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Mamata Banerjee files plea in Calcutta HC challenging Bhabanipur poll result
Jun-16-2026

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court (HC) challenging the West Bengal Assembly election results for the Bhabanipur constituency, where she was defeated by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Suvendu Adhikari. This marks her second visit to the High Court after the party’s recent electoral setback. 

Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her traditional stronghold of Bhabanipur to Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 15,105 votes during the state assembly elections. Following the BJP's sweeping victory, Adhikari assumed office as West Bengal's first BJP chief minister.

TMC said that Banerjee went to the high court registry to ‘affirm’ the petition challenging the result. Counting of votes of the West Bengal assembly election was held on May 4.


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