Panihati, May 4 -- In a major political moment, BJP candidate Ratna Debnath has secured a decisive victory by a substantial margin of 28,836 votes in the Panihati constituency, a seat that has been held by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) since 2011.

According to the final results after all 13 rounds of EVM counting, Debnath polled 87,977 votes, comfortably defeating Tirthankar Ghosh of the All India Trinamool Congress, who managed 59,141 votes.

Meanwhile, Kalatan Dasgupta from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) trailed far behind with 24,032 votes. The outcome underscores a significant shift in voter preference in Panihati, with the BJP emerging dominant in a constituency that has traditionally seen strong competition among regional pa...