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Mekliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Mekliganj
Assembly constituency
Mekliganj
Location in West Bengal
Mekliganj
Mekliganj (India)
Coordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictCooch Behar
Constituency No1
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency3 Jalpaiguri (SC)
Electorate (year)170,181 (2011)[1]
202,689 (2016)[2]
226,465 (2021)[3]
Government
 • IncumbentParesh Chandra Adhikary (All India Trinamool Congress)

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.[4]

Mekliganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[4]


Members of Legislative Assembly


Election Name of M.L.A. Party
1951 Prasanta Chatterjee INC[5]
1957
1962 Amar Roy Pradhan AIFB[6]
1967
1969
1971 Mihir Kumar Roy
1972 Madhu Sudan Roy INC[7]
1977 Sada Kanta Roy AIFB[8]
1982
1987
1991 Paresh Chandra Adhikari
1996 Ramesh Roy
2001 Paresh Chandra Adhikary
2006
2011
2016 Arghya Roy Pradhan AITC
2021 Paresh Chandra Adhikary
Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 49.98%

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.[9]

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mekliganj (SC) constituency
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 14,685 7.38
Turnout 1,98,744
AITC hold Swing

2016


2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mekliganj (SC) constituency
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 1,80,960 89.28
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[10][11]
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 148,010 87.01
AIFB hold Swing 2.63

1977-2006


In the 2006 state assembly elections,[12] 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,[13] Paresh Chandra Adhikary of Forward Bloc defeated Ramesh Roy of Trinmool Congress. In 1996,[14] Ramesh Roy representing Forward Bloc defeated Sunil Chandra Roy representing Congress. In 1991,[15] 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,[16] Niren Chowdhury of ICS in 1982[17] and Madhu Sudan Roy of Congress in 1977.[8][18]


1951-1972


Madhu Sudan Roy of Congress won in 1972.[7] Mihir Kumar Ray of Forward Bloc won in 1971.[19] Amarendra Nath Roy Pradhan of Forward Bloc won in 1969,[20] 1967[21] and 1962.[6] Prasanta Chatterjee of Congress won in 1957[22] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[5]


References


  1. "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mekliganj. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  12. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. "1 - Mekliganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partwise comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  19. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  20. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  21. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  22. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.


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