COOCH BEHAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
AKSHOY THAKUR
FBL
Elections held
11
1967–2006
Most successful party
FBL
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2001
30,879
22.59% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCSOUMENDRA CHANDRA DAS
- Votes
- 43,834
- Vote share
- 32.07%
- Behind by
- 30,879
Electors
1,69,304
Total votes polled
1,36,665
Valid votes
1,36,665
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,36,665 valid votes
AKSHOY THAKURFBLwon
74,713
54.7%
SOUMENDRA CHANDRA DASAITC
43,834
32.1%
HARIPADA PALBJP
11,788
8.6%
NRIPEN KARJEEIND
2,084
1.5%
DIGENDRA CHANDRA MAJUMDERBSP
1,653
1.2%
KRISHNA ROY (BARMAN)PDS
1,306
1.0%
AKIK HOSEN CHOUDHURYIND
1,287
0.9%
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.
