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West Bengal · PC 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Cooch Behar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
AMAR ROY PRADHAN
FBL· United Front
FBL 42.2%INC 32.7%4 others 25.1%
Votes
3,93,667
42.2% share
Winning margin
89,034
9.6% of votes
Total votes cast
9,32,463
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR ROY PRADHAN |  FBLUnited Front | 3,93,667 | 42.2% |
| 2 | SABITA ROY | INC | 3,04,633 | 32.7% |
| 3 | HITEN BARMAN | FB(S) | 1,45,078 | 15.6% |
| 4 | BHAHENDRA NATH BARMAN | BJP | 75,456 | 8.1% |
| 5 | KARNESWAR BARMAN | AMB | 11,650 | 1.3% |
| 6 | NUBASH BARMAN | IND | 1,979 | 0.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 29.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
11th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
17th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 42.2%INC 32.7%FB(S) 15.6%BJP 8.1%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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