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Bhabanipur election results highlights: Mamata loses Bhabanipur bastion to Suvendu by a margin of 15,000 votes
Bhabanipur election results highlights: Suvendu Adhikari has won the Bhabanipur seat against Mamata Banerjee. Adhikari has won by a margin of 15,000 votes. Initially, Banerjee was leading, but in the last few rounds Adhikari began leading.
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- 9:41 PM IST, May 4BJP's Suvendu Adhikari distributes sweets after Bhabanipur win
- 9:31 PM IST, May 4Mamata loses Bhabanipur bastion to Suvendu by a margin of 15,000 votes
- 7:53 PM IST, May 4TMC chief Mamata Banerjee says, 'BJP looted votes in over 100 seats'
- 7:20 PM IST, May 4Mamata leads, but Suvendu cuts gap to under 3,000 votes after 15 rounds
- 7:11 PM IST, May 4What is happening in 14th round of Bhabanipur?
- 6:43 PM IST, May 4How the contest evolved today
- 6:26 PM IST, May 4Suvendu closes the gap as counting resumes
- 6:02 PM IST, May 4Bhabanipur election results LIVE: What's going on in Bhabanipur? Why is the counting halted?
- 5:49 PM IST, May 4Bengal chief secretary issues order to ensure no file or paper is removed or damaged
- 5:44 PM IST, May 4Sanjay Raut says communalism and SIR defeated TMC in Bengal
- 5:34 PM IST, May 4Delhi BJP chief hails ‘huge’ win in West Bengal
- 5:17 PM IST, May 4Counting remains halted
- 4:34 PM IST, May 4Couting halted after 13 rounds
- 4:24 PM IST, May 4TMC says its agents ‘forced out’ of a counting centre
- 4:03 PM IST, May 4Mamata rushes to Sakhawat Memorial counting hall
- 3:48 PM IST, May 4Mamata alleges BJP, EC looting counting centres
- 3:44 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee visiting counting centres in Kolkata
- 3:26 PM IST, May 4How trends unfolded through the day
- 3:05 PM IST, May 4Mamata leading in Bhabanipur by a margin of 7,184 votes
- 2:45 PM IST, May 4Mamata in lead but Suvendu closes in
- 2:17 PM IST, May 4Suvendu decreases gap slightly
- 1:42 PM IST, May 4Mamata still in lead after 9 rounds
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- 1:02 PM IST, May 4EC, BJP not showing trends in seats where TMC leading, says Mamata
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- 12:19 PM IST, May 4BJP leaders credits PM Modi for Bengal show
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- 9:08 AM IST, May 4Counting underway in Bengal
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- 8:40 AM IST, May 4Bhabanipur Elections Result 2026 LIVE: BJP leads in Bhabanipur
- 8:34 AM IST, May 4BJP Bengal president confident of landslide win
- 8:30 AM IST, May 4Mamata urged voting agents to be alert
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- 8:12 AM IST, May 4Counting begins
- 7:51 AM IST, May 4BJP flags ID card violation by TMC agents
- 7:42 AM IST, May 4Counting to start soon
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- 7:28 AM IST, May 4Post-poll tensions rose
- 7:17 AM IST, May 4TMC, BJP agents clash outside counting centre
- 7:13 AM IST, May 4Why Bhabanipur matters?
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- 7:03 AM IST, May 4Bhabanipur Elections Result 2026 LIVE: Mamata alleges irregularities near strong rooms, urges party workers to remain alert
- 6:55 AM IST, May 4High-stakes face-off in Bhabanipur
- 6:45 AM IST, May 4Counting day focus on Bhabanipur
Bhabanipur election results highlights: Suvendu Adhikari has won the Bhabanipur seat against Mamata Banerjee. Adhikari has won by a margin of 15,000 votes. The TMC supremo had built a commanding early lead, but it steadily narrowed as counting progressed. By the end of the seventh round, Banerjee was ahead by over 17,000 votes, polling 32,822 against Adhikari’s 15,451. However, the gap began shrinking thereafter....Read More
Mamata had sent message to polling agents
Mamata has alleged that the BJP and the Election Commission were “stealing” the election from her party.
Earlier, Banerjee also sent a message to her polling agents, urging them not to leave counting centres and to remain focused on the ongoing trends.
"Do not lose hearts, we will win after sundown," she said.
