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{{Short description|Vidhan Sabha constituency in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
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{{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 district|Cooch Behar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cooch Behar]]
| constituency_no = 3
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Sukumar Roy (politician)|Sukumar Roy]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 2,63,078
}}

'''Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Cooch Behar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 3 Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Cooch Behar II (Community development block)|Cooch Behar II]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]].<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 = 20 June 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission}}</ref>

Cooch Behar Uttar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 [[Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|Nagendra Nath Roy
|{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|rowspan=2|[[Sukumar Roy]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Cooch Behar Uttar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sukumar Roy (politician)]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes= 155327|percentage= 61.11|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Partha Pratim Roy]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes= 84943|percentage= 33.42|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pranay Karjee|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes= 5293|percentage= 2.08|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Partha Pratim Ishore|party=Indian National Congress|votes= 1939|percentage= 0.76|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes= 1819|percentage= 0.72|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes= 70834|percentage= 27.69|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes= 254175|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|swing = hold
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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 (politician)|Sukumar Roy]]
|votes = 1,20,483
|percentage = 49.40
|change = {{increase}}35.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Binay 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<ref name="vidhansabha2011">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>}}

{{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<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{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}}</ref>}}

{{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 Roy]]
|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 = [[Republican Party of India|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 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name="vidhansabha2006">{{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}}</ref> and 2001<ref name="vidhansabha2001">{{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}}</ref> state assembly elections Dipak Chandra Sarkar of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] defeated Mihir Goswami of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. Mihir Goswami representing [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] had defeated [[Aparajita Goppi]] of Forward Bloc in 1996.<ref name="vidhansabha1996">{{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}}</ref> Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Mihir Goswami of Congress in 1991.<ref name="vidhansabha1991">{{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}}</ref> Aparajita Goppi of Forward Bloc defeated Mihir Goswami of Congress in 1987,<ref name="vidhansabha1987">{{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}}</ref> Sunil Kar of Congress in 1982<ref name="vidhansabha1982">{{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}}</ref> and Bimal Chandra Dhar of Congress in 1977.<ref name="vidhansabha1977">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

===1977 – 2006: Cooch Behar West constituency===
In the 2006<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> and 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> state assembly elections, Akshay Thakur of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Cooch Behar West seat defeating Abdul Jalil Ahmed and Soumendra Chandra Das (both of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]) respectively. Soumindra Chandra Das of Forward Bloc defeated Abdul Jalil Ahmed representing [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> and Ramkrishna Pal of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Shyamal Choudhury of Congress in 1987<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> and 1982,<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Maqsudar Rahman of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{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}}</ref>

===1962-1972: Cooch Behar North, South and West constituencies===
Sunil Kar of Congress won the Cooch Behar North in 1972<ref name="vidhansabha1972">{{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}}</ref> and 1971.<ref name="vidhansabha1971">{{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}}</ref> Bimal Kanti Basu of Forward Bloc won it in 1969.<ref name="vidhansabha1969">{{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}}</ref> M.R.Tar of Congress won it in 1967.<ref name="vidhansabha1967">{{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}}</ref> Sunil Dasgupta of Forward Bloc won it in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name="vidhansabha1962">{{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}}</ref> Santosh Kumar Roy of Congress won the Cooch Behar South seat in 1972,<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> 1971,<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> Sunil Basunia of Forward Bloc won the seat in 1962.<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Rajani Das of Congress won the Cooch Behar West seat in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> Prasenjit Barman of Congress won it in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> The seat was not there prior to 1967.

===1951 & 1957: Cooch Behar constituency===
Cooch Behar was a joint seat in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name="vidhansabha1957">{{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}}</ref> It was won by Maziruddin Ahmed and Satish Chandra Roy Singha (both of Congress). In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]],<ref name="vidhansabha1952">{{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}}</ref> Maziruddin Ahmed and Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar (both of Congress) won the Cooch Behar joint seat.

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Cooch Behar district]]
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