New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed a resounding win in Bhabanipur bypoll. She was leading by a margin of 58,832 votes. "I have won the Bhabanipur Assembly bypolls with a margin of 58,832 votes and have registered the victory in every ward of the constituency," Ms Banerjee said.
The win was crucial for her to continue as the Chief Minister following the defeat at Nandigram.
The polling was held in Bhabanipur, Jangipur and Samserganj assembly constituencies of the state on September 30.
Twenty four companies of central forces were deployed at the counting centres, and the entire area was put under CCTV surveillance.
The counting was held in 21 rounds for the Bhabanipur constituency, 26 rounds for Samserganj and 24 rounds for the Jangipur constituency at the Sakhawat Memorial School of Kolkata.
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Here are the Highlights on Bengal bypolls results today:
Oct 03, 2021 19:53 (IST)
Trinamool wins all these seats Bengal
After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's expected landslide victory from Bhabanipur assembly constituency, Trinamool candidates in Samserganj and Jangipur in Murshidabad district notched impressive wins with Jakir Hossain winning Jangipur by a massive margin of 92,480 votes.
Jangipur's Trinamool Congress nominee Jakir Hossain secured some 1,36,444 votes, while his nearest rival, Bharatiya Janata Party's Sujit Das, polled 43,964 votes in a one-sided electoral battle. Hossain was declared victorious with a margin of 92,480 votes. Except Jane Alam Mian of Revolutionary Socialist Party, no other candidate reached four figures.
In Samserganj, Trinamool candidate Amirul Islam won by a margin of 26,379 votes. He secured 96,417 votes, while his nearest rival, Zaidur Rahaman of the Congress, got 70,038. Murshidabad was earlier seen as a Congress stronghold.
Oct 03, 2021 19:38 (IST)
Centre Hatched Conspiracies To Remove Trinamool From Power: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the central government hatched conspiracies to remove Trinamool from power since the start of the elections.
Ms Banerjee's remarks came a short while before the election commission announced her massive victory in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.
Oct 03, 2021 13:49 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee leads with a margin of 48,782 in round 18 of counting of votes for Bhabanipur bypoll.
Oct 03, 2021 12:54 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee leads in Bhabanipur bypoll
Mamata Banerjee leads with a margin of 35,457 in round 13 of counting of votes for Bhabanipur bypoll. BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal gets 15,821 votes.
Oct 03, 2021 12:23 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee leads with a margin of 33,982 in round 11 of counting of votes for Bhabanipur bypoll.
Oct 03, 2021 12:14 (IST)
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee leads with margin of 31,645 votes in Bhabanipur bypoll.
Oct 03, 2021 11:45 (IST)
BJP's candidate for Priyanka Tibrewal falls behind with 5,719 votes
Oct 03, 2021 11:09 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee ahead of BJP rival
Mamata Banerjee ahead of BJP rival Priyanka Tibrewal by 12,000 votes in crucial Bhabanipur battle.
