Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has won the Bhavanipur constituency in the Assembly by-elections. She won the constituency known as his home by a record majority. The majority was 58,389 votes. This is the highest majority in Bhavanipur constituency.
The BJP is trailing in all the four constituencies where by-elections were held. Mamata Banerjee is contesting from three constituencies in West Bengal and one in Odisha.
Her opponents were Priyanka Tibrawal of the BJP and Sreejeeb Biswas of the CPM.
Though TMC defeated the BJP in the Assembly elections a few months ago, Mamata had lost. In Nandigram, Mamata lost to Suvendu Adhikari. Despite the BJP’s efforts to postpone the by-elections, the Trinamool Congress’ pressure efforts were successful. With this, the ground was prepared for the crucial by-election.
Bhawanipur is the sitting seat of the Trinamool Congress. Sovendeb Chattopadhyay won the last election. Sovendeb had resigned to contest for Mamata.
