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West Bengal Election Result: R G Kar victim's mother Ratna Debnath of BJP leading by 5067 votes in Panihati
PTI | May 4, 2026 6:57 PM CST

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Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, is leading in the Panihati assembly constituency. She has secured a significant lead over her Trinamool Congress opponent. The tragic incident involving her daughter, a doctor, occurred in August 2024 at RG Medical College and Hospital. Election Commission data confirms her current advantage in the vote count.

BJP and TMC supporters, after a clash and protest broke out over the visit of BJP candidate from Panihati constituency, Ratna Debnath, during the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in North 24 Parganas
Kolkata: Mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim and BJP candidate Ratna Debnath was leading by 5067 votes over the Trinamool Congress nominee in Panihati assembly constituency after the second round of counting, EC data said.

Debnath bagged 13784 votes while the TMC's Tirthankar Ghosh secured 8717 votes.

Her daughter, a doctor on duty, was raped and murdered in Kolkata's state-run RG Medical College and Hospital in August 2024.

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