In the 2006 state assembly elections,[17] the 142 Jorabagan seat was won by Parimal Biswas of CPI(M) defeating his nearest rival Sanjoy Bakshi of Trinamool Congress. In the 2004 by-elections,[16] Parimal Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Kumar Sinha of Congress. The by-election was necessitated by the election of sitting MLA, Sudhansu Seal to parliament from Calcutta North West (Lok Sabha constituency). Sudhansu Seal of CPI(M) defeated Sanjoy Bakshi of Trinamool Congress in 2001.[15] Sanjoy Bakshi representing Congress defeated Sarala Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1996.[14]Subrata Mukherjee of Congress defeated Shantilal Jain of BJP in 1991,[13] and Sarla Maheswari of CPI(M) in 1987[12] and 1982.[11] Haripada Bharati of Janata Party defeated Hara Prasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1977.[10][18]
1951-1972
Ila Roy of Congress defeated Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1972.[9] Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress defeated Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) in 1971[8] and 1969.[7] Haraprasad Chatterjee of CPI(M) defeated Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress in 1967.[6] Nepal Chandra Roy of Congress defeated Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc (Marxist) in 1962[5] and 1957.[4] Ram Lagan Roy of Congress defeated Ardhansu Mitra of CPI in independent India’s first election in 1951.[3]
