TMC won the bypolls on all the three assembly seats in West Bengal. Party chief and CM Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur assembly bye-elections. While TMC leaders Jakir Hossain and Amirul Islam won from Jangipur and Samserganj assembly constituency respectively.
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Bypoll Results 2021 Live News Updates: TMC Wins Jangipur and Samserganj Assembly By-Election
Counting of votes for the bypolls in three assembly constituencies in West Bengal – Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur and Pipli constituency in Odisha have begun at 8 am on Sunday. The counting process is being conducted as per strict COVID-19 guidelines.
03 Oct, 19:05 (IST)
BJD leader Rudra Pratap Maharathy has won the Pipli assembly seat in bye-elections which were held on September 30. The party attained victory with huge margin.
03 Oct, 19:05 (IST)
BJD leader Rudra Pratap Maharathy has won the Pipli assembly seat in bye-elections which were held on September 30. The party attained victory with huge margin.
03 Oct, 17:04 (IST)
BJD candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading with over 20,000 votes in the Pipili Assembly bypoll.
03 Oct, 16:24 (IST)
BJD candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading by a margin of 14,212 votes in Pipili Assembly bypoll after 13th round of counting
03 Oct, 14:53 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee has won Bhabanipur Assembly by-election with the margin of 58,389 votes.
03 Oct, 14:52 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee has won Bhabanipur Assembly by-election with the margin of 58,389 votes.
03 Oct, 14:41 (IST)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted her supporters outside her residence in Kolkata as she inches closer to victory in Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll.
03 Oct, 14:14 (IST)
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is leading by BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal by a margin of 56,388 votes after 20 rounds of counting.
03 Oct, 13:36 (IST)
After eighth round of counting in the Pipili bypoll, BJD's Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading with over 8,800 votes.
03 Oct, 13:29 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee is leading by over 42,000 votes after the 16th round of counting of votes. Banerjee received 62,760 votes, while her nearest rival, BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal, received 20,468 votes.
03 Oct, 12:36 (IST)
After the fourth round of counting of votes in the Pipili by-election, BJD candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading with over 5,000 votes.
03 Oct, 12:33 (IST)
After 11th round of counting, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is leading by 34,000 votes in Bhabnipur Assembly by-election.
03 Oct, 12:03 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee is leading by over 22,000 votes in Bhabanipur after the sixt of counting. BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal have received over 4,300 votes.
03 Oct, 11:03 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee leading in Bhabanipur with over 12,000 votes.
03 Oct, 10:50 (IST)
TMC supporters celebrate outside CM Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata as she leads in the Bhabanipur Assembly by-election.
03 Oct, 10:13 (IST)
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rudra Pratap Maharathy is leading after the first round of counting of votes for Pipili Assembly bypolls
03 Oct, 09:46 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee is leading by over 2,000 votes in Bhabanipur assembly constituency after two rounds of counting of votes. There will be a total of 21 rounds of counting.
03 Oct, 09:21 (IST)
TMC candidate Zakir Hussain is leading in Jangipur assembly seat
03 Oct, 09:15 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee is leading by over 700 votes after the postal ballot round in Bhabanipur assembly constituency.
Kolkata, October 3: Counting of votes for the bypolls in three assembly constituencies in West Bengal – Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur and Pipili constituency in Odisha have begun at 8 am on Sunday. The counting process is being conducted as per strict COVID-19 guidelines. The results of five Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) and EVMs will be randomly matched after the counting. The by-election was held on September 30. Bypoll results 2021 will be declared by the evening.
Bhabanipur witnessed a high-profile contest as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had lost the assembly elections from Nandigram earlier this year, contested the elections against BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal and CPI(M) 's Srijib Biswas. She will have to get elected to the assembly to retain the CM's chair. Three-tier security has been provided at Sakhawat Memorial Girls High School in Bhabanipur. Notably, 24 companies of central forces have also been deployed, and eight Eight CCTV cameras have been fitted at the EVM strong room. There will be 21 rounds of counting. Bypoll 2021: Mamata Banerjee vs BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal In Bhabanipur.
Only fully vaccinated candidates and their agents of those who have tested negative for COVID-19 will be allowed to enter the counting venues. Over 57 percent polling was registered in Bhabanipur. A high voting rate at 79.92 percent and 77.63 percent was recorded in Samserganj and Jangipur, respectively. Bypolls 2021: Polling in 3 Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal Including Bhabanipur And 1 in Odisha On September 30.
Meanwhile, in Pipili, postal ballots will be counted in the first 30 minutes while the counting session for the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin from 8.30 am "To avoid crowding at the counting tables and to check the spread of the infection, a video feed of the counting will be displayed on large screens outside the centre," said Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer S K Lohani. The by-poll was held following the demise of sitting MLA Pradeep Maharathy in October 2020.
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