in 2006, ashok giri of cpi(m) won the kakdwip (vidhan sabha constituency) defeating manturam pakhira of aitc. manturam pakhira of aitc won in 2001 defeating ashok giri of cpi(m). in 1996, ashok giri of cpi(m) defeated manturam pakhira of inc. hrishikesh maity of cpi(m) won in 1991, 1987, 1982 and 1977 defeating gourishankar bhattacharya of inc in 1991 and 1987, and basudev sautya of inc in 1982 and 1977.