By-election to the Dhupguri seat in Jalpaiguri district was held following the death of sitting BJP MLA Bishu Pada Ray earlier this year.
he Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri Assembly seat from the BJP, with its candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy winning it by a margin of over 4,500 seats. By-election to the Dhupguri seat in Jalpaiguri district was held following the death of sitting BJP MLA Bishu Pada Ray earlier this year.
While BJP took lead in the initial rounds, Trinamool came from behind to win the seat in the Rajbanshi land.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the result showed that North Bengal was with the TMC. “In Dhupguri, it was a seat of BJP and we won the election. I congratulate all the people of Dhupguri. So wherever BJP lost and INDIA party won, I congratulate all of them,” ANI quoted Banerjee as saying.
“The Dhupguri (bypoll) result shows that people of Bengal are with Mamata Banerjee,” TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta told PTI.
An SC-reserved seat, Dhupguri has nearly 50 per cent Rajbanshi and 15 per cent minority population. To tap into the Rajbanshi votes, all major parties had fielded candidates from the community.
