Bengal polls: Early trends from Malda show Cong''s Mausam Noor leading

Initial trends from TV channels indicated Mausam Noor, the Congress candidate from Malatipur in West Bengal's Malda district, was leading with the party ahead in two assembly seats. The party also has an edge in the Mothabari seat of the same district, according to the trends reported by the TV channels. In the Mothabari, judicial officers were gheraoed by locals over the deletion of names in the SIR exercise in April this year. Reacting to the encouraging development, Noor expressed confidence in winning the seat. ''We have faith in people, and the results will show everything. I am confident of winning,'' she told PTI Videos. In January, Noor rejoined the Congress after a stint in the TMC. According to those media reports, the BJP was leading in six of the assembly seats in Malda district, while the TMC had an edge in four. Malda is among the districts which experienced some of the highest deletions during the SIR exercise. However, the Election Commission is yet to come out with official figures. Counting for the high-stakes polls in Bengal is expected to continue throughout the day, with clearer trends likely to emerge by afternoon.

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