Continuing its winning spree in Left-ruled West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) today won two constituencies defeating the Left Front supported candidates by huge margins.
TMC, an ally of Congress, increased its victory margin in both Sealdah and Bowbazar seats despite a poor turnout of slightly over 41 per cent. Party nominee Sikha Mitra, wife of former WBPCC president Somen Mitra who joined hand with TMC to win the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, trounced LF-supported CPI candidate Prabir Deb by 15,927 votes. Deb received 7,297 votes against Mitra’s 26,227.
Another TMC candidate Swarnakamal Saha beat LF-backed Independent Minati Gomes by 21,577 votes from the adjoining Bowbazar constituency. Gomes received a paltry 4,650 votes against Saha’s 26,227. The two Assembly seats fell vacant after Sealdah MLA Somen Mitra and Bowbazar MLA Sudip Bandopadhay left Congress to contest the Lok Sabha polls on Trinamool tickets.
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