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Mamata Banerjee has lost the 2021 assembly election in Nandigram.

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May 4, 2021 4:24:00 PM

Mamata Banerjee has lost the 2021 assembly election in Nandigram.

Mamata Banerjee lost the election by a slim margin of 1,956 votes against Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP in Nandigram, West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee lost the election by a slim margin of 1,956 votes against Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP in Nandigram, West Bengal.The assembly elections in West Bengal were held in eight phases, and the results were declared on May 2. TMC party gained a majority with 213 seats and is set to form the government for the third consecutive term.

Despite her party's landslide victory, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee lost the election fight in Nandigram against her protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari from BJP. The Election Commission website showed that she lost by 1,956 votes after the final tally of votes. TMC party had approached the Chief Electoral Office for immediate re-counting alleging illegalities in the vote-counting process, but the Returning officer denied the request.

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