in 2006, chandana ghosh dastidar of cpi(m) won the falta (vidhan sabha constituency) defeating her nearest rival tamonash ghosh of aitc. tamonash ghosh of aitc defeated malina mistry of cpi(m) in 2001. sudhir bhattacharya of inc defeated arati dasgupta of cpi(m) in 1996. arati dasgupta of cpi(m) defeated sudhir bhattacharya of inc in 1991 and dinabandhu halder of inc in 1987. nimai chandra das of cpi(m) defeated asraf ali of inc in 1982 and mohini mohan parui of inc in 1977.