MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2016
ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU)
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2016
6,637
3.67% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AIFBPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY
- Votes
- 68,186
- Vote share
- 37.68%
- Behind by
- 6,637
Electors
2,02,689
Total votes polled
1,80,960
Valid votes
1,80,960
NOTA votes
2,333
1.29% of votes polled
Turnout
89.3%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,80,960 valid votes
ARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU)AITCwon
74,823
41.4%
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARYAIFB
68,186
37.7%
DADHIRAM RAYBJP
23,355
12.9%
JYOTISH ROYBSP
5,650
3.1%
PRAMILA ROYSUCI
2,090
1.1%
RATAN BARMANAMB
1,809
1.0%
GOLAPI ROYIND
955
0.5%
DIPEN ROYIND
914
0.5%
BINOD ROYKPPU
845
0.5%
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
