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Assembly constituency 1 · West Bengal · SC

Mekliganj is assembly constituency number 1 in West Bengal, in Koch Bihar district, and one of the segments of the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dadhiram Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.4% of the vote, 29,584 votes ahead of Adhikary Paresh Chandra (AITC).

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Mekliganj · 2026AC 1
  1. 01
    Dadhiram Ray
    BJP
    1,19,109
    54.42%
  2. 02
    Adhikary Paresh Chandra
    TMC
    89,525
    40.91%
  3. 03
    Kamal Kumar Roy
    AIFB
    2,386
    1.09%
  4. 04
    Hiten Barman
    SUCI
    1,392
    0.64%
  5. 05
    Ila Rani Roy
    INC
    1,288
    0.59%
  6. 6 other candidates · 3,033 votesNOTA · 2,126 (0.97%)

Margin 29,584 votes · 13.52% of valid votes

2,24,781
Registered electors
2026 election
97.5%
Turnout
+9.6 pts vs 2021
29,584
Victory margin
13.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,18,859 valid votes, NOTA included.

Mekliganj 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dadhiram RayMale · 43 yrs · SCBJP1,19,109
54.42%
2Adhikary Paresh ChandraMale · 74 yrs · SCTMC89,525
40.91%
3Kamal Kumar RoyMale · 61 yrs · SCAIFB2,386
1.09%
—NOTANOTA2,126
0.97%
4Hiten BarmanMale · 57 yrs · SCSUCI1,392
0.64%
5Ila Rani RoyFemale · 55 yrs · SCINC1,288
0.59%
6Hiranmay Deb SinghaMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent979
0.45%
7Purnendu RoyMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent900
0.41%
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8Golapi RoyFemale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent427
0.20%
9Manoj Kumar RayMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent278
0.13%
10Krishna BarmanMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent231
0.11%
11Kirttiram BarmanMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent218
0.10%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.4%TMC 40.9%AIFB 1.1%INC 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dadhiram RayBJP · 54.4% · margin 29,584Turnout97.5%
2021Adhikary Paresh ChandraTMC · 50.0% · margin 14,685Turnout87.9%
2016Arghya Roy Pradhan (bilu)TMC · 41.4% · margin 6,637Turnout89.3%
2011Adhikary Paresh ChandraAIFB · 48.9% · margin 32,632Turnout86.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Mekliganj result 2021

Mekliganj 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adhikary Paresh ChandraTMC99,338
49.98%
2Dadhiram RayBJP84,653
42.59%
3Gobinda Chandra RoyAIFB6,853
3.45%
—NOTANOTA2,447
1.23%
4Ranjit Kumar RoySUCI1,768
0.89%
5Jyotish RoyBSP1,025
0.52%
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6Subhash BarmanIndependent955
0.48%
7Kukil AdhikaryKPPU794
0.40%
8Golapi RoyIndependent511
0.26%
9Chinu Roy BarmanAMB400
0.20%

Mekliganj result 2016

Mekliganj 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arghya Roy Pradhan (bilu)TMC74,823
41.35%
2Paresh Chandra AdhikaryAIFB68,186
37.68%
3Dadhiram RayBJP23,355
12.91%
4Jyotish RoyBSP5,650
3.12%
—NOTANOTA2,333
1.29%
5Pramila RoySUCI2,090
1.15%
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6Ratan BarmanAMB1,809
1.00%
7Golapi RoyIndependent955
0.53%
8Dipen RoyIndependent914
0.51%
9Binod RoyKPPU845
0.47%

Mekliganj result 2011

Mekliganj 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adhikary Paresh ChandraAIFB72,040
48.89%
2Jayanta Kumar RayINC39,408
26.74%
3Sunil Chandra RayIndependent23,540
15.97%
4Subhash BarmanBJP3,713
2.52%
5Jyotish RoyBSP3,359
2.28%
6Pramila RoySUCI2,593
1.76%
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7Purnendu RoyIndependent1,474
1.00%
8Ratan BarmanAMB1,230
0.83%
Map

Mekliganj outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Koch Bihar district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Mekliganj is one of the assembly segments of Jalpaiguri. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jalpaiguri candidates.

  • Nirmal Chandra RoyTMC94,842 47.8%
  • Dr Jayanta Kumar RoyBJP92,024 46.4%
  • Debraj BarmanCPI(M)6,115 3.1%
  • Binod MallickBSP1,265 0.6%
  • Shipra Ray HakimIndependent1,079 0.5%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 2,818 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Mekliganj.

Who won the Mekliganj assembly seat in 2026?

Dadhiram Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Mekliganj in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,19,109 votes, which was 54.42% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Mekliganj?

The margin was 29,584 votes (13.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adhikary Paresh Chandra of the All India Trinamool Congress with 89,525 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Mekliganj in 2026?

Turnout was 97.50%: 2,19,161 of 2,24,781 registered electors voted, across 256 polling stations. That is 9.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Mekliganj part of?

Mekliganj is an assembly segment of the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Nirmal Chandra Roy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Mekliganj a reserved constituency?

Yes. Mekliganj is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Mekliganj?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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