Nandigram election result 2021: Big blow to Mamata Banerjee as Election Commission rejects recounting demand of TMC
Nandigram election result 2021: Big blow to Mamata Banerjee as Election Commission rejects recounting demand of TMC
he TMC claimed in its letter that certain âpreposterousâ and âillegalâ things have happened during the counting of votes in Nandigram.
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Updated: May 3, 2021, 09:12 AM IST
In a significant development, the Election Commission of India has rejected TMC’s demand seeking recount of votes at Nandigram which saw a tight fight between TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. It is to be noted that Mamata lost to Adhikari by 1,756 votes from Nandigram.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost a crucial election as India’s Covid crisis deepens, with an official in his Bharatiya Janata Party conceding defeat in the populous state of West Bengal. Modi had been widely criticized for continuing to hold mass rallies in the state as infections rose.
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Suvendu Adhikary (left) and Mamata Banerjee, in Nandigram. Photos: PTI
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Kolkata: Nandigram in East Medinipur of Bengal played up to its role as the epicentre of the state’s assembly election, as confusion reigned late on Sunday over who had won the seat.
The high-octane and often communal campaigning in Nandigram had seen chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee make the unusual choice of switching from her Bhowanipore mainstay to take on her former aide and new BJP entrant Suvendu Adhikari.
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New Delhi: âDidi, oh Didiâ pretty much sums up the landslide victory of the TMC in Bengal.
The West Bengal electorate has turned Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs misogynist taunt against Mamata Banerjee on its head.
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MHA seeks report from Bengal govt on post-election violence
MHA seeks report from Bengal govt on post-election violence
With continued incidents of violence in West Bengal after declaration of election result, the Union home ministry has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the issue.
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UPDATED: May 3, 2021 20:17 IST
Mamata Banerjee has appealed to her supporters to maintain peace and asked them not to fall prey to provocations. (Photo: PTI)
The West Bengal Assembly election has been mired in violence with continued reports of attack on party members and there has been an escalation since poll results were declared on May 2. In the wake of continued incidents of violence, the Union home ministry has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the issue of post-election violence.