RG Kar victim’s mother, BJP candidate Ratna Debnath leads from Panihati

NEW DELHI: RG Kar rape victim’s parent and BJP campaigner Ratna Debnath is presently starring successful the Panihati assembly constituency successful North 24 Parganas. The Panihati spot has emerged arsenic 1 of the astir intimately watched contests successful the West Bengal election, with Debnath facing TMC campaigner Tirthankar Ghosh, the lad of a five-time sitting MLA.

The constituency falls nether the Dumdum Lok Sabha spot and includes wards 1–14, 16, 17 and 22 of Panihati Municipality.The conflict successful Panihati has drawn aggravated attraction from some the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, with wide campaigning seen crossed the constituency. Ratna Debnath has framed her candidature connected her daughter’s representation and concerns implicit women’s safety. Debnath had earlier stated, "I chose to combat successful this predetermination for my girl and for women whose information is nether menace nether the TMC government. Mamata Banerjee and her corrupt enactment leaders are liable for my daughter's death.

People invited maine erstwhile I scope retired for votes and guarantee maine of their support. I mislaid my daughter, but I privation to service the radical and assistance them. I whitethorn not beryllium a doc similar her, but arsenic a representative, I privation to proceed her mission."Against this backdrop, Panihati has go a high-stakes constituency wherever concerns implicit governance, accountability and women’s information intersect with established governmental loyalties. The effect is being intimately watched crossed West Bengal arsenic counting progresses.

Elsewhere successful West Bengal, Trinamool Congress main Mamata Banerjee is starring up of BJP campaigner Suvendu Adhikari.According to Election Commission trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party is starring connected 121 seats, the Trinamool Congress is up connected 71 seats, and its state BGPM is starring connected 1 seat.West Bengal recorded the highest-ever elector turnout since independency with an awesome 91.66% polling successful Phase-II of the Assembly elections. In the phase-I the poll-participation was 93.19%, taking the combined canvass percent to 92.47%.