in the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, ram pyare ram of congress won the 147 kabitirtha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival moinuddin shams of forward bloc in all the three years. kalimuddin shams of forward bloc defeated ram pyare ram of congress in 1991. ram pyare ram of congress defeated kalimuddin shams of forward bloc in 1987. kalimuddin shams of forward bloc defeated saugata roy of ics in 1982 and ram pyare ram of congress in 1977.