- Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Mekliganj — Vidhan Sabha constituency — Location in West Bengal
MekliganjCoordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.917°ECoordinates: 26°21′N 88°55′E / 26.35°N 88.917°E Country 
IndiaState West Bengal District Cooch Behar Constituency No 1 Type Reserved for SC Lok Sabha constituency 3 Jalpaiguri (SC) Electorate (year) 170,101 (2011) Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মেখলিগঞ্জ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 1 Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Mekliganj municipality, Mekliganj community development block, Haldibari municipality and Haldibari community development block.[1]
Mekliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Results
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 [2][3][4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Forward Bloc Paresh Chandra Adhikary 72,040 48.67 +1.88 Congress Jayanata 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 Pramila Roy 2,593 Independent Purnendu Ray 1,474 Amra Bangalee Ratan Barman 123 Turnout 148,010 87.01 Forward Bloc hold Swing 2.63 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Cooch Behar district summaryParty Seats won Seat change Trinamool Congress 4 
3Indian National Congress 1 0Forward bloc 4 1Communist Party of India (Marxist) 0 
41977-2006
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.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Mekliganj". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS251.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mekliganj. Empowering India. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=1. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mekliganj. Election Commission of India. http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_1st_phase.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "1 - Mekliganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partwise comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp01.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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