India News | West Bengal: CPI State Secretary Md Salim Trailing in Murshidabad
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. CPI(M) state secretary Mohammed Salim was trailing in the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal by 639 votes on Tuesday morning, according to the Election Commission.
Kolkata, Jun 4 (PTI) CPI(M) state secretary Mohammed Salim was trailing in the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal by 639 votes on Tuesday morning, according to the Election Commission.
Trinamool Congress candidate Abu Taher Khan, seeking re-election from the seat, was leading in the seat.
The CPI(M), which could not open its account in West Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, was banking on Murshidabad as one of the constituencies for the revival of its fortunes in the state.
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