in 2006, dr. tapati saha of cpi(m) won the mandirbazar (vidhan sabha constituency) defeating choudhury mohan jatua of aitc. choudhury mohan jatua of aitc won in 2001 defeating nikunja paik of cpi(m). in 1996, nikunja paik of cpi(m) defeated tapan sardar of inc. subhas roy of cpi(m) won in 1991, 1987 and 1982 defeating sanat paik of inc in 1991, durga charan mondal of inc in 1987 and birendranath halder of inc in 1982. renupada halder of suci(c) defeated subhas roy of cpi(m) in 1977. the seat did not exist prior to that.