Even in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he could not vote for himself.

Kolkata:

Dr Jayantha Kumar Roy, the current Lok Sabha member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Jalpaiguri constituency in West Bengal and seeking re-election, failed to vote for himself.

Even in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he could not vote for himself.

This is because, although he is a candidate from Jalpaiguri, he is a voter from the neighboring Darjeeling constituency.

While interacting with media persons while hopping from place to place during polling in Jalpaiguri, Roy said: “I have no control but I cannot vote for myself and it must be a painful thing for me. “.

His closest rivals are Trinamool Congress’s Nirmal Chandra Roy and CPI(M)’s Debraj Burman.

However, despite the sadness of not being able to vote for themselves, the current PPP candidate is also confident of retaining his seat this time. “I have no doubt about victory. This is because the people of Jalpaiguri have faith in the BJP,” Roy said.

Barring one or two unexpected incidents, the voting process in Jalpaiguri was more or less peaceful during the first four hours of voting, something the BJP candidate himself acknowledged.

“In some places, the Trinamool Congress is trying to intimidate voters. In some places, they are trying to lure voters by distributing rice. But the people of Jalpaiguri are really eager to vote for us,” he said.

He also appreciated the role played by election observers in promptly addressing any instances of grievance recorded by the Election Commission of India.

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