Coochbehar Dakshin Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Rathindra Bose
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Rathindra Bose
votes
1,08,482
Margin
23,284(11.3%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Rathindra Bose✓ WinnerBJP1,08,48252.81%
- 2Avijit De BhowmikAITC85,19841.48%
- 3Nazmul Alom SarkarAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost3,1371.53%
- 4Khokan MiahINCDeposit lost2,9711.45%
- 5NOTA1,7700.86%
- 6Surath Kumar Hom RoyINDDeposit lost5750.28%
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- 7Bhaskar Jyoti DuttaBSPDeposit lost5610.27%
- 8Ranjit SarkarINDDeposit lost5020.24%
- 9Bidhan BarmaKamatapur People's Party (united)Deposit lost4710.23%
- 10Suman PanditSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost4000.19%
- 11Santosh BarmanINDDeposit lost3360.16%
- 12Ananta BarmanINDDeposit lost2590.13%
- 13Koushik BhattacharjeeINDDeposit lost2450.12%
- 14Rashidul AlamINDDeposit lost1960.1%
- 15Haridas ModakAmra BangaleeDeposit lost1850.09%
- 16Abhijit DeyINDDeposit lost1250.06%
Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,14,440
- Votes cast
- 2,05,786
- Turnout
- 95.96%
- Polling stations
- 268
incl. service voters
incl. 3,056 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women95%
99,319 of 1,04,575 voted on EVMs
Men94.1%
1,03,407 of 1,09,861 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 4 voted.
- Candidates15
- Lost deposit13
- NOTA1,770
- Valid votes2,03,643
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Coochbehar Dakshin?
Rathindra Bose (BJP) won Coochbehar Dakshin in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,08,482 votes.
What was the winning margin in Coochbehar Dakshin?
Rathindra Bose defeated Avijit De Bhowmik (AITC) by 23,284 votes.
What was the turnout in Coochbehar Dakshin in 2026?
95.96% — 2,05,786 of 2,14,440 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 95%, men's 94.1%.
How many voters does Coochbehar Dakshin have?
2,14,440 electors at the 2026 election — 1,09,861 men, 1,04,575 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 268 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Coochbehar Dakshin?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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