India News | Union Minister Subhas Sarkar Defeated by TMC's Arup Chakraborty in Bengal's Bankura
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union minister Subhas Sarkar was defeated by Trinamool Congress candidate Arup Chakraborty in Bankura Lok Sabha seat of West Bengal by a margin of 32,778 votes, the ECI said.
Kolkata, Jun 4 (PTI) Union minister Subhas Sarkar was defeated by Trinamool Congress candidate Arup Chakraborty in Bankura Lok Sabha seat of West Bengal by a margin of 32,778 votes, the ECI said.
Chakraborty bagged 6,41,813 votes, while Sarkar, who was the Union Minister of State for Education, secured 6,09,035 votes.
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Sarkar, a doctor by profession, was seeking re-election from the constituency, where a section of the BJP workers had expressed their reservations about his re-nomination, alleging his disconnect with the grassroots level workers.
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