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Yusuf Pathan Confident Mamata Will Return to Power in Bengal Polls

TMC MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan expressed strong confidence that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will return to power following the West Bengal assembly elections. He held a roadshow in support of party candidate Pradip Sarkar in the Kharagpur Sadar constituency, citing a positive public response. Pathan highlighted Banerjee's fight against the deletion of voters' names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision. The constituency has been a swing seat, changing hands between Congress, BJP, and TMC since 2011, with the upcoming polls set for late April.

Key Points: Yusuf Pathan Backs Mamata Banerjee for Bengal Polls Victory

  • Pathan exudes confidence in TMC victory
  • Highlights voter deletion issue under SIR
  • Kharagpur Sadar is a key swing seat
  • Polls scheduled for April 23 and 29
  • Every winner since 2011 has secured over 70k votes
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Bengal polls: "Mamata Banerjee will come back to power," says Yusuf Pathan

TMC MP Yusuf Pathan predicts Mamata Banerjee's return to power in West Bengal, citing positive public response and voter list issues.

"Mamata Banerjee will come back to power - Yusuf Pathan"

Paschim Medinipur, April 18

Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer on Saturday held a roadshow in support of party candidate from Kharagpur Sadar constituency for the West Bengal polls

Speaking to the reporters, Yusuf Pathan said that the party is receiving a positive response, exuding confidence that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will return to power.

"There is a positive environment here... There is a positive response from the people as well. Pradip Sarkar will win in this constituency, and Mamata Banerjee will come back to power," he said.

Speaking about Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral votes, Pathan highlighted Mamata Banerjee's stance against the deletion of voters.

"Mamata Banjeree fought for those whose names were omitted from the electoral list. A lot of people complained of having their names cut despite having the right documents," he said.

TMC candidate Pradip Sarkar is up against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, who is seeking to repeat his 2016 performance, when he had managed to break the streak of 7-time Congress MLA Gyan Singh Sohanpal.

But Ghosh had left the MLA seat following his election to the Lok Sabha in 2019. Following a bypoll, it was the TMC candidate Pradip Sarkar who managed to get a win against BJP's Prem Chandra Jha. However, the win lasted only till 2021, when BJP's Hiramoy Chattopadhyay managed to wrest the seat back to the party. Chattopadhyay is now contesting from the Shyampur constituency.

Since 2011, the seat has swung from Congress to BJP, to TMC, and then back to BJP. Every winner, irrespective of party has won the seat by getting more than 70,000 votes, save for Dilip Ghosh, who won with more than 61 thousand votes.

However, 44,000 votes in the constituency have been deleted due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), making it uncertain on how the public might vote.

West Bengal is set for two phases of assembly polls on April 23 and 29, with the results set for May 4. (ANI).

- ANI

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Priya S
Deleting 44,000 votes is very concerning! If people had the right documents, their names should not have been cut. Mamata Banerjee is right to fight this. Every vote is precious in a democracy. 🤔
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Rohit P
Kharagpur Sadar is a classic swing seat. It shows no party has managed to earn lasting trust. BJP, TMC, Congress... all have come and gone. Voters here are very smart and vote on local issues, not just big national narratives.
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Sarah B
Interesting analysis. The voter deletion makes the outcome truly unpredictable. It could sway the result either way. This is why electoral rolls need to be absolutely transparent and accurate.
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Meera T
As a Bengali, I just want stability and peace. This constant switching of MLAs every few years helps no one. Hope whoever wins this time works for the full term and actually delivers on promises. 🙏
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David E
The article mentions Dilip Ghosh won with 61k votes when others got 70k+. That's a significant difference. Maybe the voter sentiment was already shifting then. The SIR revision adds another layer of complexity to an already volatile seat.

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