1998 : Kabindra Purkayastha (BJP) defeated  Santosh Mohan (INC) by 19425 votes .

1996:  Santosh Mohan (INC) defeated Kabindra Purkayastha (BJP) by 68141 votes.
      
1991: Kabindra Purkayastha (BJP) defeated Nurul Huda
(CPM) by 10851 votes.

( the sitting MLA has been from BJP for the last few polls)