EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

Cooch Behar, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) was won by Nisith Pramanik (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 54,231 votes over Adhikary Paresh Chandra. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Santosh Banerjee Indian National Congress 247,783 32.2% Upendranath Barman (Indian National Congress) 27,211 (3.5 pts)
1962 Debendra Nath Karjee FB 141,436 56.3% Upendra Nath Barman (Indian National Congress) 31,760 (12.7 pts)
1967 B. K. D. Chowdhury All India Forward Bloc 167,971 51.6% P. C. Barman (Indian National Congress) 43,836 (13.5 pts)
1971 Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress 150,869 43.4% Nagendra Nath Roy (CPI (Marxist)) 70,604 (20.3 pts)
1977 Amrendranath Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 226,521 64.7% Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury (Indian National Congress) 102,858 (29.4 pts)
1980 Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 304,158 59.4% Ambika Charan Roy (Congress (I)) 118,146 (23.1 pts)
1984 Amar Roy Prodhan All India Forward Bloc 345,160 53.0% Prasenjit Barman (Indian National Congress) 45,517 (7.0 pts)
1989 Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 422,168 51.4% Sabita Roy (Indian National Congress) 53,470 (6.5 pts)
1991 Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 414,037 50.5% Sabita Ray (W) (Indian National Congress) 132,232 (16.1 pts)
1996 Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 393,667 42.2% Sabita Roy (Indian National Congress) 89,034 (9.6 pts)
1998 Amar Roypradhan All India Forward Bloc 396,140 43.8% Gobinda Roy (FB(S)) 123,166 (13.6 pts)
1999 Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 443,148 49.7% Ambika Charan Ray (All India Trinamool Congress) 108,165 (12.1 pts)
2004 Hiten Barman AIFB 490,982 51.5% Girindra Nath Barman (All India Trinamool Congress) 226,569 (23.8 pts)
2009 Nripendra Nath Roy AIFB 500,677 44.7% Arghya Roy Pradhan (All India Trinamool Congress) 33,749 (3.0 pts)
2014 Renuka Sinha All India Trinamool Congress 526,499 39.5% Dipak Kumar Roy (AIFB) 87,107 (6.5 pts)
2019 Nisith Pramanik Bharatiya Janata Party 731,594 48.4% Adhikary Paresh Chandra (All India Trinamool Congress) 54,231 (3.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Santosh Banerjee Indian National Congress 247,783 32.2%
Upendranath Barman Indian National Congress 220,572 28.7%
Sibendra Kumar Bhattacharya FBM 173,392 22.5%
Kamalkrishna Roy Singha FBM 127,583 16.6%
Devendra Mohan Sarkar Praja Socialist Party 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Debendra Nath Karjee FB 141,436 56.3%
Upendra Nath Barman Indian National Congress 109,676 43.7%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B. K. D. Chowdhury All India Forward Bloc 167,971 51.6%
P. C. Barman Indian National Congress 124,135 38.1%
S. C. R. Singh Swatantra Party 33,431 10.3%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress 150,869 43.4%
Nagendra Nath Roy CPI (Marxist) 80,265 23.1%
Amarendranath Roy Prodhan All India Forward Bloc 77,090 22.2%
Prasenjit Barman Congress (O) 34,874 10.0%
Rabindranath Sarker Independent 4,660 1.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amrendranath Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 226,521 64.7%
Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress 123,663 35.3%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 304,158 59.4%
Ambika Charan Roy Congress (I) 186,012 36.3%
Dharama Narayan Barman Janata Party (Secular) 11,532 2.3%
Durga Charan Roy Kayet Independent 6,752 1.3%
Paresh Chandra Barman Janata Party 2,809 0.5%
Surendra Mohan Roy Independent 609 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Prodhan All India Forward Bloc 345,160 53.0%
Prasenjit Barman Indian National Congress 299,643 46.0%
Durga Charan Roy Kayet Independent 5,914 0.9%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 422,168 51.4%
Sabita Roy Indian National Congress 368,698 44.8%
Mahendra Nath Das Bahujan Samaj Party 22,444 2.7%
Nripen Karjee Independent 3,289 0.4%
Manindra Nath Roy Independent 2,204 0.3%
Karneswar Barman AMB 2,159 0.3%
Khagen Barman INC(O) 1,165 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 414,037 50.5%
Sabita Ray (W) Indian National Congress 281,805 34.4%
Bhabendra Nath Barman Bharatiya Janata Party 106,251 13.0%
Mahendra Nath Das Bahujan Samaj Party 14,081 1.7%
Nripen Karjee Independent 3,186 0.4%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 393,667 42.2%
