TMC clean sweeps West Bengal assembly by-election, wins all three seats

The counting of votes for the by-elections held in three assembly seats in West Bengal- Kaliaganj (SC), Karimpur and Kharagpur Sadar will begin at 8 am on Thursday and the final results will be out by 5 pm. The by-polls are stated to be a litmus test for the ruling TMC and BJP in West Bengal ahead of 2021 state elections. Over 7.34 lakh eligible voters were entitled to vote in 801 polling stations to choose their representatives from among 18 candidates, including three women.

The counting of votes for the by-elections held in three assembly seats in West Bengal- Kaliaganj (SC), Karimpur and Kharagpur Sadar began at 8 am on Thursday and the final results will be out by 5 pm. As per the initial trend, the Trinamool Congress has won all three seats. The by-polls are stated to be a litmus test for the ruling TMC and BJP in West Bengal ahead of 2021 state elections. Over 7.34 lakh eligible voters were entitled to vote in 801 polling stations to choose their representatives from among 18 candidates, including three women.

The by-polls, held on November 25, in three constituencies of Kaliaganj, Karimpur and Kharagpur Sadar seats witnessed voting percentage of 77.17%, 81.23%, and 67.62% respectively, according to Election Commission. It said, "The average voting percentage was 75.48 per cent." Notably, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP are contesting all the seats.

Here are the live updates:

28 November 2019

15:58 IST

TMC clean sweeps West Bengal assembly by-election; Bimalendu Singha Roy of TMC wins by 24,130 votes in Karimpur.

14:00 IST

West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee have termed this win as a victory of the people. She said, "People have rejected the arrogance of BJP."

#BengalWithDidi @MamataOfficial reacts on big 3-0 #BengalBypolls win pic.twitter.com/X0wGSkkYA5

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) November 28, 2019