MEKLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 1 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPDadhiram Ray | AITCAdhikary Paresh Chandra | 29,584 | 13.52% | 11 | 97.4% |
| 2021 | AITCADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA | BJPDADHIRAM RAY | 14,685 | 7.39% | 9 | 87.3% |
| 2016 | AITCARGHYA ROY PRADHAN (BILU) | AIFBPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | 6,637 | 3.67% | 9 | 89.3% |
| 2011 | AIFBADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA | INCJAYANTA KUMAR RAY | 32,632 | 22.14% | 8 | 86.6% |
| 20061973 boundaries | AIFBPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | AITCSUNIL CHANDRA ROY | 28,001 | 19.41% | 8 | 87.4% |
| 20011973 boundaries | FBLPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | AITCRAMESH ROY | 17,033 | 13.34% | 6 | 85.5% |
| 19961973 boundaries | FBLRAMESH ROY | INCSUNIL CHANDRA RAY | 1,983 | 1.57% | 7 | 86.1% |
| 19911973 boundaries | FBLPARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | INCMANI BHUSAN ROY | 21,194 | 19.04% | 7 | 80.5% |
| 19871973 boundaries | FBLSADA KANTA | INCMADHU SUDAN ROY | 9,037 | 9.81% | 5 | 77.7% |
| 19821973 boundaries | FBLSADA KANTA ROY | ICSNIREN CHOWDHURY | 12,430 | 15.80% | 5 | 75.6% |
| 19771973 boundaries | FBLSADA KANT ROY | INCMADHUSUDAN ROY | 8,717 | 18.51% | 5 | 50.9% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCMAUHUSUDAN ROY | FBLAMARENDRANATH ROY PRODHAN | 7,583 | 16.96% | 3 | 57.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | FBLMIHIR KUMAR RAY | INCMANI BHUSHAN ROY | 3,898 | 8.61% | 5 | 59.3% |
| 19691966 boundaries | FBLAMARENDRA NATH ROY PROUHAN | INCMADHUSUDAN ROY | 2,855 | 5.82% | 3 | 67.7% |
| 19671966 boundaries | FBLA.N.R.PRODHAN | INCM.ROY | 14,649 | 29.86% | 3 | 68.4% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MEKLIGANJ assembly constituency in 2026?
Dadhiram Ray (BJP) won MEKLIGANJ in 2026, by a margin of 29,584 votes.
Which party has won MEKLIGANJ the most times?
FBL, with 9 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has MEKLIGANJ gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2026.
Who has won MEKLIGANJ the most times?
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2006.
