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[[File:Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|350 px|right|'''Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal'''1. '''Cooch Behar''', 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum]]
[[File:Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|350 px|right|'''Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal'''1. '''Cooch Behar''', 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum]]


As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 1 Coochbehar, reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes (SC)]], is composed of the following segments from 2009:<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 26 May 2014| work = Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher =Government of West Bengal}}</ref>
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 1 Coochbehar, reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Scheduled castes (SC)]], is composed of the following segments from 2009:<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 26 May 2014| work = Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher =Government of West Bengal}}</ref>
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|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Debendra Nath Karjee]]
|[[Debendra Nath Karjee]]
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
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|P. C. Barman
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|[[Indian National Congress]]
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|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |Benoy Krishna Das Choudhury
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|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
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|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Amar Roy Pradhan|Amarendranath Roy Pradhan]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Amar Roy Pradhan|Amarendranath Roy Pradhan]]
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|[[Nripendra Nath Roy]]
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|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Renuka Sinha]]
|[[Renuka Sinha]]
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|[[Parthapratim Roy|Partha Pratim Roy]]
|[[Parthapratim Roy|Partha Pratim Roy]]
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|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Nisith Pramanik]]
|[[Nisith Pramanik]]
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
===2016 by-election===
===2016 by-election===
{{Election box begin
{{Election box begin
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  |change    = -3.10
  |change    = -3.10
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 
|party      = Amra Bangalee
|candidate  = Subodh Barman
|votes      = 9,434
|percentage = 0.70
|change    = +0.39
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party      = KPP
|candidate  = Kangsa Raj Barman
|votes      = 8,336
|percentage = 0.62
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Naresh Chandra Roy
|votes      = 7,890
|percentage = 0.59
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate  = Nripen Karjee
|votes      = 5,693
|percentage = 0.42
|change    = -0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Nirmal Kumar Roy
|votes      = 4,617
|percentage = 0.34
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Welfare Party of India
|candidate  = Dhananjoy Barman
|votes      = 3,725
|percentage = 0.28
|change    = -0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = None of the above
  |party      = None of the above
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}}
}}
{{Election box majority
{{Election box majority
  |votes      = 413,241
  |votes      = 4,13,241
  |percentage = 30.71
  |percentage = 30.71
  |change    = +24.18
  |change    = +24.18
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout
{{Election box turnout
  |votes      = 1,345,717
  |votes      = 13,45,717
  |percentage = 78.39
  |percentage = 78.39
  |change    = -4.42
  |change    = -4.42
}}
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 
|reg. electors = 1,716,494
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner = All India Trinamool Congress
  |winner = All India Trinamool Congress
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  |change    = -2.33
  |change    = -2.33
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
 
|party      = RJSU
|candidate  = Kamal Krishna Bairagi
|votes      = 7,125
|percentage = 0.53
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate  = Nripen Karjee
|votes      = 6,742
|percentage = 0.51
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party of India (A)
|candidate  = Harekrishna Sarkar
|votes      = 5,796
|percentage = 0.44
|change    = +0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Welfare Party of India
|candidate  = Pijush Barman
|votes      = 5,137
|percentage = 0.39
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Independent (politician)
|candidate  = Hitendra Das
|votes      = 5,059
|percentage = 0.38
|change    = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Amra Bangalee
|candidate  = Dalendra Nath Ray
|votes      = 4,169
|percentage = 0.31
|change    = -0.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = None of the above
  |party      = None of the above
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  |change    = -1.54
  |change    = -1.54
}}
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
 
|reg. electors = 1,608,902
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box gain with party link
  |winner = All India Trinamool Congress
  |winner = All India Trinamool Congress
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}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
===General election 2009===  
===General election 2009===  
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: [[Cooch Behar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work=Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2014 }}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = All India Forward Bloc
   |party      = All India Forward Bloc
   |candidate  = Nripendra Nath Roy
   |candidate  = Nripendra Nath Roy
   |votes      = 508,677
   |votes      = 5,08,677
   |percentage = 44.66
   |percentage = 44.66
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
   |party      = All India Trinamool Congress
   |candidate  = Arghya Roy Pradhan
   |candidate  = Arghya Roy Pradhan
   |votes      = 466,928
   |votes      = 4,66,928
   |percentage = 41.65
   |percentage = 41.65
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 
  |party      = Amra Bangalee
  |candidate  = Dalendra Roy
  |votes      = 6,486
  |percentage = 0.58
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
  |candidate  = Nubash Barman
  |votes      = 3,737
  |percentage = 0.33
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Republican Party of India (A)
  |candidate  = Harekrishna Sarkar
  |votes      = 3,405
  |percentage = 0.30
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
  |candidate  = Krishna Kanta Barman
  |votes      = 2,960
  |percentage = 0.26
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority
{{Election box majority
  |votes      = 41,749
  |votes      = 41,749
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout
{{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 1,121,043
   |votes      = 11,21,043
   |percentage = 84.35
   |percentage = 84.35
   |change    =  
   |change    =  

