Trinamool Congress MLA Tapas Saha, representing Tehatta constituency in Nadia district, passed away at a Kolkata hospital due to a brain haemorrhage at the age of 66. Saha was admitted to the hospital after collapsing on Tuesday, but his condition deteriorated.
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