Sabita Roy Indian National Congress 304,633 32.7%
Hiten Barman FB(S) 145,078 15.6%
Bhahendra Nath Barman Bharatiya Janata Party 75,456 8.1%
Karneswar Barman AMB 11,650 1.2%
Nubash Barman Independent 1,979 0.2%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roypradhan All India Forward Bloc 396,140 43.8%
Gobinda Roy FB(S) 272,974 30.2%
Prasenjit Barman West Bengal Trinamool Congress 218,093 24.1%
Papiya Barman Bahujan Samaj Party 13,480 1.5%
Karneswar Barman AMB 4,391 0.5%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amar Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc 443,148 49.7%
Ambika Charan Ray All India Trinamool Congress 334,983 37.6%
Sabita Roy Indian National Congress 90,378 10.1%
Papiya Barman Bahujan Samaj Party 17,188 1.9%
Mahendra Nath Das Independent 2,766 0.3%
Nripen Karjee Independent 2,385 0.3%
Usha Roy Nationalist Congress Party 981 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hiten Barman AIFB 490,982 51.5%
Girindra Nath Barman All India Trinamool Congress 264,413 27.8%
Sailen Barma Indian National Congress 116,715 12.3%
Amar Roy Pradhan Independent 26,755 2.8%
Bharat Singha Sarkar Independent 17,393 1.8%
Pradip Kumar Roy Independent 11,021 1.2%
Nripen Karjee Independent 10,682 1.1%
Dalendra Nath Roy AMB 8,527 0.9%
Pijush Barman Samajwadi Party 6,075 0.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nripendra Nath Roy AIFB 500,677 44.7%
Arghya Roy Pradhan All India Trinamool Congress 466,928 41.7%
Bhabendra Nath Barman Bharatiya Janata Party 65,325 5.8%
Bangshi Badan Barman Independent 37,226 3.3%
Niranjan Barman Bahujan Samaj Party 22,925 2.0%
Hitendra Das Independent 11,374 1.0%
Dalendra Roy AMB 6,486 0.6%
Nubash Barman Independent 3,737 0.3%
Harekrishna Sarkar RPI(A) 3,405 0.3%
Krishna Kanta Barman Independent 2,960 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Renuka Sinha All India Trinamool Congress 526,499 39.5%
Dipak Kumar Roy AIFB 439,392 33.0%
Hem Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party 217,653 16.3%
Keshab Chandra Ray Indian National Congress 74,540 5.6%
Girindra Nath Barman Bahujan Samaj Party 15,683 1.2%
Bangshi Badan Barman Independent 13,205 1.0%
None Of The Above Independent 11,409 0.9%
Kamal Krishna Bairagi RJSP 7,125 0.5%
Nripen Karjee SUCI(C) 6,742 0.5%
Harekrishna Sarkar RPI(A) 5,796 0.4%
Pijush Barman WPOI 5,137 0.4%
Hitendra Das Independent 5,059 0.4%
Dalendra Nath Ray AB 4,169 0.3%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nisith Pramanik Bharatiya Janata Party 731,594 48.4%
Adhikary Paresh Chandra All India Trinamool Congress 677,363 44.9%
Gobinda Chandra Roy AIFB 46,810 3.1%
Piya Roy Chowdhury Indian National Congress 28,215 1.9%
Nirmal Kumar Roy Independent 7,069 0.5%
Harekrishna Sarkar Independent 6,145 0.4%
Naresh Chandra Roy Independent 4,077 0.3%
Prabhat Roy SUCI(C) 3,174 0.2%
Kangsa Raj Barman KPP(U) 2,078 0.1%
Subodh Barman AB 1,935 0.1%
Dhananjoy Barman WPOI 1,733 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 3.5 pts 1962: FB margin 12.7 pts 1967: All India Forward Bloc margin 13.5 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 20.3 pts 1977: All India Forward Bloc margin 29.4 pts 1980: All India Forward Bloc margin 23.1 pts 1984: All India Forward Bloc margin 7.0 pts 1989: All India Forward Bloc margin 6.5 pts 1991: All India Forward Bloc margin 16.1 pts 1996: All India Forward Bloc margin 9.6 pts 1998: All India Forward Bloc margin 13.6 pts 1999: All India Forward Bloc margin 12.1 pts 2004: AIFB margin 23.8 pts 2009: AIFB margin 3.0 pts 2014: All India Trinamool Congress margin 6.5 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.6 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Cooch Behar has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, FB, All India Forward Bloc, AIFB, All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cooch Behar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Nisith Pramanik (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Cooch Behar, West Bengal, in 2019 with 731,594 votes (48.4%), a margin of 54,231 votes over Adhikary Paresh Chandra.

Which parties have won Cooch Behar since 1957?

Since 1957, Cooch Behar has been won by: AIFB, All India Forward Bloc, All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, FB, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Cooch Behar?

The closest result on record for Cooch Behar was 2009, when AIFB beat All India Trinamool Congress by just 33,749 votes (3.0 percentage points).

Related Pages