West Bengal Bypoll LIVE Updates: Voting Begins at Bhabanipur, 2 Other Seats Amid Heavy Security Deployment | Earth Indian

West Bengal Bypoll LIVE Updates: The bypoll in West Bengal’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency on Thursday is being keenly watched as state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is not an MLA is contesting from this seat. Bhabanipur bypoll has become a prestige battle for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is presently not an MLA. The Bhabanipur Assembly seat was vacated by the West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in May, making way for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from Bhabanipur seat as a move to continue to hold her post. Bharatiya Janata Party fielded 41-year-old Priyanka Tibrewal against the TMC supremo. On the other hand, CPI(M) has fielded Srijib Biswas, also a lawyer by profession in the Bhabanipur constituency. Besides Bhabanipur, polling will be held in Jangipur and Samserganj Assembly constituencies. A total 6,97,164 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the three constituencies. The polling began at 7 am today and will end at 6:30 pm. The counting of votes will take place on October 3.

Stay tuned to India.com for all the latest updates on the West Bengal by-poll in Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur:

07:40 am: Madan Mitra (TMC MLA) has purposely shut the voting machine here as he wants to capture the booth, said Priyanka Tibrewal, BJP candidate for Bhabanipur by-poll at polling booth of ward number 72.

07:15 am:

07:00 am: We’re hoping for fair elections. Security deployment is very important. I will visit polling booths in the area today. The state government is in fear right now, said Priyanka Tibrewal, BJP candidate for Bhabanipur by-poll.

07:00 am:

06:55 am: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that not every voter can cast their votes in Bhabanipur bypolls as the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) will prevent voters to get out of their homes. Briefing mediapersons, Chowdhury said, “We are contesting in Samserganj. TMC is causing violence there. They have attacked local journalists. The administration is silent as they are the agents of TMC.” “We have trust in Election Commission. Our only demand is that the Commission must ensure that people cast their votes peacefully. I believe that not everyone can cast their vote in Bhabanipur. TMC will try to prevent the voters who probably do not give their votes to the party to get out of their homes,” added the Congress leader.

06:45 am: The Election Commission has decided to deploy additional 20 companies of central forces, taking the total to 35 companies, only for the bypoll to the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in Kolkata from where CM Mamata Banerjee is contesting. The additional 20 companies of central forces will be deployed for patrolling duty, because there has been widespread allegation that the ruling Trinamool Congress is threatening the voters, trying to stop them from going to the polling centres, said the EC.




By Shivam Urkude || Earth Indian

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