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West Bengal · PC 1 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Coochbehar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 48.5%BJP 46.1%13 others 5.4%
Votes
7,88,375
48.6% share
Winning margin
39,250
2.4% of votes
Total votes cast
16,24,634
Candidates
15
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 7,88,375 | 48.6% |
| 2 | NISITH PRAMANIK | NDA | 7,49,125 | 46.2% |
| 3 | NITISH CHANDRA ROY | 30,267 | 1.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 15,563 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PIYA ROY CHOWDHURY | INDIA bloc | 10,679 | 0.7% |
| 6 | HAREKRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 9,467 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KAMALESH BARMAN | IND | 2,993 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NABI BARMAN | IND | 2,724 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SUBODH BARMAN | IND | 2,599 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DILIP CHANDRA BARMAN | 2,468 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | PURNA MOHAN ROY | 2,097 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | BIDHAN DAS | IND | 2,072 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KISHORE RAY | IND | 1,606 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PRADIP KUMAR ROY | KPPU | 1,518 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AMAL DAS | IND | 1,495 | 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
lean2.4%
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
AITC 48.6%BJP 46.2%OTH 4.3%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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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