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By-election Results: Minorities Move Away From Mamata, Ritabrata Faction Finishes Last
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News18•09-10-2026, 16:42
By-election Results: Minorities Move Away From Mamata, Ritabrata Faction Finishes Last
- •BJP won by massive margins in both Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly by-elections in West Bengal.
- •In the Muslim-majority Rejinagar constituency, BJP candidate Sakharab Sarkar secured a resounding victory.
- •Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool supported Congress in Nandigram, but their candidate Milan Prodhan was heavily defeated.
- •Ritabrata's Democratic Trinamool Congress faced a dismal debacle, finishing in the final positions in both constituencies.
Key Questions Answered
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by massive margins in both the Nandigram and Rejinagar constituencies.
The Ritabrata faction finished in the sixth and final position in Rejinagar, with their candidate Safiuzzaman Sk receiving a mere 2,040 votes.
Mamata Banerjee's party supported Congress candidate Milan Prodhan in Nandigram, but he was defeated by a huge margin, securing only 3,833 votes and finishing in second place.
