Sagardighi by-poll result 2023 highlights: Congress ends drought in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal as Bayron Biswas wins
Sagardighi by-poll election result 2023 Live: In a major setback to the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the Left Front-backed Congress won the by-poll to the Sagardighi Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, considered a stronghold of the ruling party.
Congress` Bayron Biswas defeated Debasish Bandopadhyay of the Trinamool by a margin of 22,980 votes. The BJP`s Dilip Saha finished third.
After 16 rounds of counting, Biswas, who enjoys the support of the Left, bagged 87,667 votes, according to the Election Commission (EC) website.
Debasish Banerjee of the TMC garnered 64,681 votes, while Dilip Saha of the BJP received 25,815 votes, the EC website revealed.
Byelection to the constituency, seen as a prestige fight for state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury in his home district of Murshidabad, was necessitated following the death of state minister Subrata Saha in December last year.
Sagardighi Assembly constituency is in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
As many as 73 per cent of the 2.3 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Sagardighi by-poll on February 27, 2023. The by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly seat was necessitated by the death of its three-time TMC MLA and state minister Subrata Saha in December last year.
India awaits the final results of three state Assemblies — Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya — and a few key constituencies including Erode in Tamil Nadu, Pune and Chinchwad in Maharashtra, and Sagardighi in West Bengal, which would set the tone of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Sagardighi by-poll election result 2023 Live: In a major setback to the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the Left Front-backed Congress won the by-poll to the Sagardighi Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, considered a stronghold of the ruling party.
Congress` Bayron Biswas defeated Debasish Bandopadhyay of the Trinamool by a margin of 22,980 votes. The BJP`s Dilip Saha finished third.
After 16 rounds of counting, Biswas, who enjoys the support of the Left, bagged 87,667 votes, according to the Election Commission (EC) website.
Debasish Banerjee of the TMC garnered 64,681 votes, while Dilip Saha of the BJP received 25,815 votes, the EC website revealed.
Byelection to the constituency, seen as a prestige fight for state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury in his home district of Murshidabad, was necessitated following the death of state minister Subrata Saha in December last year.
Sagardighi Assembly constituency is in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
As many as 73 per cent of the 2.3 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Sagardighi by-poll on February 27, 2023. The by-poll to the Sagardighi assembly seat was necessitated by the death of its three-time TMC MLA and state minister Subrata Saha in December last year.
India awaits the final results of three state Assemblies — Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya — and a few key constituencies including Erode in Tamil Nadu, Pune and Chinchwad in Maharashtra, and Sagardighi in West Bengal, which would set the tone of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Catch the latest Sagardighi by-poll election result 2023 updates here. For all other news related to business, politics, tech, sports and auto, visit Zeebiz.com.
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Sagardighi by-poll result 2023: Congress’ reaction on victory
Reacting to the victory, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Sagardighi has proved that a proper and well-tuned alliance, along with a free and fair election can ensure the Trinamool Congress` defeat.
"This victory will strengthen the Left Front-Congress alliance in the coming days, and we will together fight the BJP and the Trinamool Congress in the polls," he said.
Sagardighi by-poll result 2023: Mamata Banerjee on defeat
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told media persons on Thursday that her party had been defeated by an "unethical" alliance.
"Officially, the Congress and Left Front were in alliance at Sagardighi, but unofficially the BJP was also a part of the alliance. The common goal of the BJP, Congress and the Left Front was to defeat the Trinamool Congress at any cost,” the CM said in her statement.
“However, our struggle against such an unholy nexus will continue and the people of West Bengal will give them a fitting reply in the coming days," she said.
Sagardighi by-poll result 2023:
Sagardighi assembly constituency had been a Trinamool Congress fort since 2011, and now it could be seen as a major concern for Mamata Banerjee’s party because of the loss in the predominantly minority-dominated seat.
This could be a signal of the beginning of the erosion of the ruling party’s minority vote bank, which till 2021 had provided unstinted support to Mamata Banerjee`s party.
Congress wins Sagardighi by-poll 2023
Congress gets first MLA in present West Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas wins Sagardighi bypoll election 2023, according to PTI report. The ruling Trinamool Congress nominee Debasish Bandopadhyay came second, while BJP’s Dilip Saha end his campaign at the third position.
State Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the party's victory is dedicated to the joint fight by the Congress and the Left supporters in the district.
"The result proves that Mamata Banerjee is not invincible. We will re-establish democracy in West Bengal. We have fought this election in alliance with the Left, and it is a victory of the coalition. People have reposed their faith in us and discarded both the TMC and the BJP," Chowdhury told reporters.
