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Kolkata Port election turmoil as voter numbers plunge and TMC bastion faces a new fight
Politics
Published on 27 April 2026
Revised voter lists could flip the seat’s math
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency is seeing a sharp drop in registered voters, stirring uncertainty for the ruling Trinamool Congress. With Firhad Hakim seeking re-election, the contest is also set between BJP’s Rakesh Singh, Congress’s Aquib Gulzar, and CPI(M)’s Faiyaz Ahmad Khan. Parties are now scrutinising revised voter lists while campaign focus shifts to local civic issues.
- Voter numbers in Kolkata Port have fallen sharply
- TMC’s Firhad Hakim faces a tighter contest
- BJP, Congress and CPI(M) are scrutinising updated voter lists
- Civic issues are becoming central to campaigning
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