"We are ahead by more than 100 seats, which is not being reported. Everything is being reported wrong. The Election Commission is working entirely as per its own will, and central forces are also with them. The police are also working with the central forces," Mamata Banerjee alleged.
She also alleged that counting has been halted at many places as a tactic to benefit the BJP.
"Counting agents and candidates should not leave the counting centre. This is the BJP's plan, I have been saying this since yesterday that they will be shown ahead first. They have stopped counting at many places. Such machines have been found in Kalyani, where there is no match; atrocities are being committed against TMC from all sides through central forces," she said.
Suvendu vs Mamata in Bhabanipur intensifies
After completion of 13 rounds, Suvendu is closing the gap slowly with difference now reduced to less than 6,000 votes. Currently, Mamata is still in lead with 44,729 votes and she is ahead of Suvendu (37545) by 7184 votes.
After end of 10 rounds, Mamata was ahead by over 12,000 votes, according to Election Commission of India data.
After the completion of the sixth round of counting, Mamata was leading by over 19000 votes, as per ECI website.
Suvendu, meanwhile, appeared confident of not only winning both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, but also of the BJP forming the government in West Bengal.
“BJP will form the government. People have given the party a clear mandate,” Adhikari told reporters, according to PTI.
State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said he was confident of a landslide victory for the party.
“The people of the state have already rejected the Trinamool Congress government, and in a few hours, the overwhelming majority of seats will confirm that. In the contest between Mamata Banerjee and the people, the people have rejected Mamata Banerjee,” Bhattacharya said outside a counting centre in Kolkata.
Close contest between Mamata and Suvendu in Bhabanipur in early hours
A close contest is going on between BJP's Suvendu Adhikari and TMC's Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur. In the early trends of counting day, Suvendu started the day with a lead but soon Mamata went past him. However, after the counting of 2 rounds completed, Suvendu regained the lead. He is currently leading with over 1558 seats.
The Election Commission has not yet released official figures. Officials said the counting of postal ballots is currently in progress, with EVM counting to follow.
The counting for the Bhabanipur constituency in West Bengal began at 8 am IST. Here, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition in the assembly Suvendu Adhikari are up agaist each other.
Mamata urged party workers to remain vigilant, alleging power outages and suspicious activity near strong rooms ahead of vote counting on Sunday night.
“Stay alert. Keep watch. Remain awake and file complaints if needed. I am receiving reports from several places that load-shedding is being deliberately imposed. From Hooghly’s Serampore and Nadia’s Krishnanagar to Burdwan’s Ausgram and Kolkata’s Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra, there have been incidents where power cuts are being carried out in phases, CCTV cameras are being switched off, and vehicles are moving in and out of strong rooms,” she said.
A verbal argument also broke out between the counting agents of TMC and BJP on Monday morning, outside the counter centre at Sakhawat Memorial School in Bhabanipur assembly constituency before the counting starts.
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All eyes on Bhabanipur
All eyes will be on Bhabanipur on the decisive day of the West Bengal election 2026 as counting of votes begins later today. The constituency has emerged as one of the key battlegrounds this election, with both the sitting chief minister and a potential challenger contesting against each other from this seat.
Bhabanipur has been a stronghold of the TMC since 2011, with Mamata Banerjee representing the seat multiple times as MLA. Mamata won from here twice, in 2011 and then in 2016. But in 2016, it was Sovandeb Chattopadhyay who fought on a TMC ticket and won from here as Mamata had shifted her seat to Nandigram.
But in 2021, Mamata received one of the biggest shocks of her political career when she was defeated by BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram.
Following the defeat, Mamata needed to secure a seat to continue as chief minister. To make that happen, the sitting TMC MLA from Bhabanipur vacated the seat, paving the way for a by-election. Banerjee contested and won the bypoll, thereby becoming a member of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha while already holding the CM’s post.
Bhabanipur is the most closely watched seat this election, not only because it sees a sitting CM fighting from there, but also because BJP has pitched Adhikari against her again after he defeated her in 2021 in Nandigram. Adhikari is fighting from two seats, Nandigram and Bhabanipur.
Drama in Bhabanipur, day after polling
A day after the second round of polling, Mamata spent hours at an EVM strongroom in her Bhabanipur constituency, raising concerns over possible malpractice. But Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal said there was no scope for any wrongdoing at counting centres.
Following late-night tensions outside two counting centres in Kolkata on Thursday, police imposed prohibitory orders on gatherings near all seven strongrooms in the city.
