.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections

West 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...

, Dr. Bithika Mondal of Forward Bloc

All India Forward Bloc

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 won the Barasat assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

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. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ashoke Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress defeated Saral Deb of Forward Bloc in 2001 and 1996. Saral Deb of Forward Bloc defeated Souren Sen of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1991, Amar Chandar Deb of Congress in 1987, Ashis Kumar Basu of Congress in 1982, and Kanti Ranjan Chattopadhyay in of Congress in 1977.

1951-1972

Kanti Rangan Chatterjee of Congress won in 1972. Saral Deb of Forward Bloc won in 1971 and 1969. H.K.Basu of Forward Bloc won in 1967. Ashok Krishna Dutt of Congress won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Chitta Basu

Chitta Basu

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 of Forward Bloc 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...

. In independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

, Amulya Dhan Mukhopadhyay of Congress won the Barasat seat.