Bypolls results live updates: Mamata Banerjee wins Bhowanipore bypolls by more than 58,000 votes
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 03, 2021, 17:47:22 IST
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Bypolls results live updates: Mamata Banerjee wins Bhowanipore bypolls by more than 58,000 votes
The counting of votes for the West Bengal bypolls is under way amid heavy security deployment. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who had lost the assembly elections from Nandigram earlier this year, is up against BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal and CPM's Srijib Biswas in Bhabanipur in south Kolkata. Stay here for all live updates
12:29 (IST) Oct 03
After 11th round, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads by 34,000 votes in Bhabnipur
12:23 (IST) Oct 03
No victory celebrations/ processions will be allowed, says EC
12:01 (IST) Oct 03
TMC workers celebrate outside the residence of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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TMC supporters celebrate outside CM Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata as she leads in the Bhabanipur Assembly by-election
10:44 (IST) Oct 03
Trinamool Congress leading in all three seats, Mamata Banerjee is leading with more than 4600 votes.
10:22 (IST) Oct 03
West Bengal CM & TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is leading with 3680 votes against BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal's 881 votes after first round of counting of votes for Bhabanipur Assembly by-election, as per Election Commission data
09:43 (IST) Oct 03
The Election Commission has made arrangements for a three-tier security at the counting centre set up at Sakhawat Memorial Girls High School in Bhabanipur, where 24 companies of central forces have also been deployed.
09:24 (IST) Oct 03
Voting begins for the election of 44 councillors in 11 wards of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC)
08:26 (IST) Oct 03
CM & TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal are in the fray from Bhabanipur
08:15 (IST) Oct 03
Counting of votes begins for by-elections in Bhabanipur, Jangipur, and Samserganj assembly constituencies
07:34 (IST) Oct 03
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 41-year-old Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer, against the TMC chief. CPI(M) has fielded Srijib Biswas, who is also a lawyer. Congress did not contest the seat.
07:06 (IST) Oct 03
Mamata Banerjee had lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram constituency in the assembly elections held earlier this year.
The Bhabanipur assembly seat was vacated by the West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in May, paving the way for Mamata Banerjee to contest the bypoll.
05:16 (IST) Oct 03
As per the election commission, three constituencies have a total electorate of 6,97,164. The total number of voters in Bhabanipur is 20,64,56; of which 1,11,243 are male and 95, 209 are women. There were 287 booths in Bhabanipur, of which the number of main booths were be 269.
05:16 (IST) Oct 03
The bypolls were held for Bhabanipur in South Kolkata and Jangipur and Samserganj seats in the Murshidabad district of the state.
05:15 (IST) Oct 03
Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal, from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the fray, recorded a voter turnout of 57.09 per cent during voting on Thursday, according to the state election commission. While Samserganj recorded a voter turnout of 79.92 per cent, Jangipur recorded 77.63 per cent voting.
05:15 (IST) Oct 03
The counting will be 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.
05:15 (IST) Oct 03
Twenty four companies of central forces have been deployed at the counting centres, and the entire area will be put under CCTV surveillance. Officials will only be allowed pen and paper and only the returning officer and observer are allowed to use phones, officials informed.