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West Bengal · PC 1 · 2004Reserved (SC)
Cooch Behar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
Hiten Barman
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 51.5%AITC 27.8%7 others 20.7%
Votes
4,90,982
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,26,569
23.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,52,563
Candidates
9
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiten Barman | Left Front | 4,90,982 | 51.5% |
| 2 | Girindra Nath Barman |  AITC | 2,64,413 | 27.8% |
| 3 | Sailen Barma | UPA | 1,16,715 | 12.3% |
| 4 | Amar Roy Pradhan | IND | 26,755 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Bharat Singha Sarkar | IND | 17,393 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Pradip Kumar Roy | IND | 11,021 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Nripen Karjee | IND | 10,682 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Dalendra Nath Roy | AMB | 8,527 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Pijush Barman | 6,075 | 0.6% |
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.8%
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
AIFB 51.5%AITC 27.8%INC 12.3%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A 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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