MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY
AIFB
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2006
28,001
19.41% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCSUNIL CHANDRA ROY
- Votes
- 39,490
- Vote share
- 27.38%
- Behind by
- 28,001
Electors
1,64,977
Total votes polled
1,44,229
Valid votes
1,44,229
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.4%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,44,229 valid votes
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARYAIFBwon
67,491
46.8%
SUNIL CHANDRA ROYAITC
39,490
27.4%
JAYANTA KUMAR ROYINC
23,092
16.0%
PRAMILA ROY (BARMAN)IND
4,943
3.4%
JYOTISH ROYBSP
2,895
2.0%
BIJOY KUMAR ROYIND
2,807
1.9%
ANANTA KUMAR BARMANIND
2,110
1.5%
RATAN BARMANAMB
1,401
1.0%
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