Sagardighi by-poll 2023: Here’s what the state Congress president said
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on the victory of Congress in the Sagardighi by-poll election 2023 said: “TMC has betrayed Muslims of entire West Bengal and it acts as an agent of BJP. Muslims can be cheated once but not always.”
West Bengal | TMC earlier has defeated Congress many times by torturing people with the help of police. As I said Congress is not going to lose & today it is proved, Congress is a party that defeats: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, Murshidabad pic.twitter.com/Ml1FzBBP9K
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
Sagardighi by-poll election 2023: Congress-Left workers celebrate
Left and Congress workers-supporters were in a festive mood at the Sagardighi by-poll election 2023 in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
#WATCH | West Bengal : Congress workers celebrate in Murshidabad's Sagardighi as the party leads in Sagardighi by-election pic.twitter.com/dp9nmUpkRY
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
Sagardighi by-poll 2023: Congress-Left alliance candidate almost a winner
Congress-Left alliance Bayron Biswas candidate has almost won in West Bengal’s Sagardighi by-poll election 2023 as at the end of the 14th round of counting, Biswas is leading by around 22,000 votes. Sagardighi by-poll election result 2023 counting was supposed to take place in 16 rounds.
Congress’ Bayron Biswas – 70,603 votes
TMC’s Debashish Banerjee – 49,607 votes
BJP’s Dilip Saha – 20,211 votes
Sagardighi by-poll 2023: Congress all set for victory
Congress-Left alliance candidate Byron Biswas is now ahead by around 18,000 votes in Sagardighi by-poll election 2023, while Trinamool Congress’ candidate Debashis Banerjee is trailing.
Congress’ Bayron Biswas – 56,203 votes
TMC’s Debashish Banerjee – 42,046 votes
BJP’s Dilip Saha – 18,732 votes
Sagardighi by-poll 2023 victory picture gets clearer
At the end of the eighth round of counting, Left-backed Congress candidate Byron Biswas was leading by nearly 12,000 votes. The picture related to victory in Sagardighi by-poll election 2023 is getting more clear as eight counting rounds of 16 are concluded.
Sagardighi by-poll result 2023: West Bengal Congress president overwhelmed
State Congress president in West Bengal and Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was overwhelmed by the trend of Sagardighi by-poll election results 2023 and said that the trend proves that the minority voters of Sagardighi have totally rejected Trinamool Congress.
"The state’s ruling party has played with the sentiments of the minority voters without going for any constructive development of the community. After we got reduced to zero in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, some said that Congress is finished. Now Sagardighi proves that Congress will never be finished. Who can say that Sagardighi is the beginning of Trinamool Congress`s end in West Bengal," Chowdhury said.
Sagardighi by-poll result 2023: Congress inching toward victory
Congress-Left candidate Bayron Biswas is inching towards victory with each passing round of vote counting on Thursday. Biswas was leading by eight thousand votes at the end of the seventh round.
The ruling TMC, which was expected to maintain its winning streak in the Sagardighi seat, is in second position, while BJP, which claimed to be the first runner-up this West Bengal’s by-poll election, is in third spot.
Congress’ Bayron Biswas – 35,300 votes
TMC’s Debashish Banerjee – 27,606 votes
BJP’s Dilip Saha – 9,190 votes
Sagardighi by-poll election 2023: Here’s what Congress and BJP candidates said
"I am confident about my victory. The people here are fed up with the corruption and misrule of the TMC," Congress-Left candidate Bayron Biswas said. On the contrary, TMC’s Debashish Banerjee, however, said it's too early to conclude as there are still several rounds of counting left.
Sagardighi by-poll result result 2023: Congress leading by 5000 votes
No stopping for Congress-Left candidate Bayron Biswas as he is leading by 5000 votes at the end of the fifth round. Whereas ruling Trinamool Congress’ Debashish Banerjee is trailing in the Sagardighi by-poll election result 2023.
The Bhartiya Janta Party, which is making headways in Nagaland and Tripura assembly polls, is supposedly at the third position in a triangular contest of West Bengal’s Sagardighi by-poll election results 2023.
Sagardighi by-poll result 2023: Prestige fight for Congress
If Left-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas manages to win the by-election, which is also being seen as a prestige fight for state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury in his home district, it will be the party's first seat in the West Bengal assembly, which has a strength of 294.
Biswas is ahead by 2,850 votes in Sagardighi by-poll election 2023 after the fourth round of counting.
Congress’ Bayron Biswas – 22,234 votes
TMC’s Debashish Banerjee – 19,420 votes
BJP’s Dilip Saha – 6,305 votes
Sagardighi by-poll election 2023: Congress maintains its lead
Left-backed Congress candidate Byron Biswas got 42 percent of the votes in the first round. While he is leading by 1,959 votes at the end of the third round of counting in the Sagardighi by-poll election 2023.