subhas naskar of rsp won the basanti (vidhan sabha constituency) from 1982 to 2006, defeating amal kanti roy of bjp in 2006, jayanta sarkar of aitc in 2001 and 1996, bipin behari sardar of inc in 1991 and 1987, and jnanendranath majumdar of inc in 1982. kalipada barman of rsp defeated chittaranjan naskar of inc in 1977.