MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2026
Dadhiram Ray
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2026
29,584
13.52% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCAdhikary Paresh Chandra
- Votes
- 89,525
- Vote share
- 40.91%
- Behind by
- 29,584
Electors
2,24,781
Total votes polled
2,18,859
Valid votes
2,18,859
NOTA votes
2,126
0.97% of votes polled
Turnout
97.4%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 2,18,859 valid votes
Dadhiram RayBJPwon
1,19,109
54.4%
Adhikary Paresh ChandraAITC
89,525
40.9%
Kamal Kumar RoyAIFB
2,386
1.1%
Hiten BarmanSUCI
1,392
0.6%
Ila Rani RoyINC
1,288
0.6%
Hiranmay Deb SinghaIND
979
0.4%
Purnendu RoyIND
900
0.4%
Golapi RoyIND
427
0.2%
Manoj Kumar RayIND
278
0.1%
Krishna BarmanIND
231
0.1%
Kirttiram BarmanIND
218
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dadhiram Ray | BJP | 1,19,109 | 54.42% | Adhikary Paresh Chandra | 29,584 |
| 2021 | ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA | AITC | 99,338 | 49.98% | DADHIRAM RAY | 14,685 |
| 2016 | ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU) | AITC | 74,823 | 41.35% | PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | 6,637 |
| 2011 | ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA | AIFB | 72,040 | 48.89% | JAYANTA KUMAR RAY | 32,632 |
| 2006 | PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | AIFB | 67,491 | 46.79% | SUNIL CHANDRA ROY | 28,001 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above