COOCH BEHAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1991
SOUMINDRA CHANRA DAS
FBL
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1991
32,190
25.56% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCRAMKRISHNA PAL
- Votes
- 36,450
- Vote share
- 28.94%
- Behind by
- 32,190
Electors
1,52,287
Total votes polled
1,25,944
Valid votes
1,25,944
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.7%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 1,25,944 valid votes
SOUMINDRA CHANRA DASFBLwon
68,640
54.5%
RAMKRISHNA PALINC
36,450
28.9%
HARIPADA PAULBJP
18,320
14.6%
GOPAL RAYBSP
1,382
1.1%
ASIT DEIND
635
0.5%
KARJEE NIRENDRA PRASADAMB
420
0.3%
AJIT KUMAR DEIND
97
0.1%
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.
