Vote counting on October 9 declared the result of the Nandigram Assembly by-election in West Bengal, with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari winning the seat by a margin of 1,622 votes, according to reports. The declaration followed polling held on October 6 for the constituency, where turnout was recorded at 80.89 percent.
According to reports, the bypoll was needed after Adhikari vacated the Nandigram seat to retain Bhabanipur. The sequence left Nandigram open for a fresh contest, and the by-election was held on October 6 before counting and declaration on October 9 in West Bengal.
The result gives Adhikari the Nandigram seat with the stated margin of 1,622 votes, according to the count declared on October 9. Turnout for the poll reached 80.89 percent, reflecting participation recorded for the October 6 voting in the constituency.
Mamata Banerjee is expected to challenge the result in court, according to reports. The expected legal challenge follows the declaration of the by-election outcome in Nandigram and the announcement of Adhikari’s winning margin after the October 9 counting.
The Nandigram by-election outcome closes the contest that followed Adhikari vacating the seat to retain Bhabanipur, according to reports. With counting completed on October 9 and turnout listed at 80.89 percent from the October 6 poll, the declared result stands as Adhikari winning by 1,622 votes, with a court challenge expected from Mamata Banerjee.
The West Bengal constituency result was declared after the October 9 counting process, according to reports. Polling on October 6 recorded turnout of 80.89 percent before the count confirmed Adhikari ahead by 1,622 votes, while the expected court challenge from Mamata Banerjee was noted alongside the declaration of the Nandigram Assembly by-election outcome.
Reports on the count list the October 9 declaration as the formal close of the Nandigram process that began with the October 6 poll at 80.89 percent turnout. Adhikari’s margin of 1,622 votes was the figure announced for the by-election held after he vacated the seat to retain Bhabanipur, according to the results described.
