West Bengal Bypolls: After Noapara, TMC Clinches Uluberia

Elections in West Bengal’s Uluberia and Noapara were necessitated by the death of sitting legislators.

The elections in West Bengal’s Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency and Noapara Assembly constituency – necessitated by the deaths of sitting legislators – were held in a single phase on 29 January. The Trinamool Congress party, in power in the state, emerged victorious in both the seats.

• Trinamool candidate Sunil Singh clinched Noapara seat with over 63,000-vote lead
  
• In Uluberia Lok Sabha seat, Trinamool candidate Sajda Ahmed emerged victorious
  
• Uluberia reported 76% voter turnout, while Noapara recorded 75.5%
  

BJP Emerges Principal Opposition in WB

Cvoter’s Yashwant Deshmukh said that CPM and Congress has had a “complete meltdown” in West Bengal, paving way fr BJP to emerge as the principal opposition to TMC.

#Uluberia #LokSabha #FinalResult More evidence of #CompleteMeltdown as far as Congress and CPM are concerned in #WestBengal. The BJP has de facto emerged as principal opposition party to TMC. Ironically; only to help Mamta increase her lead at the moment. pic.twitter.com/cJA75KjMuc

— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) February 1, 2018

TMC Clinches Uluberia

Trinamool Congress candidate Sajda Ahmed won the Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency by 4,74,510 votes. BJP occupied the second position with 2,93,046 votes.

TMC Leads Uluberia By Over 2 Lakh Votes

TMC is currently ahead of the BJP by over 2 lakh votes after eighth round of counting in Uluberia.

Trinamool Congress Leads in Uluberia Assembly Seat

Trinamool candidate Sajda Ahmed has extended her lead over BJP candidate Anupam Mallick in the Uluberia Lok Sabha seat.