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.
