Assembly bypolls Election Results 2024: In Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district, Kalyani won by a margin of 50,077 votes over his nearest BJP rival Manas Kumar Ghosh. Kalyani got 86,479 votes, while Ghosh bagged 36,402.
The strategically key parliamentary constituencies of Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat will go for polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. Raju Bista and Sukanta Majumdar from the BJP along with TMC's Biplab Mitra are the key candidates in the second phase.
The seat was a major bone of contention between the Left Front and the Congress, which were looking to seal a seat adjustment deal in the state. Dasmunsi was loathe to part with the constituency citing its connect with her late husband, Congress stalwart Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi.
Chandigarh:Hours after around 500 VHP activists were detained by police in Raiganj of West Bengal,the Hindu outfit on Sunday alleged that it was an attempt to muzzle the voice of Hindus."It (stopping the rally) is
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