Lok Sabha Constituency

Cooch Behar

Constituency No. 1· West BengalScheduled Caste

Cooch Behar is Lok Sabha constituency No. 1 in West Bengal, reserved category: Scheduled Caste. It covers the district of Cooch Behar. The seat is made up of 8 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,12,400 electors, of whom 81.79% voted.

State
West Bengal
Constituency No.
1
Category
Scheduled Caste
Assembly Segments
8
Districts Covered
Cooch Behar
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament · Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
7,88,375
Votes
52.16%
Vote share
39,250
Victory margin

Ahead of Nisith Pramanik (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 7,49,125 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
1
State
West Bengal
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Cooch Behar
Assembly segments
8
Total electors
18,12,400
Male electors
9,31,200
Female electors
8,81,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,880
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
All India Trinamool Congress
7,88,375
Votes
52.16%
Vote Share
39,250
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Jagadish Chandra Barma BasuniaAITC7,88,375 · 52.16%
  2. 2.Nisith PramanikBJP7,49,125 · 49.56%
  3. 3.Nitish Chandra RoyAll India Forward Bloc30,210 · 2%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
NP
Nisith Pramanik
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,31,594
Votes
47.98%
Vote Share
54,231
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Nisith PramanikBJP7,31,594 · 47.98%
  2. 2.Paresh Chandra AdhikaryAITC6,77,363 · 44.43%
  3. 3.Gobinda Chandra RoyAll India Forward Bloc46,697 · 3.06%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
RS
Renuka Sinha
All India Trinamool Congress
5,26,499
Votes
39.51%
Vote Share
87,107
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Renuka SinhaAITC5,26,499 · 39.51%
  2. 2.Deepak Kumar RoyAll India Forward Bloc4,39,392 · 32.97%
  3. 3.Hem Chandra BurmanBJP2,17,307 · 16.31%

Assembly Segments in Cooch Behar

(8)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Mekliganj
    AC No. 1 · Cooch Behar
    Scheduled Caste
    PA
    Paresh Chandra Adhikary
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Mathabhanga
    AC No. 2 · Cooch Behar
    Scheduled Caste
    SB
    Sushil Barman
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Cooch Behar Uttar
    AC No. 3 · Cooch Behar
    Scheduled Caste
    SR
    Sukumar Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Cooch Behar Dakshin
    AC No. 4 · Cooch Behar
    ND
    Nikhil Ranjan Dey
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Sitalkuchi
    AC No. 5 · Cooch Behar
    Scheduled Caste
    BB
    Baren Chandra Barman
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Dinhata
    AC No. 6 · Cooch Behar
    UG
    Udayan Guha
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Natabari
    AC No. 7 · Cooch Behar
    MG
    Mihir Goswami
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Tufanganj

    AC No. 8 · Cooch Behar
    MR
    Malati Rava Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.12 Lakh
Total Electors
9.31 Lakh
Male Electors
8.81 Lakh
Female Electors
1,880
Polling Stations
14.82 Lakh
Votes Polled
81.79%
Turnout
Voter turnout81.79%
EVM votes 14,78,000Postal votes 4,400

About Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Constituency

State
West Bengal
Constituency number
1
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Cooch Behar
Assembly segments
8
Sitting member
Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
Party
All India Trinamool Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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