Agarwal dismissed the allegations as “baseless”, stating that strongrooms are under round-the-clock CCTV surveillance and live-streamed footage is accessible from outside. “There is no scope for wrongdoing given the security arrangements. Allegations must be backed by reason and evidence,” he said.
High drama unfolded at two Kolkata centres after TMC leaders flagged alleged lapses in transparency around strongrooms storing sealed EVMs from the Assembly polls held on April 29. Banerjee visited the Sakhawat Memorial School counting centre and stayed for nearly four hours, leaving after midnight while warning against any attempt to tamper with the counting process and calling for greater transparency.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari accused Banerjee of indulging in “dramabazi” (theatrics). Speaking at the BJP’s Bhabanipur election office, Adhikari said such actions would not influence the final outcome. “She may continue these antics for a couple of days, but the verdict will not change,” he added.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: What has happened in the Bhabanipur elections?
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Highlights of Bhabanipur elections:
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari by over 15,000 votes in a dramatic turnaround.
- Banerjee had built a strong early lead, which steadily narrowed as counting progressed.
- By the end of the 7th round, she led by over 17,000 votes with 32,822 votes against Adhikari’s 15,451. Her lead reduced to 15,494 after the 8th round. It further dropped to 12,131 by the 10th round.
- By the end of 12 rounds, the margin shrank to 7,184, indicating a clear shift in momentum.
- During the tight contest, Banerjee reached the Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls' High School counting centre amid TMC allegations that one of its counting agents was forced out.
- Suvendu Adhikari was already present inside the counting centre, adding to the tense atmosphere.
- Banerjee also alleged she was “pushed and berated” during the process.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Amit Shah lauds Bhabanipur verdict, says ‘fate awaits an anarchic ruler’
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: What has happened so far in Bhabanipur tussle
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of over 15,000 votes, marking a dramatic turnaround in a contest she had once appeared to dominate.
The TMC supremo had built a commanding early lead, but it steadily narrowed as counting progressed. By the end of the seventh round, Banerjee was ahead by over 17,000 votes, polling 32,822 against Adhikari’s 15,451. However, the gap began shrinking thereafter.
Her lead dropped to 15,494 votes after the eighth round, fell to 12,131 by the 10th, and further reduced to 7,184 after 12 rounds, signalling a clear shift in momentum.
Amid the tightening contest, Banerjee reached the Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls' High School on Lord Sinha Road in the afternoon, following Trinamool Congress allegations that one of its counting agents had been forced out of the venue. Adhikari was already present inside the counting centre, adding to the tense atmosphere.
Banerjee also alleged that she was “pushed and berated” during the process.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata loses Bhabanipur bastion to Suvendu by a margin of 15,000 votes.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee is leading in Bhabanipur with 51,343 votes, holding a margin of 2,929 over Suvendu Adhikari of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has secured 48,414 votes.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress candidate has a slim lead of 3830 votes over her rival and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in the Bhabanipur constituency at the end of 14 rounds of counting.
According to the latest Election Commission data, Mamata Banerjee has so far polled 48,671 votes.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: How the contest evolved today
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: The high-stakes contest in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat tightened on Monday, with CM Mamata Banerjee’s lead over BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari steadily eroding as counting progressed.
After 14 rounds, Banerjee was ahead by 3,830 votes, securing 48,671 votes against Adhikari’s 44,841, according to Election Commission data.
The prestige battle in one of the state’s most closely watched constituencies has seen sharp swings since morning. Banerjee had built a commanding lead of over 17,000 votes by the end of the seventh round, but the margin began narrowing thereafter—falling to 15,494 in the eighth round, 12,131 by the 10th, and 7,184 after 12 rounds.
The decline accelerated in the subsequent rounds, with her lead slipping below 4,000 votes by the end of the 14th round, turning what once looked like a comfortable advantage into a tightly contested race.
The early rounds had already signalled a fluctuating contest. Banerjee led the first round by 1,996 votes before Adhikari briefly moved ahead in the second round by 1,558 votes. The chief minister regained the lead in the third round and expanded it significantly in the following rounds, only to see her advantage gradually chipped away. (PTI)
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Suvendu closes the gap as counting resumes
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Suvendu Adhikari closes in as counting resumes in Bhabanipur. After 14 rounds, Mamata Banerjee leads with 48,671 votes to Adhikari’s 44,841, with the margin narrowing to 3,830 votes.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: What's going on in Bhabanipur? Why is the counting halted?
