KMC Election Results 2021: TMC registers historic win; Mamata says BJP, Left, Congress nowhere

The KMC is divided into 144 administrative wards, which are grouped into 16 boroughs. TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee also thanked the people of Kolkata for the “huge mandate”.

"People of Kolkata have once again proven that politics of HATE & VIOLENCE have NO PLACE in BENGAL! I thank everyone for blessing us with such a huge mandate. We are truly humbled and shall always remain committed in our goals towards YOUR BETTERMENT! Thank you Kolkata," he tweeted.

Senior party leader and former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said this is a victory of the party's developmental work in the last decade in the city.

The Trinamool Congress registered a historic victory in the KMC election, winning 134 of the 144 seats. In 2015, it had won 113 seats which was, so far, the highest in recent times and this year it has broken its previous records turning the Opposition into minnows. All the 16 boroughs have been under the control of Trinamool Congress.

TMC’s Ananya Banerjee secures her seat in ward no 109, winning by a massive margin of 37,661 votes.

Speaking on initial results, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "it's a landmark victory, it has sent a clear message that people have accepted our work. BJP, Left & Congress are nowhere."

Out of the 144 seats, TMC has won 54 and is leading on 78 as per the latest official trends. The counting is underway.

TMC candidate in ward number 117, Amit Singh, and Kakoli Bag in ward number 119 have emerged victorious, data on the SEC website showed. Lok Sabha MP and five-time councillor Mala Roy retained her seat in ward number 88 for the sixth consecutive time, and TMC MLA and sitting councillor Debashis Kumar also won in ward number 85.

TMC MLA and sitting councillor Atin Ghosh was leading in ward number 11 in north Kolkata. In ward number 13, the party’s Anindya Routh was ahead of others.

The BJP is leading in ward number 22, 23, 41, 42 and 50 and the Congress in ward number 45. The CPI(M) is leading in ward number 103.
The KMC is divided into 144 administrative wards, which are grouped into 16 boroughs.

Sporadic incidents of violence, including hurling of bombs at two booths, marred the KMC elections on Sunday, even as over 63 per cent of the nearly 40.5 lakh voters exercised their franchise. The TMC has been in power in KMC since 2010.

In the last KMC polls in 2015, it had won 124 seats, whereas the Left Front bagged 13. The BJP and the Congress had secured five and two seats, respectively.

Trinamool Congress looks set to retain power in KMC for the third consecutive term, with its candidates leading in 112 wards and winning 13 seats that went to polls, while BJP nominees were ahead in five wards. The counting of votes for 144 wards of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) began this morning at 8 am.

Till 11:00 AM, TMC is ahead in 133 seats, BJP is ahead in 3 seats, CPM is ahead in 4 seats, Congress is ahead in 2 seats and others are ahead in 2 seats.

TMC wins 7 and leads on 108. BJP leads on 4, CPI(M) on 2, Congress on 2, Independent 3, as per official trends by West Bengal State Election Commission.

TMC leading on 114, BJP on 2, CPI(M) on 2, Congress on 2, Independent 1, as per official trends by West Bengal State Election Commission.

Outgoing mayor Firhad Hakim, who went to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the results started coming in, told the reporters: "We should accept the mandate of the people. We also did opposition politics for 34 years, but we never questioned the people. They defeated us and we accepted it with a whole heart".

Hitting out at the BJP for their demand for repoll, Hakim said, "One should have the moral courage to accept the people's mandate. The BJP is insulting the common people -- the voters who went all the way from their houses to the polling stations to give their vote. BJP is insulting them. They have given the answers."

When asked whether Firhad Hakim will be the next mayor, senior Trinamool Congress leader said, "That will be decided by the party. Once the result comes in the leadership will decide the future mayor of the city".

The early trend also showed that the ruling party might even cross the previous record where the Trinamool Congress got 114 seats, Congress 5 seats, Left Front 15 seats and the BJP managed to win in only 7 seats. Three seats were won by independent candidates. In this election, the ruling Trinamool Congress is likely to increase its tally.

The early leads available for the 102 wards showed that the ruling party was leading in 93 seats and the opposition cumulatively managed to make a lead in only eight seats and an independent candidate was leading in one seat. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has 144 wards in total.