COOCH BEHAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
SOUMINDRA CHANDRA DAS
FBL
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
13,736
9.76% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCAHAMMED ABDUL JALIL
- Votes
- 53,950
- Vote share
- 38.32%
- Behind by
- 13,736
Electors
1,61,174
Total votes polled
1,40,775
Valid votes
1,40,775
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
87.3%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,40,775 valid votes
SOUMINDRA CHANDRA DASFBLwon
67,686
48.1%
AHAMMED ABDUL JALILINC
53,950
38.3%
SHYAM CHARAN SARKARBJP
11,544
8.2%
MANIK CHANDRA DASFBS
6,514
4.6%
NRIPEN KARJEEIND
842
0.6%
HARIBALA ROYAMB
141
0.1%
ASHOKE DASIND
98
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.
