Mekliganj Assembly constituency
| Mekliganj (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Mekliganj Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalpaiguri (SC) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 224,781 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Most Successful parties from Mekliganj (SC) assembly
- All India Forward Block (12 times) (66.7%)
- Indian National Congress (3 times) (16.7%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 times) (11.1%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.55%)
Mekliganj (SC) Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 1 Mekliganj Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mekliganj municipality, Mekliganj community development block, Haldibari municipality and Haldibari community development block.[1]
Mekliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Prasanta Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Amar Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Mihir Kumar Roy | ||
| 1972 | Madhu Sudan Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sada Kanta Roy | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | ||
| 1996 | Ramesh Roy | ||
| 2001 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Arghya Roy Pradhan | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | ||
| 2026 | Dadhiram Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dadhiram Ray | 119,109 | 54.42 | ||
| AITC | Adhikary Paresh Chandra | 89,525 | 40.91 | ||
| AIFB | Kamal Kumar Roy | 2,386 | 1.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,126 | 0.97 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Hiten Barman | 1,392 | 0.64 | ||
| INC | Ila Rani Roy | 1,288 | 0.59 |  26.15 | |
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 3,033 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 29,584 | 13.51 | |||
| Swing to BJP from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 99,338 | 49.98 | ||
| BJP | Dadhiram Ray | 84,653 | 42.59 | ||
| AIFB | Gobinda Chandra Roy | 6,853 | 3.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,447 | 1.23 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 1,466 | 0.74 | ||
| OTH | 4 Other Party Candidates | 3,987 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 14,685 | 7.39 | |||
| Turnout | 198,744 | 87.76 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Arghya Roy Pradhan | 74,823 | 41.35 | ||
| AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 68,186 | 37.68 | ||
| BJP | Dadhiram Ray | 23,355 | 12.91 | ||
| BSP | Jyotish Roy | 5,650 | 3.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,333 | 1.29 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 1,869 | 1.03 | ||
| OTH | 3 Other Party Candidates | 4,744 | 2.62 | ||
| Majority | 6,637 | 3.67 | |||
| Turnout | 180,960 | 89.28 | |||
| Swing to AITC from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Adhikary Paresh Chandra | 72,040 | 48.89 | ||
| INC | Jayanta Kumar Ray | 39,408 | 26.74 | ||
| IND | Sunil Chandra Ray | 23,540 | 15.97 | ||
| BJP | Subhash Barman | 3,713 | 2.52 | ||
| BSP | Jyotish Roy | 3,359 | 2.28 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Pramila Roy | 2,593 | 1.76 | ||
| IND | Purnendu Roy | 1,474 | 1.00 | ||
| AMB | Ratan Barman | 1,230 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 32,632 | 22.15 | |||
| Turnout | 147,357 | 86.59 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 67,491 | 46.80 | ||
| AITC | Sunil Chandra Roy | 39,490 | 27.38 | ||
| INC | Jayanta Kumar Roy | 23,092 | 16.01 | ||
| IND | Pramila Roy (Barman) | 4,943 | 3.43 | ||
| BSP | Jyotish Roy | 2,895 | 2.01 | ||
| IND | Bijoy Kumar Roy | 2,807 | 1.95 | ||
| IND | Ananta Kumar Barman | 2,110 | 1.46 | ||
| AMB | Ratan Barman | 1,401 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 28,001 | 19.42 | |||
| Turnout | 144,229 | ||||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 65,351 | 51.18 | ||
| AITC | Ramesh Roy | 48,318 | 37.84 | ||
| BJP | Prafulla Deb Adhikary | 6,436 | 5.04 | ||
| IND | Jogesh Ch. Roy | 3,373 | 2.64 | ||
| IND | Pramila Roy | 2,434 | 1.91 | ||
| AMB | Nayan Chand Barman | 1,784 | 1.40 | ||
