Bhabanipur By-Election Results LIVE Updates| Mamata Banerjee wins; will remain Bengal CM

Exuding happiness, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, "I didn't lose even a single ward. Bhabanipur people today have seen. I have all won all the elections except the previous one."

She added, " We contested in 3 seats. Bhabanipur we won and the other two also we will win. we will not do any celebration."

Stinging from her Nandigram loss, she said, "I would like to tell you all. A lot of conspiracies were created against us. I even hurt my leg on last election. I would like to thank all of you".  

Election Commission writes to West Bengal Govt, asking it to ensure that no victory celebration/procession takes place during or after the counting of votes for by-elections; asks it to take all necessary steps to ensure that post-poll violence doesn't happen.

After 11th round of counting, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads by 34,000 votes in Bhabnipur Assembly by-election

As per ECI, incumbent CM Mamata Banerjee leads by 6000+ votes

Counting begins in CM Mamata Banerjee's hometurf Bhabanipur along with Jangipur, and Samserganj Assembly constituencies

BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal, who contested for Bhabanipur assembly bypoll, writes a letter to the acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC, requesting him "to take preventive measures from any kind of violence post-Bhabanipur Assembly constituency bypoll results

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.

Eight CCTV cameras have been fitted at the EVM strong room and the results will be declared after 21 rounds of counting.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC have been imposed within 200 metre radius of the counting centres at all three constituencies that went to the polls on September 30.

Candidates and their agents, who have received both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine or have tested negative for the infection, will be allowed to enter the counting venues, the Election Commission official said.

All officials and agents have been asked to abide by COVID-19 protocols, he said.

21 round of counting scheduled with 14 counting tables. Security is provided by Kolkata police from exterior and central forces inside poll booth. Roads leading towards counting station are diverted or made one way keeping in mind the entire security.

Bypolls across three assembly segments in West Bengal – Bhabanipur, Samserganj, and Jangipur; and one in Odisha – Pipili-- took place on Thursday, September 30.  According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission earlier this month, the nearly 12-hour process of voting began across the assembly segments at 7 am on September 30, and went on till 5 pm. 

Of the three segments, Bhabanipur is the most important as it will decide Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's fate as Chief Minister. Accepting TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari's challenge to fight from Nandigram in the 2021 Assembly polls, two-time Bhabanipur MLA Mamata Banerjee lost by a narrow margin of fewer than 2000 votes. Soon after the election, WB Agriculture Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay resigned as the Bhabanipur MLA paving way for Banerjee to contest from there.  Banerjee has to become a member of the Bengal Assembly by November 5 to remain the Chief Minister.

Against TMC's Mamata Banerjee, BJP field Priyanka Tibrewal. Tibrewal who unsuccessfully contested the West Bengal Assembly polls from Entally, is also a practicing advocate in the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court. She was also one of the petitioners who moved the Calcutta HC over the post-poll violence in the state. 

The much-anticipated results of the Bhabanipur by-polls which witnessed a contest between TMC's Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal will be announced on Sunday.