# Mekliganj Assembly constituency

Mekliganj 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.
Mekliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 1951 | Prasanta Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Prasanta Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Amar Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1967 | Amar Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1969 | Amar Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1971 | Mihir Kumar Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1972 | Madhu Sudan Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sada Kanta Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1982 | Sada Kanta Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1987 | Sada Kanta Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | Paresh Chandra Adhikari | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | Ramesh Roy | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2001 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2016 | Arghya Roy Pradhan | Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | Trinamool Congress |

## Election Results
### 2021

In 2021 election, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Paresh Chandra Adhikary defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dadhiram Ray by a margin of 14,685 votes.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mekliganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 99,338 | 49.98 | 8.63 |
| | BJP | Dadhiram Ray | 84,653 | 42.59 | 29.68 |
| | AIFB | Gobindo Ray | 6,853 | 3.45 | 34.23 |
| | SUCI(C) | Ranjit Kumar Roy | 1,768 | 0.89 | |
| | BSP | Jyotish Roy | 1,025 | 0.52 | 2.6 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,447 | 1.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,685 | 7.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,98,744 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mekliganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,80,960 | 89.28 |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | |

### 2011

In the 2011 elections, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Jayanta Kumar Ray of Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Mekliganj (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIFB | Paresh Chandra Adhikary | 72,040 | 48.67 | +1.88 |
| | INC | Jayanta Kumar Ray | 39,408 | 26.63 | −0.75 |
| | Independent | Sunil Chandra Roy | 23,540 | 15.9 | |
| | BJP | Subhash Barman | 3,713 | 2.51 | |
| | BSP | Jyotish Ray | 3,359 | 2.27 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Pramila Roy | 2,593 | | |
| | Independent | Purnendu Ray | 1,474 | | |
| | AMB | Ratan Barman | 123 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,010 | 87.01 | |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | 2.63 | |

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of Forward Bloc won the Mekliganj seat defeating his nearest rival Sunil Chandra Roy of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 2001, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of Forward Bloc defeated Ramesh Roy of Trinmool Congress. In 1996, Ramesh Roy representing Forward Bloc defeated Sunil Chandra Roy representing Congress. In 1991, Paresh Chandra Adhikary of Forward Bloc defeated Mani Bhusan Roy of Congress. Sada Kanta Roy of Forward Bloc defeated Madhu Sudan Roy of Congress in 1987, Niren Chowdhury of ICS in 1982 and Madhu Sudan Roy of Congress in 1977.

### 1951-1972

Madhu Sudan Roy of Congress won in 1972. Mihir Kumar Ray of Forward Bloc won in 1971. Amarendra Nath Roy Pradhan of Forward Bloc won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. Prasanta Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957 and in independent India's first election in 1951.