | SHYAMAL CHOUDHURY | 14,179 |
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 WEST assembly constituency in 2006?
AKSHAY THAKUR (AIFB) won COOCH BEHAR WEST in 2006, by a margin of 26,686 votes.
Which party has won COOCH BEHAR WEST the most times?
FBL, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has COOCH BEHAR WEST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2006.
Who has won COOCH BEHAR WEST the most times?
BIMAL KANTI BASU, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1987.
