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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1996
Cooch Behar North
Winner — 1996
MIHIR GOSWAMI
INC· INC
INC 47.2%FBL 41.8%6 others 11.0%
Votes
59,375
47.3% share
Winning margin
6,864
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.3%
of 1,48,979
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIHIR GOSWAMI | INC | 59,375 | 47.3% |
| 2 | APARAJITA GOPPI |  FBL | 52,511 | 41.8% |
| 3 | HARIPADA PAUL | BJP | 10,070 | 8.0% |
| 4 | BIMAL KANTI BASU | FB(S) | 1,703 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PAPIYA BARMAN | 1,268 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | BADAL ROY | IND | 328 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NIRENDRA PRASAD KARJEE | AMB | 238 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUBHAS CHAKRABORTY | IND | 172 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.5% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
54th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%FBL 41.8%BJP 8.0%OTH 3.0%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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