202:'s district head and was therefore nominated as their candidate. Roy won the election polling at 42.25% of the votes cast in her favor against 39.82% of the votes cast in favor of Barman. During her tenure as the representative of the constituency, she was involved in organising a protest movement launched by the communist party in the Dhupguri area after a teenage girl was raped and murdered. The girl herself had earlier protested against a
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