Mekliganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 232862 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Mekliganj Assembly constituency, of whom 120064 were male, 112796 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 226105 registered voters, of whom 116300 were male, 109804 female and 1 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 202689 registered voters, of whom 105069 were male, 97620 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 170181 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 89467 were male, 80714 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 360 in 2021, 183 in 2016, and 108 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 939, in 2021 it was 944, 929 in 2016, and 902 in 2011.

Poll dates

Mekliganj Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Thursday, May 5, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Mekliganj Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Cooch Behar district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Haldibari, 2. Haldibari (M), 3. CDB Mekliganj and 4. Mekliganj (M)

This constituency covers an approximate area of 502 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Mekliganj is: 26°23'15.7"N 88°54'17.3"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 87.31%, while it was 89.32% in 2016, and 86.64% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Adhikary Paresh Chandra of TMC won in this constituency beating Dadhiram Ray of BJP by a margin of 14685 votes which was 7.48% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Arghya Roy Pradhan (Bilu) of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Paresh Chandra Adhikary of AIFB by a margin of 6637 votes which was 3.67% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Adhikary Paresh Chandra of AIFB won this seat defeating Jayanta Kumar Ray of INC by a margin of 32632 votes which was 22.14% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Adhikary Paresh Chandra of TMC had a vote share of 50.61% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Arghya Roy Pradhan (Bilu) of TMC got a vote share of 41.35% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Adhikary Paresh Chandra of AIFB got a vote share of 48.89% in Mekliganj.