Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Cooch Behar is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar
in West Bengal
. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
The area under the Mathabhanga subdivision
of the Cooch Behar district
will constitute the assembly constituencies of Mathabhanga and Sitalkuchi, whereas the area under the Dinhata subdivision
will form the constituencies of Dinahata and Sitai. The area under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision
will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayat
s from Tufanganj subdivision
also.
In 2004 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at . Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 1 Coochbehar, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:- Mathabhanga (SC)Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mathabhanga is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 2) - Coochbehar UttarCooch Behar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Cooch Behar Uttar is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 3) - Coochbehar DakshinCooch Behar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Cooch Behar Dakshin is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 4) - Sitalkuchi (SC)Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sitalkuchi is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 5) - Sitai (SC)Sitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sitai is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 6) - DinhataDinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Dinhata is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 7) - NatabariNatabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Natabari is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 8)
The area under the Mathabhanga subdivision
Mathabhanga subdivision
Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Mathabhanga municipality and three community development blocks: Sitalkuchi, Mathabhanga–I and Mathabhanga–II. The three blocks contain 28 gram panchayats...
of the Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar District
Cooch Behar district is a district of the state of West Bengal, India, as well as the district's namesake town. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of a princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty....
will constitute the assembly constituencies of Mathabhanga and Sitalkuchi, whereas the area under the Dinhata subdivision
Dinhata subdivision
Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Dinhata municipality and three community development blocks: Dinhata–I, Dinhata–II and Sitai. The three blocks contain 33 gram panchayats and one census town...
will form the constituencies of Dinahata and Sitai. The area under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision
Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision
Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Cooch Behar municipality and two community development blocs: Cooch Behar–I and Cooch Behar–II. The two blocks contain 28 gram panchayats and three census towns...
will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
s from Tufanganj subdivision
Tufanganj subdivision
Tufanganj subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Tufanganj municipality and two community development blocks: Tufanganj–I and Tufanganj–II. The two blocks contain 25 gram panchayats...
also.
In 2004 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Sitalkuchi (SC)Sitalkuchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sitalkuchi is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 2) - Mathabhanga (SC)Mathabhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mathabhanga is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 3) - Cooch Behar NorthCooch Behar Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Cooch Behar Uttar is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 4) - Cooch Behar WestCooch Behar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Cooch Behar Dakshin is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 5) - SitaiSitai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Sitai is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 6) - DinhataDinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Dinhata is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 7) - NatabariNatabari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Natabari is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 8)
Election results
1951-1971
The winners are shown below.| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Santosh Banerjee | Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| Upendra Nath Barman | Congress | |
| 1958 (by-election By-election A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections.... ) |
Nalini Ranjan Ghosh N.R. Ghosh Nalini Ranjan Ghosh was an Indian politician. In the 1958 by-election, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Cooch Behar constituency. In 1962, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Jalpaiguri constituency. Ghosh was a member of the Indian National Congress party.... |
Congress |
| 1962 | Debendranath Karjee | Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... |
| 1967 | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury | Congress |
| 1971 | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury | Congress |
1977-2004
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Ambika Charan Roy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Prasenjit Barman | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Sabita Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Sabita Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Sabita Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Gobinda Roy | Forward Bloc (Socialist) Forward Bloc (Socialist) Forward Bloc , a break-away group from the All India Forward Bloc. FB existed around 1996-1998. The party was primarily based in northern West Bengal.... |
| 1999 | Amreandranath Roy Pradhan | Forward Bloc | Ambika Charan Ray | All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... |
| 2004 | Hiten Barman Hiten Barman Hiten Barman is an Indian politician, who belonged to the All India Forward Bloc. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Cooch Behar constituency of West Bengal.He later defected to the Trinamool Congress and won the 2011 assembly elections under its flag... |
All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... |
Girindra Nath Barman | All India Trinamool Congress |
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha