Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on

Cooch Behar Cooch Behar (), also known as Koch Bihar, is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal and it stands on bank of the Torsa river. The city is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. During the British Raj, Cooch Behar was the seat of the ...

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. All the seven assembly segments of No. 1 Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency are in

Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar district (), also known as Koch Bihar district, is one of the List of districts of West Bengal, 23 districts of the state of West Bengal in India. The district is the part of Jalpaiguri division, Jalpaiguri Division. Cooch Behar ci ...

. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Assembly segments

As per order of the

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in respect of the

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Mathabhanga subdivision Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Mathabhanga subdivis ...

of the

will constitute the assembly constituencies of Mathabhanga and Sitalkuchi, whereas the area under the

Dinhata subdivision Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Administrative units Dinhata subdivision has 2 ...

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 panchayats from Tufanganj subdivision also.

Members of Parliament

^ denotes by-polls

Election results

2024

2019

2016 by-election

2014 result

General election 2009

General election 2004

General election 1999

General election 1998

General elections 1957-2004

In 1951, Upendra Nath Barman, Birendra Nath Katham and Amiya Kanta Basu, all of

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, won the North Bengal seat. The winners and runners-up from Cooch Behar for subsequent elections are shown below. In (

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

)1958, Nalini Ranjan Ghosh of Indian National Congress won.

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Coochbehar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
{{Coord, 26.32419, N, 89.45103, E, display=title, format=dms} Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Politics of Cooch Behar district