In the 2006 elections to the state assembly,[16] Mohammad Sohrab of RJD won the Burrabazarr seat defeating Amitabha Chakrabarty of Congress. In 2001,[15] Tapas Roy Trinamool Congress defeated Md. Asiruddin of RJD. Rajesh Khaitan of Congress defeated Md Asiruddin of JD in 1996,[14] Satya Narayan Bajaj of JD in 1991,[13] Shaukat Rahmani, Independent, in 1987[12] and Rabi Shankar Pandey in 1982.[11] In 1977, Rabi Shankar Pandey of Janata Party defeated Ramkrishna Sarogi of Congress.[10][18]
1951-1972
Ramkrishna Sarogi of Congress won the seat defeating Murlidhar Santhalia of CPI(M) in 1972,[9] Durga Prasad Nathany of Bharatiya Jan Sangh and Ajodhya Singh of CPI(M) in 1971,[8] and Ram Niwas Lakhotia of BJS and Bijay Krishna Dhandhania of Samyukta Socialist Party in 1969.[7] Ishawar Das Jalan of Congress won the seat defeating B.P.Kedia of BJS, and R.S.Pandey of SSP in 1967,[6] Kishan Lal Makharia of CPI) in 1962,[5] Sitaram Seth, Independent, and Sachidanand Pandey of BJS in 1957,[4] and Rashbehari Sarkar of Forward Bloc (Marxists) in independent India’s first general election in 1951.[3]
