TMC candidates Shatrughan Sinha, Kirti Azad secure victories
Shatrughan Sinha won from the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on Tuesday, the ECI said. The TMC leader defeated his nearest rival S S Ahluwalia of the BJP by a margin of 59,564 votes.
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Sinha secured 6,05,645 votes, while Ahluwalia garnered 5,46,081 votes.
Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad defeated his nearest rival Dilip Ghosh of the BJP by 1,37,981 votes in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat.
Azad, the TMC candidate, secured 7,20,667 votes, while Ghosh, a former state BJP president, got 5,82,686 votes.
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Speaking to reporters, Sinha said, «This is Mamata Banerjee's win. I will try my best to address the issues in the constituency. I had earlier said Mamata ji will be a game-changer and TMC will sweep Bengal.»
Sinha, the sitting MP, alleged that the exit polls were «fabricated to misguide voters».
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