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BJP Scores Massive Nandigram Bypoll Win, Hasirani Rath Beats Congress By 1.2 Lakh Votes
The BJP candidate polled 1,64,227 votes to defeat Congress's Milan Pradhan by over 1.22 lakh votes, surpassing the previous margin record set by Suvendu Adhikari in 2016.
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BJP Sweeps Nandigram Bypoll With Record Margin, Also Wins Rejinagar
Hasi Rani Rath - mother of Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath, who was shot dead in May - won from Nandigram. The BJP candidate in Rejinagar also defeated his nearest rival by over 75,000 votes.
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Humayun Kabir Says Will Quit Politics In Protest Against Rejinagar Bypoll 'Loot'
"Residents of Rejinagar were not allowed to vote... If I can't protest against this injustice, what can I do through politics?... After Durga Puja, I will hold a meeting and apologise to the people. I will end my political career," said Humayun Kabir.
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High Turnout For Bypolls in 3 States, Puducherry, Humayun Kabir Arrested In Bengal
Humayun Kabir was arrested after a heated argument with the police. He had accused the police of acting at the behest of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
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Nandigram Police Station Officer In-charge Replaced Day Before Bypoll
The replacement came after opposition parties complained to the Election Commission, alleging that Ajay Kumar Mishra was close to the ruling party.
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Analysis: Can A Splintered Opposition Still Get Muslim Vote Against BJP In Bengal?
In 2021, Muslim voters were the strongest pillar of the Trinamool Congress. CSDS-Lokniti put the community's support for the party at 75 per cent, up from 70 per cent in 2019 and 51 per cent in 2016.
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Rival Trinamool Factions Submit New Names, Symbols For Bengal Bypolls
To place both the rival groups on an even keel and to protect their rights and interests, the poll body on Thursday, in an interim order, directed the competing groups not to use the party name and "Flowers and Grass symbol" during the Bengal bypolls.
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"Pass Or Fail": Suvendu Adhikari Says Bengal Bypolls A 'Test' For Minorities
"...And for the minority who do not vote for the BJP, now there is an opportunity for them to decide whether you will stay with the government or not," Adhikari said
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Nandigram Bypoll On October 6. Suvendu Adhikari Had Vacated This Seat
The by-polls have been necessitated after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and AJUP founder Humayun Kabir vacated the Nandigram and Rejinagar seats, respectively.
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Bypolls To 8 Assembly Seats On April 9 And 23, Counting On May 4: Poll Body
Bypolls to five assembly seats in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9 and in another three constituencies of Gujarat and Maharashtra on April 23, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gynaesh Kumar announced on Sunday.
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Bypolls For 5 Seats In 4 States Largely Peaceful, High Turnout In Bengal
Bypolls were held in five Assembly segments across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala on Thursday, with the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal registering a polling percentage of nearly 70 by 5 pm.
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Trinamool Sweeps Bengal Bypolls, Wrests Seat From BJP After 8 Years
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has swept the West Bengal assembly by-elections.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Trinamool Ex-MLA Snubbed Ahead Of Key Poll Joins BJP
A former Trinamool legislator defected to the BJP on Sunday after being snubbed for a crucial by-election to the seat she once held.
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Left-Backed Congress Candidate Leads Trinamool In Bengal's Sagardighi
Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).
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BJP Scores Massive Nandigram Bypoll Win, Hasirani Rath Beats Congress By 1.2 Lakh Votes
The BJP candidate polled 1,64,227 votes to defeat Congress's Milan Pradhan by over 1.22 lakh votes, surpassing the previous margin record set by Suvendu Adhikari in 2016.
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BJP Sweeps Nandigram Bypoll With Record Margin, Also Wins Rejinagar
Hasi Rani Rath - mother of Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath, who was shot dead in May - won from Nandigram. The BJP candidate in Rejinagar also defeated his nearest rival by over 75,000 votes.
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Humayun Kabir Says Will Quit Politics In Protest Against Rejinagar Bypoll 'Loot'
"Residents of Rejinagar were not allowed to vote... If I can't protest against this injustice, what can I do through politics?... After Durga Puja, I will hold a meeting and apologise to the people. I will end my political career," said Humayun Kabir.
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High Turnout For Bypolls in 3 States, Puducherry, Humayun Kabir Arrested In Bengal
Humayun Kabir was arrested after a heated argument with the police. He had accused the police of acting at the behest of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
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Nandigram Police Station Officer In-charge Replaced Day Before Bypoll
The replacement came after opposition parties complained to the Election Commission, alleging that Ajay Kumar Mishra was close to the ruling party.
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Analysis: Can A Splintered Opposition Still Get Muslim Vote Against BJP In Bengal?
In 2021, Muslim voters were the strongest pillar of the Trinamool Congress. CSDS-Lokniti put the community's support for the party at 75 per cent, up from 70 per cent in 2019 and 51 per cent in 2016.
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Rival Trinamool Factions Submit New Names, Symbols For Bengal Bypolls
To place both the rival groups on an even keel and to protect their rights and interests, the poll body on Thursday, in an interim order, directed the competing groups not to use the party name and "Flowers and Grass symbol" during the Bengal bypolls.
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"Pass Or Fail": Suvendu Adhikari Says Bengal Bypolls A 'Test' For Minorities
"...And for the minority who do not vote for the BJP, now there is an opportunity for them to decide whether you will stay with the government or not," Adhikari said
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Nandigram Bypoll On October 6. Suvendu Adhikari Had Vacated This Seat
The by-polls have been necessitated after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and AJUP founder Humayun Kabir vacated the Nandigram and Rejinagar seats, respectively.
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Bypolls To 8 Assembly Seats On April 9 And 23, Counting On May 4: Poll Body
Bypolls to five assembly seats in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9 and in another three constituencies of Gujarat and Maharashtra on April 23, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gynaesh Kumar announced on Sunday.
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Bypolls For 5 Seats In 4 States Largely Peaceful, High Turnout In Bengal
Bypolls were held in five Assembly segments across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala on Thursday, with the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal registering a polling percentage of nearly 70 by 5 pm.
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Trinamool Sweeps Bengal Bypolls, Wrests Seat From BJP After 8 Years
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has swept the West Bengal assembly by-elections.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Trinamool Ex-MLA Snubbed Ahead Of Key Poll Joins BJP
A former Trinamool legislator defected to the BJP on Sunday after being snubbed for a crucial by-election to the seat she once held.
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Left-Backed Congress Candidate Leads Trinamool In Bengal's Sagardighi
Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).
