In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisith Pramanik | Bharatiya Janata Party | 728634 | 0 | 2960 | 731594 | 47.98 | Winner |
| Adhikary Paresh Chandra | All India Trinamool Congress | 676339 | 0 | 1024 | 677363 | 44.43 | 1st Runner-up |
| Gobinda Chandra Roy | All India Forward Bloc | 46648 | 0 | 162 | 46810 | 3.07 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Piya Roy Chowdhury | Indian National Congress | 28087 | 0 | 128 | 28215 | 1.85 | 3rd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 14470 | 0 | 20 | 14490 | 0.95 | 4th Runner-up |
| Nirmal Kumar Roy | Independent | 7068 | 0 | 1 | 7069 | 0.46 | 5th Runner-up |
| Harekrishna Sarkar | Independent | 6144 | 0 | 1 | 6145 | 0.4 | 6th Runner-up |
| Naresh Chandra Roy | Independent | 4068 | 0 | 9 | 4077 | 0.27 | 7th Runner-up |
| Prabhat Roy | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 3169 | 0 | 5 | 3174 | 0.21 | 8th Runner-up |
| Kangsa Raj Barman | Kamatapur People'S Party (United) | 2066 | 0 | 12 | 2078 | 0.14 | 9th Runner-up |
| Subodh Barman | Amra Bangalee | 1930 | 0 | 5 | 1935 | 0.13 | 10th Runner-up |
| Dhananjoy Barman | Welfare Party Of India | 1729 | 0 | 4 | 1733 | 0.11 | 11th Runner-up |
Cooch Behar Bye-Elections 2016 Result
| PC No. | PC Name | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coochbehar (SC) | Partha Pratim Ray | TMC | 794375 | Hem Chandra Barman | BJP | 381134 |
Cooch Behar Bye-Elections 2016 Candidate list
| Sl.No. | Candidate name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nripendra Nath Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2 | Partha Pratim Isore | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Partha Pratim Ray | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 4 | Hem Chandra Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Kangsa Raj Barman | Kamatapur People's Party (United) |
| 6 | Dhananjoy Barman | Welfare Party Of India |
| 7 | Nripen Karjee | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) |
| 8 | Subodh Barman | Amra Bangalee |
| 9 | Naresh Chandra Roy | Independent |
| 10 | Nirmal Kumar Roy | Independent |
About Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Constituency
One of the 42 Lok Sabha Constituencies of West Bengal, Cooch Behar Parliamentary Constituency is reserved for the SC category and was formed before the 1951 elections. 1,329,086 is the total electorate count in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 1). Out of these 700,250 number of electorates are males and the remaining 628,836 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest.It has over 1,340,000 electors and comprises of seven Vidhan Sabha segments. It represents the Cooch Behar District which belongs to the Administrative Division of Jalpaiguri. It has a total area of 3,390 sq km and is located in the eastern region of the state bordering Assam.The 136th most populous district of India, the census data of India states the total of Cooch Behar to be 2,820,780 with male population of 1,452,000 and female population of 1,368,000. From 2001 to 2011, the district has had a population growth rate of 14% and a population density of 832 people per sq km. It has a child population of 345,000 and a sex ratio of 942 females per 1000 males. The average literacy rate of Cooch Behar is 75%, with male literacy rate of 81% and female literacy rate of 69%. There are over 1800 schools and several colleges. Bengali is the official language of the area. Agriculture, tourism and trade are the primary economic activities here. The National Highway NH-31 connects the district to the national road network.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Cooch Behar Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Cooch Behar parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Cooch Behar constituency is Shri Renuka Sinha of AITC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Renuka Sinha | F | AITC | 526499 | Dipak Kumar Roy | M | AIFB | 439392 |
| 2009 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Roy,Shri Nripendra Nath | M | AIFB | 500677 | Arghya Roy Pradhan | M | AITC | 466928 |
| 2004 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Hiten Barman | M | AIFB | 490982 | Girindra Nath Barman | M | AITC | 264413 |
| 1999 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 443148 | Ambika Charan Ray | M | AITC | 334983 |
| 1998 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roypradhan | M | FBL | 396140 | Gobinda Roy | M | FB(S) | 272974 |
| 1996 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 393667 | Sabita Roy | M | INC | 304633 |
| 1991 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 414037 | Sabita Ray (W) | F | INC | 281805 |
| 1989 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 422168 | Sabita Roy | F | INC | 368698 |
| 1984 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Prodhan | M | FBL | 345160 | Prasenjit Barman | M | INC | 299643 |
| 1980 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amar Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 304158 | Ambika Charan Roy | M | INC(I) | 186012 |
| 1977 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Amrendranath Roy Pradhan | M | FBL | 226521 | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury | M | INC | 123663 |
| 1971 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury | M | INC | 150869 | Nagendra Nath Roy | M | CPM | 80265 |
| 1967 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | B. K. D. Chowdhury | M | FBL | 167971 | P. C. Barman | M | INC | 124135 |
| 1963 | Bye Pol | Cooch Behar | GEN | P.C.Barman | M | INC | 122205 | B.K.Daschoudhury | M | FB | 62611 |
| 1962 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Debendra Nath Karjee | M | FB | 141436 | Upendra Nath Barman | M | INC | 109676 |
| 1957 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Santosh Banerjee | M | INC | 247783 | Sibendra Kumar Bhattacharya | M | FBM | 173392 |
| 1957 | 1 | Cooch Behar | (SC) | Upendranath Barman | M | INC | 220572 | Kamalkrishna Roy Singha | M | FBM | 127583 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Cooch Behar Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Cooch Behar parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mathabhanga (SC) | Cooch Behar Uttar (SC) | Cooch Behar Dakshin |
| Sitalkuchi (SC) | Sitai (SC) | Dinhata |
| Natabari | ||
Last Updated on June 26, 2019