Kolkata, September 28: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee registered a whopping victory from Bhowanipore Assembly constituency of West Bengal. She beat her nearest rival by a margin of 54,213 votes.
Trinamool Congress has also snatched the Basirhat (Uttar) seat from the Left Front in Sunday’s by-polls, an official said Wednesday.
“Trinamool Congress has won the Basirhat (Uttar) assembly constituency. The victory margin is 30,900-plus votes. The exact figures will come in by the evening. A total of 18 rounds of counting were held so far,” said Dibyendu Sarkar, joint chief electoral officer of the West Bengal election commission.
–Agencies