Cooch Behar

Parliament Election 1971 SC

Winner Indian National Congress

Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury

Indian National Congress

Victory Margin
70,604
Margin %
19.60%
Total Electors
565,683
Votes Polled
359,788
Turnout
63.60%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
5
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
489
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury

Indian National Congress

150,869
41.90%
Male
#2
Nagendra Nath Roy

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

80,265
22.30%
Male
#3
Amarendranath Roy Prodhan

Forward Bloc

77,090
21.40%
Male
#4
Prasenjit Barman

Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)

34,874
9.70%
Male
#5
Rabranath Sarker

Independent

4,660
1.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury Indian National Congress 150,869 41.90%
2 Nagendra Nath Roy Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 80,265 22.30%
3 Amarendranath Roy Prodhan Forward Bloc 77,090 21.40%
4 Prasenjit Barman Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 34,874 9.70%
5 Rabranath Sarker Independent 4,660 1.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Benoy Krishna Daschowdhury (Indian National Congress) won the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha seat in 1971.

The margin was 70,604 votes (19.60%%).

The voter turnout in Cooch Behar for the 1971 Lok Sabha election was 63.60%%.

5 candidates contested from Cooch Behar constituency in the 1971 Lok Sabha election.

Cooch Behar is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.