Bhabanipur News
According to the Election Commission of India, Mamata Banerjee secured 85,263 votes which are around 71.90 per cent of the total votes polled in the by-election.
Jakir Hossain was declared victorious by a huge margin of 92,480 votes
Amirul Islam won from Samserganj by a margin of 26,379 votes
Governor WB Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar would administer the oath
With Congress now struggling to make a comeback into national politics, many opposition leaders are now looking at Mamata to lead in the anti-BJP fight in the coming days.
The winner of the battle between TMC chief and BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal will be decided after 21 rounds of counting.
A total of 6,97,164 eligible voters have been listed to exercise their franchise in the three constituencies of Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur seats respectively. The polls polls were nececssitated due to the death of candidates.
Bhabanipur bypoll has become a battle of prestige for West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who is presently not an MLA. BJP has fielded 41-year-old Priyanka Tibrewal against the TMC supremo. A lawyer by profession, Tibrewal is the vice-president of the West Bengal unit of BJP Yuva Morcha.
Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Gujarat chief minister today.
India Meteorological Department predicts rainfall in several parts of the country.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Priyanka Tibrewal will file her nomination papers for the by-election to the Bhabanipur seat.
BJP on Friday fielded Priyanka Tibrewal to contest against Mamata Banerjee in by-poll to Bhabanipur seat.
After nomination, Tibrewal said that her fight is not against any individual but against injustice.
Bhabanipur is considered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s turf.
BJP had been looking for a strong candidate to give tough competition to the current Chief Minister.
Mamata Banerjee will begin her Bhabanipur assembly bypoll campaign today
Congress party will not field any candidate against her
TMC on Sunday announced the list of candidates contesting in the upcoming by-poll elections in Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee will fight from the Bhabanipur assembly constituency.
Jakir Hossain and Amirul Islam will contest on Jangipur and Samserganj seats respectively.
Mamata had moved out of her traditional Bhabanipur seat to fight in Nandigram during the Assembly polls earlier this year
But she lost to his former close aide Suvendhu Adhikari who contested on a BJP ticket.
By-polls in other 31 Assembly Constituencies and three Parliamentary constituencies across India have been deferred for COVID
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