West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today said he will administer the oath to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a member of the state assembly on October 7.
Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur by-poll with a record margin of 58,835 votes. She needed to win the election to remain Chief Minister.
Two other newly elected Trinamool legislators will also take oath on Thursday.
"Governor WB Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar would administer oath/affirmation to the elected members to the WBLA, viz., MAMATA BANERJEE, JAKIR HOSSIAN and AMIRUL ISLAM at the premises of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 7 October, 2021 at 11:45 hours," he tweeted, before updating the time to 2 pm.
Jakir Hossain was declared victorious by a huge margin of 92,480 votes from Bengal's Jangipur constituency, while Amirul Islam won from Samserganj by a margin of 26,379 votes.
The results were declared on Sunday.
West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday requested the Governor to administer the oath to the three legislators, including Mamata Banerjee, on October 7.
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