West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Result Live: The high-octane contest in Bhabanipur is the most talked-about Assembly constituency in this year’s West Bengal Assembly elections. Mamata Banerjee is up against her former aide, Suvendu Adhikari, from this seat. It is important to note that the constituency has long been a Trinamool stronghold, but this time it has turned into a prestige battle. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Shovandeb Chattopadhyay won the seat, defeating BJP’s Rudranil Ghosh. He later vacated it, allowing Banerjee to win a bypoll against Priyanka Tibrewal.
In Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari is once again in focus. After defeating Mamata Banerjee in 2021, he is contesting this time against Pabitra Kar of the Trinamool Congress. The constituency remains politically symbolic due to its role in the 2007 land movement and its importance in recent elections.
Earlier on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a strong warning over alleged EVM irregularities after spending more than three hours inside a strongroom in Kolkata, saying any attempt to tamper with voting machines or the counting process would be met with a “life-and-death” fight.
