EC to hold bypolls to 3 West Bengal Assembly seats, 1 Odisha seat on 30 Sept

The bypoll will likely be performed within the Bhabanipur seat the place West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee intends to contest. This may permit Mamata Banerjee an opportunity to grow to be a member of the state legislative meeting.

The bypolls may even be held in Samserganj and Jangipur in Bengal and Pipli in Odisha, the EC introduced.

CM Banerjee had moved out of her conventional Bhabanipur seat to struggle in Nandigram throughout the Meeting polls earlier this yr however misplaced to his former shut aide Suvendhu Adhikari who contested on a BJP ticket.

Adhikari is now the Chief of Opposition within the West Bengal Meeting.

Amid the continuing political tensions between BJP and TMC in West Bengal, the announcement by the EC has once more compelled each the principle events to provoke debate for the by-polls.

The ballot physique mentioned in an announcement that it has determined to carry a by-election in Bhabanipur Meeting Constituency of West Bengal. Bypolls may even be held in Samserganj and Jangirpur of West Bengal and Pipli in Odisha on September 30. Counting will likely be held on October 3. 

The West Bengal chief secretary has knowledgeable that in view of administrative exigencies and public curiosity and to keep away from a vacuum within the state, bye-elections for Bhabanipur, from the place CM Mamata Banerjee intends to contest elections, could also be performed, as per an Election Fee press observe.

“Whereas the fee has determined to not maintain bye-elections in different 31 Meeting Constituencies and three Parliamentary constituencies (throughout India), contemplating the constitutional exigency and particular request from state of West Bengal, it has determined to carry bye-election in 159-Bhabanipur AC,” it added.