Ex-HC Judge And BJP's Abhijeet Gangopadhyay Races Ahead Of 'Khela Hobe' Singer Debangshu In Tamluk

Tamluk Lok Sabha Constituency Results 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Former Calcutta High Court judge and BJP candidate Abhijit Gangophyay is ahe by more than 10,000 votes against TMC's Debangshu Bhattacharya who shot to fame after singing 'Khela Hobe' song during Mamata Banerjee's successful campaign for 2021 Bengal Vidhan Sabha polls from East Midnapore's Tamluk.

Tamluk, bastion of hikaris, is witnessing a heated battle between two first-timers from BJP and Trinamool Congress. On one hand, re is former Kolkata High Court judge Abhijit Gangophyay who h ordered CBI probe into teachers' recruitment case that saw several TMC heavyweights, including Partha Chatterjee, former state Education Minister and a close aide of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, behind bars. On or hand, TMC has fielded 27-year-old Debangshu.

Retaining Tamluk was always an uphill task for Trinamool Congress as all players who were responsible for wins since 2009 have deserted party. In 2020, Medinipur's strongman Suvendu hikari joined BJP while his bror Dibyendu who is sitting MP joined BJP along with anor heavyweight from Barrackpore Arjun Singh recently. Abhijit, who h frequent run-ins with senior Trinamool leers like Mamata and her nephew Abhishek over Bengal teachers' recruitment scam case, joined BJP earlier this month after resigning from post.

A student leer and a state spokesperson, Debangshu enjoys a strong social media presence. His 'Khela Hobe' song turned into Mamata's war cry against BJP in 2021 Legislative Assembly elections. However, if a strong virtual presence is enough to make inros in a constituency where hikaris have held sway for long is something to watch out for in remaining rounds of counting. For now, Debangshu can only hope for a miracle.