Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543
parliamentary
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constituencies in
India
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. The constituency centres on
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...
in
West Bengal
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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 () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal.
Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar st ...
. 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
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Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:
The area under the
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 subdivi ...
of the
Cooch Behar district
Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal.
Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar st ...
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
Cooch Behar Sadar 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
Cooch Behar Sa ...
will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayat
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s from Tufanganj subdivision
Tufanganj 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
Tufanganj subdivision ...
also.[
]
Members of Parliament
Election results
General election 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 Congress
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, won the North Bengal seat. The winners and runners-up from Cooch Behar for subsequent elections are shown below. In a (by-election
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) in 1958 Nalini Ranjan Ghosh of Indian National Congress won.
See also
* List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
References
External links
Coochbehar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
{{West Bengal elections
Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
Politics of Cooch Behar district