Jagatdal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006
and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc
won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy
of AITC
in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress
defeated Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc in 1996. Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress in 1991, Nani Gopal Sarkar of Congress in 1987, Mrigen Lahiry of Congress in 1982 and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1977.Prior to that the constituency did not exist.
1977-2006
In the 2006West Bengal state assembly election, 2006
The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...
and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...
won the Jagatdal assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006 and Mukul Roy
Mukul Roy
Mukul Roy is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, representing West Bengal. He also serves as the General Secretary of his party, the All India Trinamool Congress. He is the current Minister of State for Shipping in the Council of...
of AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...
in 2001. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
defeated Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc in 1996. Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress in 1991, Nani Gopal Sarkar of Congress in 1987, Mrigen Lahiry of Congress in 1982 and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1977.Prior to that the constituency did not exist.