Coochbehar Dakshin is assembly constituency number 4 in West Bengal, in Koch Bihar district, and one of the segments of the Coochbehar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Rathindra Bose of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.8% of the vote, 23,284 votes ahead of Avijit De Bhowmik (AITC).
- 01Rathindra BoseBJP1,08,48252.81%
- 02Avijit De BhowmikTMC85,19841.48%
- 03Nazmul Alom SarkarAIFB3,1371.53%
- 04Khokan MiahINC2,9711.45%
- 05Surath Kumar Hom RoyIndependent5750.28%
- 10 other candidates · 3,280 votesNOTA · 1,770 (0.86%)
Margin 23,284 votes · 11.34% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,05,413 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathindra BoseMale · 65 yrs | BJP | 1,08,482 | 52.81% |
| 2 | Avijit De BhowmikMale · 51 yrs | TMC | 85,198 | 41.48% |
| 3 | Nazmul Alom SarkarMale · 41 yrs | AIFB | 3,137 | 1.53% |
| 4 | Khokan MiahMale · 52 yrs | INC | 2,971 | 1.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,770 | 0.86% |
| 5 | Surath Kumar Hom RoyMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 575 | 0.28% |
| 6 | Bhaskar Jyoti DuttaMale · 51 yrs | BSP | 561 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Ranjit SarkarMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 502 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Bidhan BarmaMale · 45 yrs · SC | KPPU | 471 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Suman PanditMale · 47 yrs | SUCI | 400 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Santosh BarmanMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 336 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Ananta BarmanMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 259 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Koushik BhattacharjeeMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 245 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Rashidul AlamMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 196 | 0.10% |
| 14 | Haridas ModakMale · 67 yrs | AMB | 185 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Abhijit DeyMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 125 | 0.06% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Coochbehar Dakshin result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikhil Ranjan Dey | BJP | 91,560 | 46.83% |
| 2 | Avijit De Bhowmik | TMC | 86,629 | 44.31% |
| 3 | Akshay Thakur | AIFB | 10,246 | 5.24% |
| 4 | Rati Ranjan Paul | Independent | 1,485 | 0.76% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,464 | 0.75% |
| 5 | Khokan Majumdar | BSP | 1,419 | 0.73% |
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| 6 | Nazma Khandakar | SUCI | 1,138 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Anamika Paul | Independent | 739 | 0.38% |
| 8 | Bidhan Barma | Independent | 496 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Babla Deb | AMB | 329 | 0.17% |
Coochbehar Dakshin result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihir Goswami | TMC | 82,849 | 46.24% |
| 2 | Debasis Banik | AIFB | 64,654 | 36.08% |
| 3 | Nikhil Ranjan Dey | BJP | 18,176 | 10.14% |
| 4 | Maya Majumder | BSP | 5,197 | 2.90% |
| 5 | Amita Das | AMB | 2,703 | 1.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,489 | 1.39% |
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| 6 | Nazma Khandakar | SUCI | 1,678 | 0.94% |
| 7 | Akik Hossain Chowdhury | KPPU | 1,427 | 0.80% |
Coochbehar Dakshin result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshay Thakur | AIFB | 72,028 | 47.04% |
| 2 | Abdul Jalil Ahmed | TMC | 69,165 | 45.17% |
| 3 | Gayetri Kar | BJP | 6,419 | 4.19% |
| 4 | Sanat Sen | Independent | 2,207 | 1.44% |
| 5 | Shyamal Chandra Barman | Independent | 1,277 | 0.83% |
| 6 | Prahlad Chandra Datta | Independent | 745 | 0.49% |
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| 7 | Krishna Kanta Barman | Independent | 685 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Chanchal Sarkar | PDCI | 589 | 0.38% |
Coochbehar Dakshin outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Koch Bihar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Coochbehar Dakshin is one of the assembly segments of Coochbehar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Coochbehar candidates.
- Jagadish Chandra Barma BasuniaTMC95,092 49.3%
- Nisith PramanikBJP87,383 45.3%
- Nitish Chandra RoyAIFB5,275 2.7%
- Piya Roy ChowdhuryINC1,726 0.9%
- Harekrishna SarkarIndependent1,026 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 7,709 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Coochbehar Dakshin.
Who won the Coochbehar Dakshin assembly seat in 2026?
Rathindra Bose of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Coochbehar Dakshin in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,08,482 votes, which was 52.81% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Coochbehar Dakshin?
The margin was 23,284 votes (11.34% of valid votes). The runner-up was Avijit De Bhowmik of the All India Trinamool Congress with 85,198 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Coochbehar Dakshin in 2026?
Turnout was 95.96%: 2,05,786 of 2,14,440 registered electors voted, across 268 polling stations. That is 12.3 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Coochbehar Dakshin part of?
Coochbehar Dakshin is an assembly segment of the Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Coochbehar Dakshin a reserved constituency?
No. Coochbehar Dakshin is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Coochbehar Dakshin?
The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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