The accused, Prashant Rai, a resident of Mirzapur, was arrested on Monday following a complaint filed by the victim.
The TMC party lost its control over the state government after this electoral victory which lasted for almost 15 years.
According to Election Commission data, Banerjee was ahead by 898 votes as she polled 9,359 votes against Adhikari’s 8,461.
Early trends, reported by the TV channels, said the Congress was also having an edge in the Mothabari seat of the same district, which witnessed unprecedented scenes of judicial officer gherao over the deletion of names in the SIR exercise in April this y
He criticized the ruling TMC for presiding over economic stagnation and political violence, promising a fresh wave of development with BJP leadership.
The electorate in the south Kolkata constituency has dropped from 2.36 lakh in the 2021 Assembly polls to around 1.75 lakh, a fall of nearly 26 per cent, prompting political parties to closely assess its potential impact on the April 29 polling.
The outbreak of unrest took the form of stone-pelting and vandalism, prompting police and central forces to execute a baton charge to disperse the agitating mob.
Addressing a press conference, state minister Shashi Panja alleged that police personnel deployed in Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district were acting in favour of the BJP.
West Bengal begins its 2026 Assembly Elections with Phase 1 on April 23, covering 152 constituencies, where over 3.60 crore voters will cast their votes amid tight security.
Dubbed the ‘Sankalp Patra,’ the manifesto was branded by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a guide towards achieving ‘Sonar Bangla.’
With folded hands and her trademark smile, Banerjee greeted party workers and supporters lined up on both sides of the road as she walked nearly 800 metres to the Alipore Survey Building, where the nomination papers were to be filed.
She claims that names from certain communities have been unfairly removed during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
Addressing rallies in Murshidabad district, Banerjee urged the public to not fall for what she described as the BJP’s plan to create riots.
Speaking at a rally in Naowda, Owaisi supported Humayun Kabir-led AJUP candidates and pointed to a lack of improvement in the Muslim community’s condition despite 50 years of voting for the Congress, Left Front, and TMC.
Speaking at a rally in Nanoor, Birbhum, she claimed that newly appointed EC officials were tasked with rejecting nominations of her party candidates and advised caution during the nomination process.
Congress has named 284 candidates for the Bengal Assembly elections, fielding Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur as it goes solo and tries to make the TMC-BJP fight triangular.
According to Nabin, while namaz can be freely offered, court approval is required for organizing pujas or constructing pandals, which he described as an unfortunate situation.
The 2016 and 2011 Assembly elections followed a schedule that included six voting periods while the 2006 elections used five separate voting periods.
Till reports last received, the list was yet to be made available online on the designated EC portals and mobile app.
