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Bypolls results: TMC wins all 3 seats in West Bengal; BJP retains Pithoragarh seat in Uttarakhand

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 28, 2019, 23:22:29 IST

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Bypolls results: TMC wins all 3 seats in West Bengal; BJP retains Pithoragarh seat in Uttarakhand

In West Bengal, the ruling TMC made a clean sweep by winning Kaliagunj, Kharagpur Sadar and Karimpur assembly seats, while the BJP retained the Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand.

17:22 (IST) Nov 28

Trinamool Congress wins all three seats in WB bypolls

Trinamool Congress won all the three seats in the byelections to three assembly seats in West Bengal on Thursday. Trinamool supremo and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee described it as a victory of the people and added that it was also a victory for development.

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16:51 (IST) Nov 28

BJP retains Pithoragarh seat in Uttarakhand

The BJP on Thursday retained the Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand, defeating its nearest rival Congress by more than 3,000 votes. Chandra Pant of the BJP polled 26,086 votes and Congress's Anju Lunthi 22,819 votes, Pithoragarh district magistrate cum returning officer VK Jogdande said.

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16:42 (IST) Nov 28

Result status: West Bengal bypolls

16:23 (IST) Nov 28

Politics of arrogance of BJP was rejected by the people. This is the first time we are winning the seats in Kharagpur and Kaliaganj. All people voted for us - minorities, Adivasis and Rajbanshis

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

16:04 (IST) Nov 28

TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said it is a victory of the people and added that it is a victory for development.

16:01 (IST) Nov 28

Trinamool Congress has won all the three seats in the bypoll in West Bengal. TMC's Tapan Dev Sinha wins the Kaliagunj seat by 2414 votes.

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15:49 (IST) Nov 28

BJP retains the Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand, defeating its nearest rival Congress by more than 3,000 votes. Chandra Pant of the BJP polled 26,086 votes and Congress's Anju Lunthi 22,819 votes

14:42 (IST) Nov 28

TMC set to sweep West Bengal assembly bypolls

West Bengal's ruling TMC on Thursday looked set to win all the three assembly seats bypolls for which were held on Monday, bagging Kaliaganj and Kharagpur Sadar, and establishing an unassailable lead in Karimpur. Tapan Deb Sinha of the Trinamool Congress won the Kaliaganj seat in a close contest, defeating his nearest BJP rival Kamal Chandra Sarkar by 2,418 votes, EC officials said. Congress's Paramathanath Roy had won the seat in the last assembly election. The party had fielded his daughter Dhritashree, who finished third.

14:34 (IST) Nov 28

At the end of the 10th round of counting, BJP's Chandra Pant was leading over her nearest rival Anju Lunthi of the Congress by 3,343 votes.

14:33 (IST) Nov 28

BJP is leading by over 3,000 votes in the by-election to the Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand.

14:22 (IST) Nov 28

On the basis of recently held Lok Sabha elections, TMC trailed in both Kaliagunj and Kharagpur Sadar constituency.

14:05 (IST) Nov 28

TMC candidate is also leading by a margin of 21,000 votes in Karimpur constituency in West Bengal.

14:00 (IST) Nov 28

West Bengal: TMC candidate Pradip Sarkar defeats BJP candidate Prem Chandra Jha by a margin of 20,811 votes at Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency.

13:51 (IST) Nov 28

Pithoragarh bypoll: BJP leading by 3,267 votes.

13:48 (IST) Nov 28

Uttarakhand: After the fifth round of counting, BJP's Chandra Pant was ahead of her nearest rival Anju Lunthi of the Congress by 1,197 votes, the official said.

13:41 (IST) Nov 28

The BJP is leading by more than 1,000 votes in the by-election to Pithoragarh assembly seat in Uttarakhand, an official said.

13:16 (IST) Nov 28

The CPI(M) and the Congress, instead of trying to strenghten themselves, were helping the BJP in West Bengal, Mamata said.

12:57 (IST) Nov 28

We dedicate this victory to the people of Bengal. The BJP is getting paid back for its arrogance of power and for insulting the people of Bengal.

CM Mamata Banerjee

12:50 (IST) Nov 28

Dedicating the party's victory in the Kaliaganj assembly seat by-poll to the people of West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the BJP is getting paid back for its "arrogance" and for "insulting" the people of the state.

12:34 (IST) Nov 28

BJP is getting paid back for its arrogance: CM Mamata Banerjee on bypolls results. (PTI)

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