| Majority | 17,033 | 13.34 | |||
| Turnout | 127,708 | 85.51 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Ramesh Roy | 40,982 | 32.42 | ||
| INC | Sunil Chandra Ray | 38,999 | 30.85 | ||
| FB(S) | Adhikary Paresh | 27,644 | 21.87 | ||
| BJP | Satish Chandra Ray | 12,109 | 9.58 | ||
| BSP | Anil Roy | 2,508 | 1.98 | ||
| AMB | Nayan Chand Barman | 2,332 | 1.84 | ||
| IND | Abiram Roy | 1,839 | 1.45 | ||
| Majority | 1,983 | 1.57 | |||
| Turnout | 133,096 | 90.62 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 56,032 | 50.33 | ||
| INC | Mani Bhusan Roy | 34,838 | 31.29 | ||
| BJP | Girinath Roy | 14,084 | 12.65 | ||
| BSP | Gopal Chandra Roy | 3,407 | 3.06 | ||
| IND | Abiram Roy | 1,897 | 1.70 | ||
| AMB | Nayan Chand Barman | 631 | 0.57 | ||
| IND | Bhupendra Nath Roy Basunia | 444 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 21,194 | 19.04 | |||
| Turnout | 115,071 | 83.17 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Sada Kanta | 48,071 | 52.18 | ||
| INC | Madhu Sudan Roy | 39,034 | 42.37 | ||
| IND | Gopal Chandra Roy | 2,381 | 2.58 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Abiram Roy | 1,683 | 1.83 | ||
| BJP | Jadu Nath Sarkar | 961 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 9,037 | 9.81 | |||
| Turnout | 93,777 | 79.07 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Sada Kanta Roy | 40,958 | 52.07 | ||
| IC(S) | Niren Chowdhury | 28,528 | 36.27 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Arun Roy | 6,426 | 8.17 | ||
| IND | Sibendra Nath Roy | 1,628 | 2.07 | ||
| IND | Manindra Nath Roy | 1,114 | 1.42 | ||
| Majority | 12,430 | 15.80 | |||
| Turnout | 80,807 | 77.71 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Sada Kant Roy | 21,339 | 45.30 | ||
| INC | Madhusudan Roy | 12,622 | 26.80 | ||
| JP | Pranhari Singha Sarker | 8,901 | 18.90 | ||
| IND | Subhash Chandra Maitra | 2,578 | 5.47 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Kanailal Mallick | 1,661 | 3.53 | ||
| Majority | 8,717 | 18.50 | |||
| Turnout | 47,925 | 51.75 | |||
| Swing to AIFB from INC | Swing | ||||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Madhusudan Roy | 25,816 | 57.72 | ||
| AIFB | Amarendranath Roy Prodhan | 18,233 | 40.77 | ||
| IND | Sudhangshu Kumar Sarkar | 675 | 1.51 | ||
| Majority | 7,583 | 16.95 | |||
| Turnout | 45,990 | 59.47 | |||
| Swing to INC from AIFB | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Mihir Kumar Ray | 19,880 | 43.89 | ||
| INC | Mani Bhushan Roy | 15,982 | 35.29 | ||
| CPI(M) | Kshir Prasad Barman | 3,996 | 8.82 | ||
| INC(O) | Tara Prasanna Ray Basunta | 3,745 | 8.27 | ||
| IND | Sudhangshu Kumar Roy Sarkar | 1,687 | 3.72 | ||
| Majority | 3,898 | 8.60 | |||
| Turnout | 47,666 | 62.44 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Amarendra Nath Roy Prouhan | 25,678 | 52.38 | ||
| INC | Madhusudan Roy | 22,823 | 46.56 | ||
| PBI | Sibendra Nath Roy | 522 | 1.06 | ||
| Majority | 2,855 | 5.82 | |||
| Turnout | 50,430 | 69.65 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | A. N. R. Prodhan | 31,402 | 64.01 | ||
| INC | M. Roy | 16,753 | 34.15 | ||
| SWA | T. Roy Basunia | 905 | 1.84 | ||
| Majority | 14,649 | 29.86 | |||
| Turnout | 51,497 | 71.84 | |||
| AIFB hold | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Amarendra Nath Roy Prohan | 17,592 | 63.69 | ||
| INC | Satyendra Prasanna Chattopadhyay | 10,030 | 36.31 | ||
| Majority | 7,562 | 27.38 | |||
| Turnout | 29,021 | 49.64 | |||
| Swing to AIFB from INC | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee | 9,493 | 43.46 | ||
| FBM | Amarendra Nath Roy Prodhan | 7,003 | 32.06 | ||
| IND | Mukunda Mohan Singha Sarkar | 3,344 | 15.31 | ||
| IND | Monoranjan Guha Roy | 1,173 | 5.37 | ||
| HM | Debabrata Singha | 831 | 3.80 | ||
| Majority | 2,490 | 11.40 | |||
| Turnout | 21,844 | 49.46 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee | 7,748 | 45.69 | ||
| IND | Mukunda Mohan Sarkar | 7,175 | 42.31 | ||
| IND | Amal Kumar Sen | 2,036 | 12.01 | ||
| Majority | 573 | 3.38 | |||
| Turnout | 16,959 | 32.36 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
