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BJP wins Nandigram bypoll by 1.22 lakh votes
The Hindu··3d ago
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday won West Bengal bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar held on October 6. Hasi Rani Rath won Nandigram by over 1.22 lakh votes. Shankharavh Sarkar won Rejinagar by over 75,000 votes. About 70 percent of Rejinagar voters are from the minority community, reports said. BJP strength in the 294-seat Assembly rose to 209.
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What It Means For You
- Nandigram voters chose Rath by a margin NDTV called the highest since 1967.
- Congress's Milan Pradhan finished second in Nandigram with 41,674 votes.
- In Rejinagar, AJUP's Golam Nabi Azad took 54,098 votes for second place.
What's Happening
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated Nandigram after also winning Bhabanipur.
- AJUP leader Humayun Kabir resigned Rejinagar after winning Naoda as well.
- Adhikari thanked minority voters and claimed wide Muslim support in both seats.
Why These Two Seats Were Open
- Opposition candidates alleged they could not campaign freely.
- The Nandigram Congress nominee was arrested and campaigned only four days after bail, The Hindu said.
- NDTV said Rath is the mother of Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath, shot dead on May 6.
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