Election Commission announces bypoll for Bhabanipur Assembly constituency
The Hindu
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intends on contesting from the constituency; the by-poll is set to be held on September 30
The Election Commission on September 4 announced bypoll for Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in West Bengal. The bypoll is set to be held on September 30. The election body however decided to not hold bypolls in 31 other Assembly constituencies and three Parliamentary constituencies. A statement from the Election Commission said it decided to hold the bypoll in Bhabanipur "considering the constitutional exigency and special request from State of West Bengal" as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intends on contesting from the constituency. Senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay tendered his resignation in May from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in Kolkata paving way for the Chief Minister to contest from the constituency. Ms. Banerjee had represented Bhabanipur in 2011 and 2016. In the 2021 Assembly polls, however, she chose to contest from Nandigram and lost by a narrow margin 1,956 votes to the former TMC leader, who moved to the BJP, Suvendu Adhikari.More Related News

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