Indian Politics
BJP Candidate Hasi Rani Rath Wins Nandigram Bypoll by Over 1.2 Lakh Votes
Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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The BJP won the Nandigram Assembly bypoll in West Bengal as party candidate Hasi Rani Rath defeated Congress rival Milan Pradhan by 1,22,753 votes.
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Rath secured 1,64,427 votes, accounting for 75.94 per cent of the total votes polled, according to ECI data.
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The by-election was necessitated after West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari vacated Nandigram to retain Bhabanipur, where he defeated Mamata Banerjee in the 2026 Assembly elections.