COOCH BEHAR
Constituency no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
AMAR ROYPRADHAN
FBL
Elections held
15
1962–2019
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 1998
1,23,166
13.61% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
FBSGOBINDA ROY
- Votes
- 2,72,974
- Vote share
- 30.16%
- Behind by
- 1,23,166
Electors
10,97,193
Total votes polled
9,05,078
Valid votes
9,05,078
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.5%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 9,05,078 valid votes
AMAR ROYPRADHANFBLwon
3,96,140
43.8%
GOBINDA ROYFBS
2,72,974
30.2%
PRASENJIT BARMANWBTC
2,18,093
24.1%
PAPIYA BARMANBSP
13,480
1.5%
KARNESWAR BARMANAMB
4,391
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NISITH PRAMANIK | BJP | 7,31,594 | 47.98% | ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA | 54,231 |
| 2014 | RENUKA SINHA | AITC | 5,26,499 | 39.51% | DIPAK KUMAR ROY | 87,107 |
| 2009 | NRIPENDRA NATH ROY | AIFB | 5,00,677 | 44.66% | ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN | 33,749 |
| 2004 | Hiten Barman | AIFB | 4,90,982 | 51.54% | Girindra Nath Barman | 2,26,569 |
| 1999 | Amar Roy Pradhan | FBL | 4,43,148 | 49.69% | Ambika Charan Ray | 1,08,165 |
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 constituency in 2019?
NISITH PRAMANIK (BJP) won COOCH BEHAR in 2019, by a margin of 54,231 votes.
Which party has won COOCH BEHAR the most times?
FBL, with 9 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has COOCH BEHAR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2019.
Who has won COOCH BEHAR the most times?
AMAR ROY PRADHAN, with 4 wins between 1980 and 1996.
