Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006

1977-2006

In the 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

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, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Asim Dasgupta

Asim Dasgupta

Dr. Asim Dasgupta, also known as Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta, was the Minister for Finance and Excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twenty-four years until 13 May 2011, when he was defeated by FICCI secretary general Amit...

 of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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, won the Khardaha seat defeating his nearest rivals Mahadeb Basak of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

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 in 2006, Ranjit Kumar Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress

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, Chinmoy Chatterjee of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1996, Sipta Bishnu of Congress in 1991 and Sudhir Banerjee of Congress in 1987. Kamal Sarkar of CPI(M) had won this seat in 1982 and 1977 defeating Nirmal Ghosh of Congress in 1982 and Harshadhari Bhattacharya of Congress in 1977.

1957-1972

Sisir Kumar Ghosh of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won in 1972. Sadhan Kumar Chakraborty of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Gopal Banerjee of CPI won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

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, Satkari Mitra of PSP

Praja Socialist Party

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 won in 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Prior to that the Khardaha seat did not exist.