Latest revision as of 16:37, 8 December 2021


Cooch Behar
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentNisith Pramanik
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1957-present
ReservationSC
StateWest Bengal
Total Electors1,613,417[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesMathabhanga
Cooch Behar Uttar
Cooch Behar Dakshin
Sitalkuchi
Sitai
Dinhata
Natabari

Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Cooch Behar in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Cooch Behar district. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Assembly segments[edit]

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 1 Coochbehar, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
2 Mathabhanga None Cooch Behar BJP Sushil Barman
3 Cooch Behar Uttar SC Cooch Behar BJP Sukumar Roy
4 Cooch Behar Dakshin None Cooch Behar BJP Nikhil Ranjan Dey
5 Sitalkuchi SC Cooch Behar BJP Baren Chandra Barman
6 Sitai SC Cooch Behar AITC Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia
7 Dinhata None Cooch Behar AITC Udayan Guha
8 Natabari None Cooch Behar BJP Mihir Goswami

The area under the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district will constitute the assembly constituencies of Mathabhanga and Sitalkuchi, whereas the area under the Dinhata subdivision will form the constituencies of Dinahata and Sitai.[2] The area under Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision will form Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin and Natabari constituencies, though Natabari will contain gram panchayats from Tufanganj subdivision also.[2]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Member of Parliament Party
1951 Upendra Nath Barman Indian National Congress
Birendra Nath Katham
Amiya Kanta Basu
1957 Upendra Nath Barman
Santosh Banerjee
1962 Debendra Nath Karjee All India Forward Bloc
1963 (bypoll) P. C. Barman Indian National Congress
1967 Benoy Krishna Das Choudhury All India Forward Bloc
1971 Indian National Congress
1977 Amarendranath Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004 Hiten Barman
2009 Nripendra Nath Roy
2014 Renuka Sinha All India Trinamool Congress
2016 (bypoll) Partha Pratim Roy
2019 Nisith Pramanik Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

General election 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nisith Pramanik 7,31,594 47.98 +31.64
AITC Paresh Chandra Adhikary 6,77,363 44.43 +4.92
AIFB Gobinda Chandra Roy 46,648 3.07 -29.91
INC Piya Roy Chowdhury 28,215 1.85 -2.52
NOTA None of the above 14,490 0.95
Majority 54,231 3.55
Turnout 15,25,446 84.08 +1.27
BJP gain from AITC Swing +13.36

2016 by-election[edit]

Bye-election, 2016 : Cooch Behar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Partha Pratim Ray 7,94,375 59.03 +19.52
BJP Hem Chandra Barman 3,81,134 28.32 +11.98
AIFB Nripendra Nath Roy 87,363 6.49 -26.49
INC Partha Pratim Isore 33,470 2.49 -3.10
NOTA None of the above 9,680 0.72 -0.14
Majority 4,13,241 30.71 +24.18
Turnout 13,45,717 78.39 -4.42
AITC hold Swing

2014 result[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Renuka Sinha 5,26,499 39.51 -2.14
AIFB Dipak Kumar Roy 4,39,393 32.98 -11.68
BJP Hem Chandra Barman 2,17,653 16.34 +10.51
INC Keshab Chandra Ray 74,540 5.59 N/A
BSP Girindra Nath Barman 15,683 1.18 -0.86
Independent Bangshi Badan Barman 13,205 0.99 -2.33
NOTA None of the above 11,409 0.86 N/A
Majority 87,107 6.53 +3.52
Turnout 13,32,409 82.81 -1.54
AITC gain from AIFB Swing

