The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced by-polls to 1 assembly constituency of Odisha and 3 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, including the seat of Bahabnipur from where chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to contest. The by-polls will be held on September 30 and the results will be declared on October 3.
The announcement would come as a relief to Mamata Banerjee who lost the assembly election from Nandigram. She needs to win this by-poll and get elected to continue as the CM.
Mamata Banerjee had lost the election from her aide turned rival Suvendu Adhikari.
She is expected to file a nomination from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, which was vacated by winning TMC candidate Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, days after the results were declared.
She is expected to file a nomination from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, which was vacated by winning TMC candidate Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, days after the results were declared.
The Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) had requested the Election Commission in July, to conduct by-elections to fill seven casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assembly of West Bengal.
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