RG Kar rape-murder victim’s mother Ratna Debnath has won the BJP contest from Panihati in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Her win ends Trinamool Congress’s 15-year hold on the constituency, marking a historic political shift amid ongoing attention on the RG Kar case.
Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim and a BJP candidate, is leading in the Panihati assembly constituency by 5067 votes, according to Election Commission data. Her opponent from the Trinamool Congress trails as vote counting continues. The campaign comes months after her daughter, a doctor, was killed in the August 2024 incident at RG Medical College and Hospital.
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Panihati goes to the polls for the 2026 results as counting begins at 8 am, with BJP’s Tirthankar Ghosh facing TMC’s Ratna Debnath. Live updates will focus on party vote trends, early round margins, and how the contest evolves across West Bengal’s counting rounds, as voters watch for a clear edge.
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