- Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: কোচবিহার লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) 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.
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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:[1]
- Mathabhanga (SC) (assembly constituency no. 2)
- Coochbehar Uttar (assembly constituency no. 3)
- Coochbehar Dakshin (assembly constituency no. 4)
- Sitalkuchi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 5)
- Sitai (SC) (assembly constituency no. 6)
- Dinhata (assembly constituency no. 7)
- Natabari (assembly constituency no. 8)
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.[1] The area under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayats from Tufanganj subdivision also.[1]
In 2004 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]- Sitalkuchi (SC) (assembly constituency no. 2)
- Mathabhanga (SC) (assembly constituency no. 3)
- Cooch Behar North (assembly constituency no. 4)
- Cooch Behar West (assembly constituency no. 5)
- Sitai (assembly constituency no. 6)
- Dinhata (assembly constituency no. 7)
- Natabari (assembly constituency no. 8)
Election results
General Election, 2009: Cooch Behar[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Forward Bloc Nripendra Nath Roy 499,307 Trinamool Congress Arghya Roy Pradhan 466,928 BJP Bhabendra Nath Barman 65,325 Independent Bangshi Badan Barman 37,226 BSP Niranjan Barman 22,925 Independent Hitendra Das 11,374 AMB Dalendra Roy 6,486 Independent Nubash Barman 3,737 RPI Harekrishna Sarkar 3,405 Independent Krishna Kanta Barman 2,960 Turnout 1,119,073 Forward Bloc hold Swing Results prior to 2009
Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:
1951-1971
The winners are shown below. [4]
Year Winner Party 1957 Santosh Banerjee Congress Upendra Nath Barman Congress 1958 (by-election) Nalini Ranjan Ghosh[5] Congress 1962 Debendranath Karjee Forward Bloc 1967 Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Congress 1971 Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Congress 1977-2004
Year Winner Runner-up Candidate Party Candidate Party 1977[6] Amreandranath Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress 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) 1999 Amreandranath Roy Pradhan Forward Bloc Ambika Charan Ray All India Trinamool Congress 2004 Hiten Barman All India Forward Bloc Girindra Nath Barman All India Trinamool Congress See also
References
- ^ a b c "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Bengal Congress MP, MLA". West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. http://www.wbpcc.org/congmpmla.htm.
- ^ "1 – Cooch Behar Parliamentary Constituency". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp01.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
Cooch Behar district topics General Subdivisions Community development blocks Cooch Behar I • Cooch Behar II • Dinhata I • Dinhata II • Sitai • Sitalkuchi • Mathabhanga I • Mathabhanga II • Mekhliganj • Haldibari • Tufanganj I • Tufanganj IIRivers Transport Railway Stations Lok Sabha constituencies Cooch Behar • Alipurduars (one assembly segment) • Jalpaiguri (one assembly segment)Vidhan Sabha constituencies Mekliganj • Mathabhanga • Cooch Behar Uttar • Cooch Behar Dakshin • Sitalkuchi • Sitai • Dinhata • Natabari • TufanganjSee also Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district • People from Cooch Behar district • Villages in Cooch Behar districtOther districts Bankura • Bardhaman • Birbhum • Dakshin Dinajpur • Darjeeling • Hooghly • Howrah • Jalpaiguri • Kolkata • Malda • Murshidabad • Nadia • North 24 Parganas • Paschim Medinipur • Purba Medinipur • Purulia • South 24 Parganas • Uttar DinajpurCoordinates: 26°19′27″N 89°27′04″E / 26.32419°N 89.45103°E
Categories:- Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
- Politics in Cooch Behar district
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