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Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as Bhabanipur MLA; Nandigram to head to a bypoll

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at the Bengal legislative assembly (HT Photo/Samir Jana)
Published on May 13, 2026 05:49 pm IST

Pabitra Kar trails Suvendu Adhikari in high-stakes 2026 battle for Nandigram

TMC candidate from the Nandigram assembly constituency, Pabitra Kar, is facing off against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in the polls.
Updated on May 04, 2026 07:37 pm IST

'TMC, BJP politics stuck in mandir–masjid': Left's fiery candidate Dipsita Dhar

Dipsita Dhar, SFI leader fielded by the Left Front from Dum Dum Uttar seat for the Bengal assembly elections 2026
Updated on Apr 28, 2026 09:01 pm IST

Pabitra Kar: TMC’s grassroots challenger in the high-stakes Nandigram battle

TMC candidate from Nandigram constituency Pabitra Kar shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district, Thursday, April 23.
Published on Apr 26, 2026 03:44 pm IST

Mamata vs Suvendu: Heavyweights gear up for round 2 in Bengal elections 2026

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is contesting the 2026 assembly polls from the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
Updated on Apr 13, 2026 01:02 pm IST

2021 Nandigram history to be repeated in Bhabanipur, across Bengal: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in support of BJP candidates ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Suri in Birbhum, Thursday, (PTI)
Published on Apr 10, 2026 08:46 am IST

95% of voters removed after SIR in Bengal's Nandigram are Muslims, shows data

The figures are based on an analysis by the Sabar Institute, a Kolkata-based public policy research organisation, which examined ECI voter roll data from supplementary lists 1, 2, 3, 4a, 7, 8 and 9.
Updated on Apr 07, 2026 03:01 pm IST

Nandigram to Bhabanipur, 5 key seats that will define Bengal elections

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is contesting the 2026 assembly polls from the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
Updated on Apr 03, 2026 12:01 pm IST

Neighbour kills 4-year-old girl in UP's Ghaziabad; arrested after encounter

Neighbour kills 4-year-old girl in UP's Ghaziabad; arrested after encounter
Published on Mar 18, 2026 07:27 pm IST

Four years after Mamata’s only electoral defeat, Nandigram in TMC’s crosshairs

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West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally in the state. (Samir Jana/ HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 22, 2025 05:45 pm IST

Kin of murdered Nandigram villagers indifferent to HC's order to reopen cases

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The murders were reported at Nandigram and Khejuri police stations during a violent movement. (HT file photo)
Published on Mar 17, 2025 05:22 pm IST

BJP worker killed in Bengal, protests erupt

A property set on fire in Nandigram on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on May 24, 2024 07:54 am IST

BJP wins election in West Bengal's Nandigram cooperative body

BJP wins election in West Bengal's Nandigram cooperative body. (Image used for representation). (PTI PHOTO.)
Published on Sept 18, 2022 07:28 pm IST

Mamata Banerjee likely to start campaigning for Bhabanipur by-poll from Sept 8

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee attends the inauguration of the Durand Cup football tournament in Kolkata on Sunday.
Updated on Sept 07, 2021 08:51 am IST

Calcutta HC judge recuses from hearing Banerjee’s plea, imposes 5 lakh fine

Calcutta high court. (HT file photo)
Published on Jul 08, 2021 02:55 am IST

Mamata case judge reminisces of days as lawyer, reserves order

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Updated on Jun 25, 2021 01:55 am IST

Calcutta HC reserves order on Mamata Banerjee’s plea on Nandigram poll result

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee attended the hearing virtually. (File photo)
Published on Jun 24, 2021 04:27 pm IST

BJP moves Speaker seeking Mukul Roy’s disqualification

In a letter to speaker Biman Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari said that Roy joined the TMC without formally resigning from the BJP, although he was elected to the assembly as a leader of the party.. (PTI PHOTO.)
Updated on Jun 19, 2021 01:27 am IST

Judge hearing Nandigram poll verdict plea close to BJP: TMC

Mamata Banerjee’s advocate Sanjay Basu sent a letter to acting chief justice Rajesh Bindal, requesting him to reassign the petition to another judge. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 19, 2021 04:34 am IST

Mamata vs Suvendu: HC lists Nandigram poll plea for next Thursday

File Photo
Published on Jun 18, 2021 11:46 am IST

Mamata Banerjee challenges Suvendu Adhikari’s Nandigram win in Calcutta HC

Mamata Banerjee (left) and Suvendu Adhikari
Updated on Jun 17, 2021 10:36 pm IST

Poll official threatened in Nandigram, says Mamata Banerjee

TMC won 213 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 77 in the state polls. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 04, 2021 05:43 am IST

Assembly Elections 2021: Bengal vocal for local

Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate their party’s victory in the assembly elections, in South Dinajpur district on Sunday. (PTI Photo)
Updated on May 03, 2021 04:35 am IST

Suvendu Adhikari wins key contest in Bengal, most other turncoats lose

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee was defeated by her protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. (ANI Photo)
Updated on May 03, 2021 06:14 am IST

Mamata wins Nandigram by 1,200 votes after a close contest

Suvendu Adhikari, after joining the BJP, had vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram by more than 50,000 votes, placing his career in politics on the bet. (File Photo)
Published on May 02, 2021 04:32 pm IST

BJP internal assessment: Nandigram a contest

Voters show their voter-ID card as they arrive to cast their vote during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly election at Nandigram.
Updated on Apr 07, 2021 12:44 pm IST

News updates from HT: Delhi govt punished for supporting farmers, says Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File photo)
Published on Apr 04, 2021 05:07 pm IST

Bengal governor congratulates police forces after 84% polling in phase 2

"Poll Percentage of over 84% in 30 ACs of phase 2 in WB and over 88% in Nandigram in phase is commendable" tweeted Jagdeep Dhankar.
Updated on Apr 02, 2021 06:42 pm IST

From voter turnout to polling trends, a fact-sheet for West Bengal's Nandigram

CPI-M candidate Minakshi Mukherjee (L), TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (centre), and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari (R) clashed in a direct electoral contest on April 1 in Nandigram.
Updated on Apr 02, 2021 05:06 pm IST

'No problem,' says Suvendu Adhikari as Mamata calls up Governor

BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari said there is no problem in Mamata speaking to Governor.
Published on Apr 01, 2021 06:22 pm IST