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West Bengal · PC 1 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Cooch Behar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
NISITH PRAMANIK
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.0%AITC 44.4%10 others 7.6%
Votes
7,31,594
48.0% share
Winning margin
54,231
3.6% of votes
Total votes cast
15,24,683
Candidates
12
Seat history
5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NISITH PRAMANIK | NDA (NDA) | 7,31,594 | 48.0% |
| 2 | ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA |  AITC | 6,77,363 | 44.4% |
| 3 | GOBINDA CHANDRA ROY | 46,810 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | PIYA ROY CHOWDHURY | 28,215 | 1.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 14,490 | 0.9% |
| 6 | NIRMAL KUMAR ROY | IND | 7,069 | 0.5% |
| 7 | HAREKRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 6,145 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NARESH CHANDRA ROY | IND | 4,077 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PRABHAT ROY | SUCI(C) | 3,174 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KANGSA RAJ BARMAN | KPPU | 2,078 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SUBODH BARMAN | AMB | 1,935 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DHANANJOY BARMAN | WPOI | 1,733 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
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
BJP 48.0%AITC 44.4%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.