Kolkata, Jun 4 (PTI) Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha won from the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on Tuesday, the ECI said.

The TMC leader defeated his nearest rival S S Ahluwalia of the BJP by a margin of 59,564 votes.

Also Read | West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 Winners List: Constituency-Wise List of Winning Candidates From TMC, BJP, Congress and Other Parties.

Sinha secured 6,05,645 votes, while Ahluwalia garnered 5,46,081 votes.

Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad defeated his nearest rival Dilip Ghosh of the BJP by 1,37,981 votes in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat.

Also Read | From Kangana Ranaut, Pawan Kalyan to Arun Govil - Celebrities Who’ve Emerged Victorious in Lok Sabha Elections 2024!.

Azad, the TMC candidate, secured 7,20,667 votes, while Ghosh, a former state BJP president, got 5,82,686 votes.

Speaking to reporters, Sinha said, "This is Mamata Banerjee's win. I will try my best to address the issues in the constituency. I had earlier said Mamata ji will be a game-changer and TMC will sweep Bengal."

Sinha, the sitting MP, alleged that the exit polls were "fabricated to misguide voters".

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)