COOCH BEHAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 5 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AIFBAKSHAY THAKUR | AITCABDUL JALIL AHMED | 26,686 | 17.19% | 6 | 84.9% |
| 2001 | FBLAKSHOY THAKUR | AITCSOUMENDRA CHANDRA DAS | 30,879 | 22.59% | 7 | 80.7% |
| 1996 | FBLSOUMINDRA CHANDRA DAS | INCAHAMMED ABDUL JALIL | 13,736 | 9.76% | 7 | 87.3% |
| 1991 | FBLSOUMINDRA CHANRA DAS | INCRAMKRISHNA PAL | 32,190 | 25.56% | 7 | 82.7% |
| 1987 | FBLBIMAL KANTI BASU | INCSHYAMAL CHOUDHURY | 14,179 | 13.46% | 4 | 81.5% |
| 1982 | FBLBIMAL KANTI BASU | INCSHYAMAL CHOUDHURY | 16,105 | 17.56% | 5 | 84.2% |
| 1977 | FBLBIMAL KANTI BASU | INCMAQSUDAR RAHMAN | 22,168 | 43.67% | 4 | 56.2% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCRAJANI DAS | FBLAJIT KUMAR BASUNIA | 16,684 | 37.14% | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCRAJANI DAS | CPMSUDHIR PRAMANIK | 8,816 | 17.65% | 4 | 55.8% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCPRASENJIT BARMAN | FBLJITENDRA NATH ROY | 4,500 | 9.52% | 4 | 56.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCP.BARMAN | FBLJ.N.ROY | 3,042 | 7.02% | 3 | 53.4% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
