Kolkata, May 4 (PTI) Rekha Patra, the face of Sandeshkhali protests who has been projected as the BJP’s face in the fight against atrocities on women in West Bengal, drubbed her TMC opponent by 5,421 votes on Monday.
A housewife from Sandeshkhali and an alleged torture victim of now-arrested TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his cohorts, Patra hit national headlines when she walked massive rallies against her oppressors carrying her girl child.
Although Patra lost from Basirhat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP gave her another chance, fielding her from the Hingalganj Assembly seat.
She did not disappoint this time, winning the constituency by a margin of 5,421 votes. Patra polled 1,00,207 votes against TMC’s Ananda Sarkar, who got 94,786 votes. PTI SUS NSD
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