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: For those just joining our LIVE coverage, the Bhabanipur seat is witnessing a dramatic finish. After 13 rounds of counting, both Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari arrived at the counting centre, following which the process has remained halted, according to TV reports.
Banerjee has alleged that TMC votes are being “looted”. Earlier, she had urged party workers and polling agents not to leave counting halls, warning them against “fake news” suggesting a BJP lead in several seats. She also claimed that the Election Commission was deliberately withholding trends in constituencies where the TMC was ahead.
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Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Sanjay Raut says communalism and SIR defeated TMC in Bengal
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said hatred, communalism and SIR (Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls) defeated Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, adding that the BJP achieved victory in the eastern state "not through the right means".
"Hatred, communalism, SIR stopped Mamata Banerjee's victory. Her defeat was impossible. Today's BJP victory was achieved not through right means," Raut said while pointing out that 92 lakh names were deleted from the voters list in the SIR carried out by the Election Commission. (PTI)
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Delhi BJP chief hails ‘huge’ win in West Bengal
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Monday hailed the party's hat-trick win in Assam polls, and the "huge" victory in the West Bengal assembly elections.
Speaking to ANI, Sachdeva asserted that the Bengal mandate is a clear message to Mamata Bannerjee that "people don't want illegal immigrants."
"We have formed the government in Assam for the third time, the victory in West Bengal is huge...We thank the Prime Minister...Mamata Didi has been making only allegations for the past year. The people of Bengal have also given a clear message to Mamata Didi... we don't want illegal immigrants..." said Sachdeva.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Counting remains halted
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Counting remains halted in Bhabanipur, with the ECI website stuck after 13 rounds. Both Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari are present at the counting centre, and the contest is likely to stretch further.
At present, Banerjee leads with 46,726 votes, while Adhikari has secured 41,377.
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The counting in Bhabanipur has been halted, as per TV reports. Aaj Tak is reporting that there is no announcement being made at the counting center after 12 rounds were done. But the ECI website is showing that a total of 13 rounds have been completed and Mamata is leading Suvendu by 5,349 votes.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: TMC says its agents ‘forced out’ of a counting centre
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: TMC leaders claim that one of its counting agents had been forced out of the centre, leading to Banerjee's arrival at the venue.
The Bhabanipur contest emerged as one of the most keenly watched battles in the state, with both leaders locked in a prestige fight that has seen sharp swings through the day.
Counting of votes for the 293 assembly constituencies began at 8 am, with the BJP establishing a significant lead. (PTI)
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata rushes to Sakhawat Memorial counting hall
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee has started to visit counting centres in Kolkata to ensure the process went smoothly. Mamata smells foul play as BJP now leads in over 190 seats in Bengal assembly elections.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata alleges BJP, EC looting counting centres
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee entered one of the counting centres in Kolkata and told reporters: “Yes, they are looting our counting centres”. Earlier in the day, Mamata had alleged irregularities during the counting process of the Assembly Elections 2026. As projections of the counting of votes by the Election Commission began trickling in, she claimed that counting had been halted at several places and accused the Election Commission of India and central forces of acting unfairly.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee visiting counting centres in Kolkata
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Hours are asking his party agents to not leave counting centres, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee visited the Sakhawat Memorial counting hall in Kolkata. She had earlier alleged that BJP and EC are intentionally hiding trends on seats where TMC was winning.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: How trends unfolded through the day
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: The high-stakes contest in the Bhabanipur seat has tightened further, with TMC chief Mamata lead over BJP’s Suvendu shrinking to 7,184 votes after 12 of the 20 counting rounds.
According to Election Commission data, Banerjee has secured 44,729 votes, while Adhikari has polled 37,545, with eight rounds still to go.
Banerjee had initially recovered from an early setback after Adhikari briefly took the lead by 1,558 votes in the second round. She then built a commanding advantage, stretching her lead to 17,371 votes by the end of the seventh round, with 32,822 votes against Adhikari’s 15,451.
However, the margin began narrowing in the subsequent rounds—dropping to 15,494 in the eighth and further to 12,131 by the 10th—before slipping below 8,000 after the 12th round.
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: Mamata leading in Bhabanipur by a margin of 7,184 votes
Bhabanipur election results LIVE: As per the latest figures, Mamata is leading with 44,729 votes in Bhabanipur against Suvendu Adhikari, who got 37,545 votes. The BJP leader is trailing behind Mamata by a margin of 7,184 votes.
