Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari 2.0 in West Bengal. NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the high-stakes battle between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the assembly’s opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari as counting of votes take place on Monday.All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Banerjee re-contested from Bhowanipore seat, which went to polls in the second phase on April 29. Meanwhile, Adhikari campaigned as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for both Nandigram and Bhowanipore.In 2021, Banerjee had contested against Adhikari in his home turf, Nandigram. She lost to the BJP leader by 1,956 votes. Now, Adhikari takes on Banerjee in Bhowanipore — the CM’s home constituency.Bhowanipore has long been a stronghold for Banerjee. She has represented the seat as an MLA since 2011 and has not lost an election there. Election Results 2026Election results: Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry brace for voters’ verdictWest Bengal election results: Tight race expected as TMC faces BJP challengeTamil Nadu election results: Can Stalin retain power or will AIADMK stage a comeback?West BengalTamil NaduKeralaAssamPuducherry PreviousWest BengalParty ViewAlliance ViewSeats0/294Total: 294Note: Repolling for the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal has been scheduled for May 21.L + WMajority: 148BJP0CONG0CPM0TMC0OTH0Tamil NaduParty ViewAlliance ViewSeats0/234Total: 234L + WMajority: 118AIADMK0BJP0CONG0DMK0TVK0OTH0CPI(M) LEADINGKeralaParty ViewAlliance ViewSeats1/140Total: 140L + WMajority: 71CPI(M)0BJP0CONG0CPI0IUML0OTH0AssamParty ViewAlliance ViewSeats0/126Total: 126L + WMajority: 64AGP0AIUDF0BJP0CONG0OTH0PuducherryParty ViewAlliance ViewSeats0/30Total: 30L + WMajority: 16AINRC0BJP0CONG0DMK0OTH0 Next12345Source: PValueAfter becoming CM in 2011, she secured a decisive bypoll victory from Bhowanipore by 54,213 votes.In 2016, her margin narrowed as she defeated Congress candidate Deepa Dasmunshi, backed by the Left, by 25,301 votes, while the BJP secured 26,299 votes.In 2021, TMC retained Bhowanipore, with Sovandeb Chattopadhyay defeating BJP’s Rudranil Ghosh by 28,719 votes. BJP’s vote share rose to 35.2%, signalling a growing presence.Banerjee later returned to contest the Bhowanipore bypoll, winning by 58,835 votes and securing her third term as CM.The electorate in Bhowanipore has also undergone changes, with 41,068 names removed from the rolls, reducing the voter base by around 20% to about 1.6 lakh. An analysis by Souptik Halder, along with Ashin Chakraborty and Sabir Ahamed, found that 56.7% of voters flagged under the ‘under adjudication’ category are Muslims, compared to their 20% share in the constituency’s population as per the 2011 Census.Earlier findings had shown Muslims accounted for 22.7% of voters marked as ‘Absent, Shifted, or Dead/Duplicate’ (ASDD), with the ‘unmapped’ share at around 26%, roughly in line with their population share. However, this rose sharply to 52% in the ‘logical discrepancy’ list.According to Chakraborty, despite Bhowanipore being a mixed-community constituency, Muslims are disproportionately represented among those under scrutiny. Halder added that booth-wise analysis of 2021 and 2024 data suggests that if voters under adjudication are unable to vote, the TMC’s winning margin could drop significantly, and in some booths even disappear.Follow the latest election results 2026, live updates, winner lists, constituency-wise results, party-wise trends and full coverage for Tamil Nadu election results, West Bengal election results, Kerala election results, Assam election results and Puducherry election results results on Times of India.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. 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NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the high-stakes battle between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the assembly’s opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari as counting of votes take place on Monday.All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Banerjee re-contested from Bhowanipore seat, which went to polls in the second phase on April 29. Meanwhile, Adhikari campaigned as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for both Nandigram and Bhowanipore.In 2021, Banerjee had contested against Adhikari in his home turf, Nandigram. She lost to the BJP leader by 1,956 votes. Now, Adhikari takes on Banerjee in Bhowanipore — the CM’s home constituency.Bhowanipore has long been a stronghold for Banerjee. She has represented the seat as an MLA since 2011 and has not lost an election there. After becoming CM in 2011, she secured a decisive bypoll victory from Bhowanipore by 54,213 votes.In 2016, her margin narrowed as she defeated Congress candidate Deepa Dasmunshi, backed by the Left, by 25,301 votes, while the BJP secured 26,299 votes.In 2021, TMC retained Bhowanipore, with Sovandeb Chattopadhyay defeating BJP’s Rudranil Ghosh by 28,719 votes. BJP’s vote share rose to 35.2%, signalling a growing presence.Banerjee later returned to contest the Bhowanipore bypoll, winning by 58,835 votes and securing her third term as CM.The electorate in Bhowanipore has also undergone changes, with 41,068 names removed from the rolls, reducing the voter base by around 20% to about 1.6 lakh. An analysis by Souptik Halder, along with Ashin Chakraborty and Sabir Ahamed, found that 56.7% of voters flagged under the ‘under adjudication’ category are Muslims, compared to their 20% share in the constituency’s population as per the 2011 Census.Earlier findings had shown Muslims accounted for 22.7% of voters marked as ‘Absent, Shifted, or Dead/Duplicate’ (ASDD), with the ‘unmapped’ share at around 26%, roughly in line with their population share. However, this rose sharply to 52% in the ‘logical discrepancy’ list.According to Chakraborty, despite Bhowanipore being a mixed-community constituency, Muslims are disproportionately represented among those under scrutiny. Halder added that booth-wise analysis of 2021 and 2024 data suggests that if voters under adjudication are unable to vote, the TMC’s winning margin could drop significantly, and in some booths even disappear.
