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Siliguri Election Results 2026 Live BJP faces TMC challenge as Mamata urges vigilance
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Published on 4 May 2026
The BJP hopes to repeat its 2021 breakthrough
Siliguri votes in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election are now moving into counting as Mamata Banerjee urges residents to stay vigilant. In 2021, the BJP won here for the first time through Shankar Ghosh’s victory over TMC’s Omprakash Mishra. This time, Ghosh is again the BJP candidate while TMC fields Siliguri Municipal Corporation mayor Goutam Deb, setting up a high-stakes contest.
- BJP won Siliguri for the first time in 2021
- Sitting BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh seeks repeat victory
- TMC fields mayor Goutam Deb for the key seat
- Mamata Banerjee asks voters to stay vigilant
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