The huge margin by which TMC won the seat in a bye-poll in 2014 is testament to the strong sway of the party in the constituency. The bye- poll was necessitated due to the resignation of then sitting Congress MLA Soumitra Khan who later joined TMC and was elected from the Bishnupur parliamentary constituency as a TMC MP. Soumitra Khan had emerged victorious from Katulpur seat in 2011 by defeating CPM candidate Purnima Bagdi by just 1433 votes.
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