NEW DELHI: TMC's Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia won the Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 39250 votes.
The seat has witnessed a heated contest, with candidates vying for supremacy amidst significant socio-political dynamics. This Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
TMC candidate Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia is leading from Cooch Behar in the Lok Sabha election 2024, as per the latest voting trends.
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Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live UpdatesCooch Behar constituency voted in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on April 19. Voter turnout was recorded at 82.17 per cent. The seat is looking at a contest between Jagadish Chandra Basunia (AITC), Nisith Pramanik (BJP), Nitish Chandra Roy (AIFB), and Piya Roy Chowdhury (INC).
Cooch Behar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024
|
Candidate Name
| Party Name
| Votes
| Position
|
Nitish Pramanik
| BJP
| 749125
| Lost
|
Piya Roy Chowdhury
| AIFB
| 30267
| Lost
|
Piya Roy Chowdhury
| INC
| 10679
| Lost
|
Jagadish Chandra Basunia
| TMC
| 788375
| Won
|
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, BJP’s Nisith Pramanik had won this seat with 7,31,594 votes. AITC’s Adhikary Paresh Chandra came second with 6,77,363 votes.
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West Bengal Election Results 2024 Live UpdatesIn the 2014 Lok Sabha election, AITC’s Renuka Chandra won with 526,499 votes, while AIFB’s Deepak Kumar Roy came second with 439,392 votes.
As per the 2011 census, the Cooch Behar (SC) parliamentary seat boasts a substantial electorate, with approximately 48.6 per cent Scheduled Caste (SC) voters and around 26.3 per cent Muslim voters. Scheduled Tribe (ST) voters constitute approximately 0.5 per cent of the population. Rural voters make up the majority, accounting for around 90 per cent of the population, while urban voters comprise approximately 10 per cent of the populace.
As of the 2019 Parliament Election, the total number of voters in the Cooch Behar (SC) constituency stands at 18,10,660, with 2,010 polling booths facilitating the electoral process. The voter turnout for the 2019 Parliament Election was recorded at 83.8 per cent.
Details of the CandidatesSr.no.
| Party
| Candidate
| Assets (Rs)
| Criminal
Antecedents
|
1
| AITC
| Jagadish Chandra Barma Roy
| 2,69,07,638
2 Crore+
| Yes
|
2
| INC
| Piya Roy Chowdhury
| 1,07,52,713
1 Crore+
| No
|
3
| BJP
| Nitish Pramanik
| 1,05,12,609
1 Crore+
| Yes
|
4
| IND
| Harekrishna Sarkar
| 1,03,14,213 1 Crore+
| No
|
5
| AIFB
| Nitish Chandra Roy
| 71,81,048 71 Lacs+
| No
|
6
| IND
| Kishore Ray
| 35,05,000 35 Lacs+
| No
|
7
| IND
| Bidhan Das
| 33,76,900 33 Lacs+
| No
|
8
| IND
| Subodh Barman
| 32,69,507 32 Lacs+
| No
|
9
| BSP
| Purna Mohan Roy
| 26,05,500 26 Lacs+
| No
|
10
| IND
| Nabi Barman
| 21,00,597 21 Lacs+
| No
|
11
| IND
| Kamalesh Barman
| 10,04,067 10 Lacs+
| No
|
12
| Kamatapur People’s Party (United)
| Pradip Kumar Roy
| 9,36,404
9 Lacs+
| No
|
13
| SUCI(C)
| Dilip Chandra Barman
| 9,24,120
9 Lacs+
| No
|
14
| IND
| Amal Das
| 5,53,008
5 Lacs+
| No
|
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