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Lok Sabha constituency 1 · West Bengal · SC

Coochbehar is parliamentary constituency number 1 in West Bengal, made up of 7 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 48.6% of the vote, 39,250 votes ahead of Nisith Pramanik (BJP).

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Coochbehar · 2024PC 1
  1. 01
    Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
    TMC
    7,88,375
    48.57%
  2. 02
    Nisith Pramanik
    BJP
    7,49,125
    46.16%
  3. 03
    Nitish Chandra Roy
    AIFB
    30,267
    1.86%
  4. 04
    Piya Roy Chowdhury
    INC
    10,679
    0.66%
  5. 05
    Harekrishna Sarkar
    Independent
    9,467
    0.58%
  6. 9 other candidates · 19,572 votesNOTA · 15,563 (0.96%)

Margin 39,250 votes · 2.42% of valid votes

19,70,743
Registered electors
2024 election
82.4%
Turnout
19 Apr 2024
39,250
Victory margin
2.4% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 16,23,048 valid votes, NOTA included.

Coochbehar 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jagadish Chandra Barma BasuniaMale · 60 yrs · SCTMC7,88,375
48.57%
2Nisith PramanikMale · 38 yrs · SCBJP7,49,125
46.16%
3Nitish Chandra RoyMale · 63 yrs · SCAIFB30,267
1.86%
—NOTANOTA15,563
0.96%
4Piya Roy ChowdhuryFemale · 43 yrs · SCINC10,679
0.66%
5Harekrishna SarkarMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent9,467
0.58%
6Kamalesh BarmanMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent2,993
0.18%
7Nabi BarmanMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent2,724
0.17%
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8Subodh BarmanMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent2,599
0.16%
9Dilip Chandra BarmanMale · 44 yrs · SCSUCI2,468
0.15%
10Purna Mohan RoyMale · 52 yrs · SCBSP2,097
0.13%
11Bidhan DasMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent2,072
0.13%
12Kishore RayMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent1,606
0.10%
13Pradip Kumar RoyMale · 59 yrs · SCKPPU1,518
0.09%
14Amal DasMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent1,495
0.09%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries, with bye-elections.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024TMC 48.6%BJP 46.2%AIFB 1.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Jagadish Chandra Barma BasuniaTMC · 48.6% · margin 39,250Turnout82.4%
2019Nisith PramanikBJP · 48.0% · margin 54,231Turnout84.0%
2016 byePartha Pratim RayTMC · 59.0% · margin 4,13,241Turnout78.4%
2014Renuka SinhaTMC · 39.5% · margin 87,107Turnout82.6%
2009Nripendra Nath RoyAIFB · 44.7% · margin 33,749Turnout84.3%

Coochbehar bye-election, 19 Nov 2016

Coochbehar bye-election 2016-11-19
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Partha Pratim RayTMC7,94,375
59.03%
2Hem Chandra BarmanBJP3,81,134
28.32%
3Nripendra Nath RoyAIFB87,363
6.49%
4Partha Pratim IsoreINC33,470
2.49%
—NOTANOTA9,680
0.72%
5Subodh BarmanAB9,434
0.70%
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6Kangsa Raj BarmanKPP(UNITED)8,336
0.62%
7Naresh Chandra RoyIndependent7,890
0.59%
8Nripen KarjeeSUCI5,693
0.42%
9Nirmal Kumar RoyIndependent4,617
0.34%
10Dhananjoy BarmanWPI3,725
0.28%

Coochbehar Lok Sabha result 2019

Coochbehar 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nisith PramanikBJP7,31,594
47.98%
2Adhikary Paresh ChandraTMC6,77,363
44.43%
3Gobinda Chandra RoyAIFB46,810
3.07%
4Piya Roy ChowdhuryINC28,215
1.85%
—NOTANOTA14,490
0.95%
5Nirmal Kumar RoyIndependent7,069
0.46%
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6Harekrishna SarkarIndependent6,145
0.40%
7Naresh Chandra RoyIndependent4,077
0.27%
8Prabhat RoySUCI(C)3,174
0.21%
9Kangsa Raj BarmanKPPU2,078
0.14%
10Subodh BarmanAMB1,935
0.13%
11Dhananjoy BarmanWPOI1,733
0.11%

Coochbehar Lok Sabha result 2014

Coochbehar 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Renuka SinhaTMC5,26,499
39.51%
2Dipak Kumar RoyAIFB4,39,392
32.98%
3Hem Chandra BarmanBJP2,17,653
16.34%
4Keshab Chandra RayINC74,540
5.59%
5Girindra Nath BarmanBSP15,683
1.18%
6Bangshi Badan BarmanIndependent13,205
0.99%
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—NOTANOTA11,409
0.86%
7Kamal Krishna BairagiRaJSP7,125
0.53%
8Nripen KarjeeSUCI6,742
0.51%
9Harekrishna SarkarRPI(A)5,796
0.44%
10Pijush BarmanWPOI5,137
0.39%
11Hitendra DasIndependent5,059
0.38%
12Dalendra Nath RayAMB4,169
0.31%

Coochbehar Lok Sabha result 2009

Coochbehar 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nripendra Nath RoyAIFB5,00,677
44.66%
2Arghya Roy PradhanTMC4,66,928
41.65%
3Bhabendra Nath BarmanBJP65,325
5.83%
4Bangshi Badan BarmanIndependent37,226
3.32%
5Niranjan BarmanBSP22,925
2.04%
6Hitendra DasIndependent11,374
1.01%
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7Dalendra RoyAMB6,486
0.58%
8Nubash BarmanIndependent3,737
0.33%
9Harekrishna SarkarRPI(A)3,405
0.30%
10Krishna Kanta BarmanIndependent2,960
0.26%
Assembly segments

Lead of Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (AITC) over Nisith Pramanik (BJP) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Nisith Pramanik (BJP) ledJagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (TMC) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Coochbehar: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Mathabhanga AC 22,65,316BJP by 10,638BJP (2026)
Coochbehar Uttar AC 32,92,443BJP by 17,989BJP (2026)
Coochbehar Dakshin AC 42,41,441AITC by 7,709BJP (2026)
Sitalkuchi AC 53,04,609AITC by 16,276BJP (2026)
Sitai AC 63,04,238AITC by 28,377AITC (2026)
Dinhata AC 73,07,585AITC by 18,014BJP (2026)
Natabari AC 82,55,111BJP by 1,146BJP (2026)
Map

Coochbehar outlined in orange among the West Bengal Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Coochbehar Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Coochbehar in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 7,88,375 votes (48.57%). The margin over Nisith Pramanik (BJP) was 39,250 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Coochbehar in 2024?

16,24,634 of 19,70,743 registered electors voted, a turnout of 82.44% across 2,043 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Coochbehar?

Coochbehar is made up of 7 assembly segments: Mathabhanga, Coochbehar Uttar, Coochbehar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata, Natabari. Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia led in 4 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Coochbehar in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (TMC); 2019: Nisith Pramanik (BJP); 2014: Renuka Sinha (TMC); 2009: Nripendra Nath Roy (AIFB).

Is Coochbehar a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

Yes. Coochbehar is reserved for scheduled castes (sc). Only candidates from that community can contest; every registered voter in the constituency can vote.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Coochbehar?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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