Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after casting her vote in Bhabanipur
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday forged her vote at a polling sales space in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur. Banerjee, a resident of Harish Chatterjee Street, exercised her franchise at a polling sales space in Mitra Institution faculty round 3:50 pm. On a wheelchair, she briefly paused earlier than photojournalists whereas popping out amid shouts of “Didi, Didi”, earlier than boarding her automobile. She additionally confirmed a victory signal in direction of the cameras.
Banerjee is a two-term MLA from Bhabanipur, however is contesting the elections this time from Nandigram in the Purba Medinipur district, taking over BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari. Earlier in the day, senior TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee, who’s the chief minister’s nephew, additionally voted on the similar sales space.
TMC has fielded veteran politician Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay from Bhabanipur in opposition to BJP’s superstar candidate Rudranil Ghosh. The Left-led Sanjukta Morcha has fielded Congress’s Md Shadab Khan. Bhabanipur was voting in the seventh section of the meeting elections in West Bengal.
Polling to the 294-member meeting is being held in eight phases, starting on March 27. The votes shall be counted on May 2.
