COOCH BEHAR
Constituency no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2014
RENUKA SINHA
AITC
Elections held
15
1962–2019
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2014
87,107
6.54% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
AIFBDIPAK KUMAR ROY
- Votes
- 4,39,392
- Vote share
- 32.98%
- Behind by
- 87,107
Electors
16,13,403
Total votes polled
13,32,409
Valid votes
13,32,409
NOTA votes
11,409
0.86% of votes polled
Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 13,32,409 valid votes
RENUKA SINHAAITCwon
5,26,499
39.5%
DIPAK KUMAR ROYAIFB
4,39,392
33.0%
HEM CHANDRA BARMANBJP
2,17,653
16.3%
KESHAB CHANDRA RAYINC
74,540
5.6%
GIRINDRA NATH BARMANBSP
15,683
1.2%
BANGSHI BADAN BARMANIND
13,205
1.0%
KAMAL KRISHNA BAIRAGIRAJSP
7,125
0.5%
NRIPEN KARJEESUCI
6,742
0.5%
HAREKRISHNA SARKARRPIA
5,796
0.4%
PIJUSH BARMANWPOI
5,137
0.4%
HITENDRA DASIND
5,059
0.4%
DALENDRA NATH RAYAMB
4,169
0.3%
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.