General election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Cooch Behar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Nripendra Nath Roy 5,08,677 44.66
AITC Arghya Roy Pradhan 4,66,928 41.65
BJP Bhabendra Nath Barman 65,325 5.83
Independent Bangshi Badan Barman 37,226 3.32
BSP Niranjan Barman 22,925 2.04
Independent Hitendra Das 11,374 1.01
Majority 41,749 3.01
Turnout 11,21,043 84.35
AIFB hold Swing

General election 2004[edit]

General Election, 2004: Cooch Behar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Hiten Barman 490,982 51.90
AITC Girindra Nath Barman 264,413 27.90
INC Sailen Barma 116,715 12.30
Forward Bloc(S) Amar Roy Pradhan 26,755 2.80
NCP Bharat Singha Sarkar 17,393 1.80
Independent Pradip Kumar Roy 11,021 1.20
Independent Nripen Karjee 10,682 1.10
style="background-color: Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Amra Bangalee|Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/shortname]] Dalendra Roy 8,527 0.90
Samajwadi Party Piyush Barman 6,075 0.60
Majority 226,569 23.90%
Turnout 9,47,381 82.5%
AIFB hold Swing

General election 1999[edit]

General Election, 1999: Cooch Behar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Amar Roy Pradhan 443,148 49.70
AITC Ambika Charan Ray 334,983 37.60
INC Sabita Roy 90,378 10.10
BSP Papiya Barman 17,188 1.90
Independent Mahendra Nath Das 2,766 0.30
Independent Nripen Karjee 2,385 0.30
NCP Usha Roy 981 0.10
Majority 108,165 (12.0%)
Turnout 9,02,487 (80.8%)
AIFB hold Swing

General election 1998[edit]

General Election, 1998: Cooch Behar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Amar Roy Pradhan 396,140 43.20
[[Marxist Forward Bloc|Template:Marxist Forward Bloc/meta/shortname]] Gobinda Ray 272,974 29.80
AITC Prasenjit Barman 218,093 10.10
BSP Papiya Barman 13,480 1.50
style="background-color: Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Amra Bangalee|Template:Amra Bangalee/meta/shortname]] Karneswar Barman 2,766 0.30
Majority 123,166 13.4
Turnout 9,16,783 83.6%
AIFB hold Swing

General elections 1957-2004[edit]

In 1951, Upendra Nath Barman, Birendra Nath Katham and Amiya Kanta Basu, all of Congress, won the North Bengal seat.[7] The winners and runners-up from Cooch Behar for subsequent elections are shown below. In a (by-election) in 1958[8]Nalini Ranjan Ghosh of Indian National Congress won.

Year Winner Runner Up Ref.
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1957 Santosh Banerjee Indian National Congress Shibendra Kumar Bhattacharya All India Forward Bloc
Upendranath Barman
1962 Debendranath Karjee All India Forward Bloc Upendra Nath Barman Indian National Congress [9]
1967 BKD Chowdhury PC Barman Indian National Congress [10]
1972 Benoy Krishna Das Chowdhury Indian National Congress Nagendra Nath Roy CPI(M) [11]
1977 Amarendra Nath Roy Pradhan All India Forward Bloc Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress [12]
1980 Amar Roy Pradhan Ambika Charan Roy Indian National Congress (I) [13]
1984 Amar Roy Pradhan Prasenjit Barman Indian National Congress [14]
1989 Amar Roy Pradhan Sabita Roy Indian National Congress [15]
1991 Amar Roy Pradhan Sabita Roy Indian National Congress [16]
1996 Amar Roy Pradhan Sabita Roy Indian National Congress [17]
1998 Amar Roy Pradhan Gobinda Roy Forward Bloc (Socialist) [18]
1999 Amar Roy Pradhan Ambika Charan Ray All India Trinamool Congress [19]
2004 Hiten Barman Girindra Nath Barman All India Trinamool Congress [20]
2009 Nripendra Nath Roy Arghya Roy Pradhan All India Trinamool Congress
2014 Renuka Sinha All India Trinamool Congress Dipak Kumar Roy All India Forward Bloc
2016

(By Poll)

Partha Pratim Roy Hem Chandra Barman Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Nisith Pramanik Bharatiya Janata Party Paresh Chandra Adhikari All India Trinamool Congress

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 1999 (13th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India, General Elections, 1999 (13th Lok Sabha) Section - West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bengal Congress MP, MLA". West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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