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Why did the Rejinagar Democratic Trinamool Congress candidate go to sleep right after counting started
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News18•09-10-2026, 10:24
Why did the Rejinagar Democratic Trinamool Congress candidate go to sleep right after counting started
- •Vote counting for the by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar is underway following postal ballots
- •Democratic Trinamool Congress candidate Safiuzzaman Sheikh was unexpectedly seen leaving the counting center stating he was going to sleep
- •Safiuzzaman Sheikh remarked that he had not slept all night and no longer had any work left at the center
- •Congress candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi also walked out alleging systematic rigging and match-fixing
- •Meanwhile, BJP candidate Sakharav Sarkar surged ahead with a significant margin of over 18,000 votes by the second round
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Safiuzzaman Sheikh left the counting center at the end of the first round, stating that he had not slept all night and wanted to rest because there was no more work for him there.
BJP candidate Sakharav Sarkar secured a lead of nearly 6,000 votes against his nearest rival in the first round, which further increased to over 18,000 votes by the end of the second round.
Congress candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi claimed that there was calculative rigging, alleging that it was a match-fixing arrangement under the table and that the BJP was ahead across all booths.
