MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY
FBL
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2001
17,033
13.34% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCRAMESH ROY
- Votes
- 48,318
- Vote share
- 37.84%
- Behind by
- 17,033
Electors
1,49,344
Total votes polled
1,27,696
Valid votes
1,27,696
NOTA votes
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Turnout
85.5%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,27,696 valid votes
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARYFBLwon
65,351
51.2%
RAMESH ROYAITC
48,318
37.8%
PRAFULLA DEB ADHIKARYBJP
6,436
5.0%
JOGESH CH. ROYIND
3,373
2.6%
PRAMILA ROYIND
2,434
1.9%
NAYAN CHAND BARMANAMB
1,784
1.4%
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
