in the 2006 state assembly elections, kshiti goswami of rsp won the 151 dhakuria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival sougata roy of trinamool congress. sougata roy of trinamool congress defeated, kshiti goswami of rsp in 2001. kshiti goswami of rsp defeated sukhendu sekhar roy of congress in 1996 and jatin chakraborty, independent, in 1991. jatin chakraborty of rsp defeated shankar kanti bhowmick of congress in 1987, tushar kanti dasgupta of congress in 1982 and arabinda prasad dasgupta of congress in 1977.