Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Expand list|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Cooch Behar Uttar
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Cooch Behar Uttar.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = West Bengal
| district = Cooch Behar
| loksabha_cons = Cooch Behar
| constituency_no = 3
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = Sukumar Roy
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2021
| electors = 282,988
}}
Cooch Behar Uttar is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 3 Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) covers Cooch Behar II community development block.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 20 June 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission}}
Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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| style="color:#0645AD;" |2011 | rowspan=2|Nagendra Nath Roy | rowspan=2|All India Forward Bloc{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}} |
| 2016 | ||
| 2021 | Sukumar Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Cooch Behar Uttar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukumar Roy
|votes = 1,20,483
|percentage = 49.40
|change = {{increase}}35.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Binoy Krishna Barman
|votes = 1,05,868
|percentage = 43.40
|change = {{increase}}5.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Nagendra Nath Roy
|votes = 11,475
|percentage = 4.70
|change = {{decrease}}38.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,570
|percentage = 0.64
|change = {{decrease}}0.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Anil Chandra Roy
|votes = 1,386
|percentage = 0.57
|change = {{decrease}}0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Naresh Chandra Roy
|votes = 1,379
|percentage = 0.57
|change = {{no change}}
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Kamtapur People's Party (United)
|candidate = Samaresh Ray
|votes = 1,127
|percentage = 0.46
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Gopal Roy
|votes = 628
|percentage = 0.26
|change = {{decrease}}0.41
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,43,916
|percentage = 86.19
|change = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
In the 2016 elections, Nagendranath Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Parimal Burman of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal state assembly election: Cooch Behar Uttar{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=3| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123152/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=3| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 14 July 2014|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Cooch Behar Uttar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Nagendra Nath Roy
|votes = 97,629
|percentage = 43.63
|change = -1.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Parimal Barman
|votes = 85,336
|percentage = 38.14
|change = -5.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukumar Roy
|votes = 30,025
|percentage = 13.42
|change = +6.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,649
|percentage = 1.18
|change = +1.18
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,23,771
|percentage = 86.49
|change = +0.44
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Forward Bloc
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
In the 2011 elections, Nagendranath Roy of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Prasenjit Burman of Trinamool Congress.
{{Election box begin | title=2011 West Bengal state assembly election: Cooch Behar Uttar{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=3| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123152/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=3| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 14 July 2014|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Cooch Behar Uttar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 20 April 2011}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Nagendra Nath Roy
|votes = 84,825
|percentage = 45.11
|change = -5.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Prasenjit Barman
|votes = 82,628
|percentage = 43.94
|change = +10.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Malati Rava (Ray)
|votes = 12,608
|percentage = 6.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nirmal Kumar Roy
|votes = 4,745
|percentage = 2.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = RPI
|candidate = Ratan Barman
|votes = 1,883
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kulen Das
|votes = 1,343
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 188,032
|percentage = 86.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Forward Bloc
|swing = -16.02
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1977 – 2006: Cooch Behar North constituency=
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2006{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and 2001{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} state assembly elections Dipak Chandra Sarkar of Forward Bloc defeated Mihir Goswami of Trinamool Congress. Mihir Goswami representing Congress had defeated Aparajita Goppi of Forward Bloc in 1996.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Mihir Goswami of Congress in 1991.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Aparajita Goppi of Forward Bloc defeated Mihir Goswami of Congress in 1987,{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Sunil Kar of Congress in 1982{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and Bimal Chandra Dhar of Congress in 1977.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}}{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp04.htm | title =4 - Cooch Behar North Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}
=1977 – 2006: Cooch Behar West constituency=
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Akshay Thakur of Forward Bloc won the Cooch Behar West seat defeating Abdul Jalil Ahmed and Soumendra Chandra Das (both of Trinamool Congress) respectively. Soumindra Chandra Das of Forward Bloc defeated Abdul Jalil Ahmed representing Congress in 1996 and Ramkrishna Pal of Congress in 1991. Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Shyamal Choudhury of Congress in 1987 and 1982, and Maqsudar Rahman of Congress in 1977.{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/archive/May2006/pollupd/ac/states/s25/..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5CElectionAnalysis%5CAE%5CS25%5CPartycomp05.htm | title =5 - Cooch Behar West Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}
=1962-1972: Cooch Behar North, South and West constituencies=
Sunil Kar of Congress won the Cooch Behar North in 1972{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} and 1971.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc won it in 1969.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} M.R.Tar of Congress won it in 1967.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Sunil Dasgupta of Forward Bloc won it in 1962.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Santosh Kumar Roy of Congress won the Cooch Behar South seat in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Sunil Basunia of Forward Bloc won the seat in 1962. Rajani Das of Congress won the Cooch Behar West seat in 1972 and 1971. Prasenjit Barman of Congress won it in 1969 and 1967. The seat was not there prior to 1967.
=1951 & 1957: Cooch Behar constituency=
Cooch Behar was a joint seat in 1957.{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} It was won by Maziruddin Ahmed and Satish Chandra Roy Singha (both of Congress). In independent India's first election in 1951,{{cite web |title=General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |access-date=18 June 2014 |work=Constituency-wise Data |publisher=Election Commission}} Maziruddin Ahmed and Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar (both of Congress) won the Cooch Behar joint seat.
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