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Kolkata: The 48-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) booth president at Balarampur in Nandigram, Rabin Manna, who was mercilessly beaten up allegedly by BJP-backed goons before the elections, succumbed to his injuries on Friday at SSKM Hospital. Reacting on the incident, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said: "Our active worker Rabin Manna passed away this morning. There were elections in seven Assembly constituencies in East Midnapore on that day while the poll in Nandigram was held on April 1. Banerjee, who is TMC's candidate in Nandigram, had also visited his house at Balarampur on the last day of poll campaigning in Nandigram on March 30. Outgoing minister and TMC's East Midnapore president Saumen Mahapatra along with other party leaders, including Sheikh Sufian, were present at the funeral of Manna near Balarampur village..