Bhabanipur assembly seat
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Bhabanipur bypoll: Mamata Banerjee wins by a landslide, breaks record, will stay CM
The TMC also retained two more Assembly seats in Murshidabad, where the polls were deferred earlier, by huge margins
Mamata takes massive lead in Bhabanipur, TMC ahead in two Murshidabad seats
Banerjee, the TMC candidate in the Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata, secured 16,397 votes
Bhowanipore bypoll peaceful, turnout 53.32 per cent
Votes will be counted on October 3
Bhabanipur records 7.57 per cent polling till 9 am
A total of 6,97,164 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the three constituencies
Heavy security cover for Bhabanipur bypoll, arrangements in place to tackle rain
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were also imposed within 200 m of the polling centres where voting will take place
Mamata likely to contest from Bhabanipur constituency, sitting MLA to vacate seat
Mamata, who lost the polls from Nandigram, needs to get elected to the assembly within six months to hold on to the CM's chair