The counting of votes for the bypolls to six Assembly seats in West Bengal began on November 23 at 8 am, following the elections held on November 13. The constituencies—Sitai, Madarihat, Taldangra, Medinipur, Haroa, and Naihati—became vacant after their respective MLAs were elected as Lok Sabha members in the 2024 general elections. In the 2021 state elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) won five of these seats, with the BJP securing victory in Madarihat.
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- Madarihat: TMC's Jayprakash Tippo leads by over 10,000 votes
- Sitai: TMC's Sangita Roy leads by 51,000 votes
- Taldangra: TMC's Falguni Singhababu leads by 3,700 votes
- Naihati: TMC's Sanat Dey leads by 24,700 votes
- Haroa: TMC's Sk Rabiul Islam leads by 25,000 votes
- Sk Rabiul Islam of TMC is leading in Haroa with 13,624 votes.
- Sanat Dey of TMC is leading in Naihati with 15,582 votes.
- Jayprakash Toppo of TMC is leading in Madarihat with 18,868 votes.
- In Sitai, Sangita Roy of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is leading with 46,479 votes.
- By-elections were held in six Assembly constituencies of the state. Trinamool is leading in four of these constituencies: Naihati, Sitai, Taldangra, and Haroa.
- Sheikh Rabiul Islam of Trinamool has taken the lead in Haroa.
- Sanat De of Trinamool has taken the lead in Naihati.
- Trinamool has taken the lead in the Taldangra seat, with the party's candidate Falguni Singhababu in the lead.
- In Sitai, Sangita Roy of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is in the lead.
- Counting for votes begins for the six seats of West Bengal by-elections
- An overall polling percentage of 72.1% per cent was recorded across the six Legislative Assembly Constituencies that went to the bye-elections in West Bengal.
- TMC leaders are confident of winning all six seats in this bypoll.
Sitai - In the Sitai bypoll, Sangita Roy of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) faced off against Harihar Roy Singha of the Indian National Congress (INC) and Dipak Kumar Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a highly competitive race. The contest was marked by intense campaigning and a fierce battle between the three parties, with each candidate vying for the support of voters in the Cooch Behar district constituency.
Madarihat - In the Madarihat bypoll, Bikash Champromary of the Indian National Congress (INC) contested against Jayprakash Toppo of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Rahul Lohar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The election saw a keenly contested battle among the three candidates, each representing their respective parties in the Alipurduar district constituency.
Taldangra - In the Taldangra bypoll, Tushar Kanti Sannigrahi of the Indian National Congress (INC) faced Falguni Singhababu of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Ananya Roy Chakraborty of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The election witnessed a closely contested race among the three candidates, each representing their respective parties in the Bankura district constituency.
Medinipur - In the Medinipur bypoll, Shyamal Kumar Ghosh of the Indian National Congress (INC) contested against Sujoy Hazra of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Subhajit Roy (Bunty) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The election saw a fierce contest among the three candidates, each representing their respective parties in the West Midnapore district constituency.
Haroa - In the Haroa bypoll, Habib Reza Chowdhury of the Indian National Congress (INC) competed against Bimal Das of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and SK Rabiul Islam of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). The election saw a fierce contest among the three candidates, each vying for support in the North 24 Parganas district constituency.
Naihati - In the Naihati bypoll, Paresh Nath Sarkar of the Indian National Congress (INC) faced Rupak Mitra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sanat Dey of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). The election was a closely contested battle among the three candidates, each representing their respective parties in the North 24 Parganas district constituency.
