[1] Amitava Mukhopadhyay of CPI(M) won the Hirapur assembly seat in 2006, defeating his nearest rival Moloy Ghatak of Trinamool Congress.
In 2001, Moloy Ghatak of Trinamool Congress defeated Dilip Ghosh (Independent).
In 1996, Shyamadas Banerjee of Congress defeated Mumtaz Hussein of Janata Dal.
In 1991, Mumtaz Hussein of JD defeated Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress.
In 1987, Suhrid Basu Mallick of Congress defeated Bamapada Mukherjee of CPI (M).