Nandigram
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Suvendu Adhikari to retain Bhabanipur seat, announces resignation from Nandigram
West Bengal | Jun 26, 2026, 04:47 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced that he will continue as the MLA from Bhabanipur and resign from his Nandigram seat. He won both the Bhabanipur and Nandigram seats in the recently-concluded assembly polls.
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'TMC will be destroyed in 24 hours': Suvendu Adhikari's stark warning after BJP sweeps West Bengal
West Bengal | May 05, 2026, 07:52 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delivered a strong performance by winning 206 of the 294 seats in West Bengal. With this, the saffron party is set to form its first-ever government in the state, ending TMC’s 15-year rule.
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EC replaces Nandigram Police Observer 48 hours before polling after TMC alleges bias in Bengal
West Bengal | Apr 21, 2026, 05:42 PM ISTThe Election Commission has replaced the Police Observer in Nandigram just days before voting, after the TMC alleged bias and flagged inaction on complaints against BJP workers. The change adds to earlier observer replacements in Malda and Jangipur as Bengal heads into two-phase polling.
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BJP confident of Suvendu Adhikari's victory in Nandigram as he takes on TMC's Pabitra Kar
West Bengal | Apr 20, 2026, 09:44 AM ISTNandigram falls under the Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Suvendu Adhikari won from this seat after securing 1,10,764 votes. He narrowly defeated TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, who polled 1,08,808 votes in a closely fought battle.
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West Bengal: TMC worker found dead in Nandigram, party alleges BJP involvement
Kolkata | Dec 26, 2024, 02:16 PM ISTThe body of TMC worker Mahadeb Bishoi was found in Nandigram, West Bengal, sparking accusations from TMC against the BJP. BJP denied involvement, citing infighting. The police investigation is underway.
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Wengal Governor criticises Mamata over Nandigram violence, directs her to submit action-taken report
West Bengal | May 24, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTA woman BJP worker from the Scheduled Caste community was killed in Nandigram on Wednesday night, triggering large-scale protests by saffron party activists there, police said. The region, considered to be the backyard of Suvendu Adhikari, is scheduled to vote on May 25.
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'Like Nandigram, BJP will win Bhabanipur also': Shahnawaz Hussain on upcoming by-elections
India | Sep 11, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTBJP has fielded Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer by profession as its candidate in the upcoming Bhabanipur bypolls pitting her against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 30.
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Overconfidence of many party leaders led to BJP's rout in WB assembly polls: Suvendu Adhikari
India | Jul 19, 2021, 06:29 AM ISTSuvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP lost because of several leaders' overconfidence that the party would get over 170 seats.
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Mamata vs Suvendu: HC directs EC to preserve all records, devices related to Nandigram poll results
India | Jul 14, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTAs per the result declared by the Election Commission, Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes.
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Calcutta HC reserves judgement in CM Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging Nandigram counting result
India | Jun 24, 2021, 02:27 PM ISTThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a plea of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Nandigram election results.
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Reassign petition against Suvendu Adhikari to another judge, Mamata Banerjee writes to HC
India | Jun 18, 2021, 10:06 PM ISTIn a surprise development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court, urging that her petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram be re-assigned to a different judge.
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Mamata vs Suvendu: HC adjourns hearing on TMC supremo's plea challenging Nandigram verdict
India | Jun 18, 2021, 12:24 PM ISTSuvendu Adhikari had defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by 1736 votes in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections
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Mamata Banerjee Moves High Court Challenging Nandigram Election Results
News | Jun 18, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTWest Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moves an Election Petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikary's election win from Nandigram in Bengal polls 2021.
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Mamata Banerjee moves Calcutta HC over BJP's Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram win
India | Jun 17, 2021, 10:52 PM ISTBJP's Suvendu Adhikari had defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram seat by 1736 votes in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly
India | May 10, 2021, 07:02 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has been elected as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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Union Minister V Muralidharan's convoy attacked in Bengal allegedly by TMC workers, several injured
India | May 06, 2021, 02:07 PM ISTUnion Minister V Muraleedharan tweeted, "TMC goons attacked my convoy in West Midnapore, broken windows, attacked personal staff. Cutting short my trip."
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How come EC reverse Nandigram result after formally announcing it? We will move court: Mamata
Elections | May 03, 2021, 04:05 PM ISTMamata Banerjee will approach the court over alleged 'mischief' in Nandigram where she lost elections to her ex-aide Suvendu Adhikari.
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BJP leader Suvendu's convoy attacked after Nandigram victory, office sets on fire
India | May 03, 2021, 02:50 PM ISTBJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, "After results for West Bengal assembly came in, TMC goons burnt down BJP's party office in Arambagh... Is this what Bengal will have to suffer for the next 5 years?"
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BJP claims office torched by TMC men in Hooghly, Suvendu heckled in Haldia
Elections | May 03, 2021, 09:30 AM ISTThe BJP on Sunday alleged that one of its party offices in Hooghly district was set on fire, and some of its leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, were heckled by TMC activists in other parts of the state after the poll results showed that the Mamata Banerjee camp was setto retain power in Bengal.
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Mercurial Mamata steamrolls BJP in Bengal as exit polls miss target by wide margin
Elections | May 03, 2021, 08:54 AM ISTMamata Banerjee steamrolled the BJP election war machine as she powered the TMC to a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections and secured a third straight term in office in West Bengal, the longest-standing opposition fortress in the country.