MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2011
ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA
AIFB
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2011
32,632
22.14% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
INCJAYANTA KUMAR RAY
- Votes
- 39,408
- Vote share
- 26.74%
- Behind by
- 32,632
Electors
1,70,181
Total votes polled
1,47,357
Valid votes
1,47,357
NOTA votes
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Turnout
86.6%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,47,357 valid votes
ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRAAIFBwon
72,040
48.9%
JAYANTA KUMAR RAYINC
39,408
26.7%
SUNIL CHANDRA RAYIND
23,540
16.0%
SUBHASH BARMANBJP
3,713
2.5%
JYOTISH ROYBSP
3,359
2.3%
PRAMILA ROYSUCI
2,593
1.8%
PURNENDU ROYIND
1,474
1.0%
RATAN BARMANAMB
1,230
0.8%
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
