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Kin of murdered Nandigram villagers indifferent to HC's order to reopen cases

The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal government on February 10 to reopen ten murder cases registered between 2007 and 2009 in the Nandigram area

The murders were reported at Nandigram and Khejuri police stations during a violent movement. (HT file photo)

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Published on Mar 17, 2025 01:36 PM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee

BJP worker killed in Bengal, protests erupt

The region, under Tamluk Lok Sabha seat, is considered to be the backyard of leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and is scheduled to vote on Saturday.

A property set on fire in Nandigram on Thursday. (ANI)

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Updated on May 24, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

BJP wins election in West Bengal's Nandigram cooperative body

The election to the cooperative body was held on Sunday and was marked by skirmishes between the two parties.

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Published on Sep 18, 2022 07:28 PM IST

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Mamata Banerjee likely to start campaigning for Bhabanipur by-poll from Sept 8

Mamata Banerjee needs to get elected to the state assembly by November to continue as the chief minister. Though her party won the assembly elections in Bengal, the chief minister lost the poll from Nandigram to her protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee attends the inauguration of the Durand Cup football tournament in Kolkata on Sunday.(Samir Jana/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2021 08:51 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Calcutta HC judge recuses from hearing Banerjee’s plea, imposes ₹5 lakh fine

In her petition, Banerjee has alleged voting irregularities in her narrow loss by 1,956 votes to her protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, her first electoral loss in 32 years.

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Published on Jul 08, 2021 02:55 AM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur, Kolkata

Mamata case judge reminisces of days as lawyer, reserves order

The judge did not specify the date of the verdict on Banerjee’s plea for his recusal.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.(File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2021 01:55 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Calcutta HC reserves order on Mamata Banerjee’s plea on Nandigram poll result

The West Bengal chief minister has sought Justice Kausik Chanda's recusal from the case, citing his connections with the Bharatiya Janata Party

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee attended the hearing virtually. (File photo)

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Published on Jun 24, 2021 04:27 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

BJP moves Speaker seeking Mukul Roy’s disqualification

Suvendu Adhikari sought Mukul Roy’s disqualification under Rule 6 of the Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules

In a letter to speaker Biman Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari said that Roy joined the TMC without formally resigning from the BJP, although he was elected to the assembly as a leader of the party.. (PTI PHOTO.)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2021 01:27 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Judge hearing Nandigram poll verdict plea close to BJP: TMC

TMC leaders alleged that Justice Kausik Chanda shared a dais with BJP leaders, including state unit chief Dilip Ghosh, in the past and also represented the party in various cases.

Mamata Banerjee’s advocate Sanjay Basu sent a letter to acting chief justice Rajesh Bindal, requesting him to reassign the petition to another judge. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2021 04:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Mamata vs Suvendu: HC lists Nandigram poll plea for next Thursday

The petition was filed at the Calcutta high court by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram win in the 2021 state assembly elections.

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Published on Jun 18, 2021 11:12 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

Mamata Banerjee challenges Suvendu Adhikari’s Nandigram win in Calcutta HC

The matter will be taken up for hearing on Friday.

Mamata Banerjee (left) and Suvendu Adhikari

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Updated on Jun 17, 2021 10:36 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi

Poll official threatened in Nandigram, says Mamata Banerjee

Nandigram’s results were shrouded in confusion on Sunday even as the TMC raced ahead in other seats.

TMC won 213 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 77 in the state polls. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times)(Samir Jana/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 04, 2021 05:43 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Assembly Elections 2021: Bengal vocal for local

Riding on a mix of welfare delivery, Bengali sub-nationalism, Banerjee’s own popularity and connect with the grassroots, and substantial minority consolidation, the TMC won — but Banerjee lost her own fiercely fought assembly battle in Nandigram

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Updated on May 03, 2021 04:35 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Suvendu Adhikari wins key contest in Bengal, most other turncoats lose

Psephologists and political commentators said that at least 140 TMC leaders including around 37 legislators joined the BJP since 2017.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee was defeated by her protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2021 06:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Kolkata

Mamata wins Nandigram by 1,200 votes after a close contest

Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari have set the stage in the assembly constituency of Nandigram for one of the most-watched electoral battles in West Bengal's electoral history

Suvendu Adhikari, after joining the BJP, had vowed to defeat Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram by more than 50,000 votes, placing his career in politics on the bet. (File Photo)

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Published on May 02, 2021 08:58 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose

BJP internal assessment: Nandigram a contest

On record, however, the BJP says none of the 294 seats is difficult. “It is the first time our party has gone to 80,000 of the total 100,000 polling booths that we have across the state

Voters show their voter-ID card as they arrive to cast their vote during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly election at Nandigram. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Apr 07, 2021 07:42 AM IST

BySunetra Choudhury, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File photo)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Apr 04, 2021 05:07 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Bengal governor congratulates police forces after 84% polling in phase 2

Polling was held for 30 seats, including the high-profile Nandigram constituency

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Updated on Apr 02, 2021 06:42 PM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

From voter turnout to polling trends, a fact-sheet for West Bengal's Nandigram

It is worthwhile to note the trends which marked Nandigram's voting patterns, in the 2021 election as well as in others over the years.

CPI-M candidate Minakshi Mukherjee (L), TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (centre), and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari (R) clashed in a direct electoral contest on April 1 in Nandigram.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2021 05:06 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

'No problem,' says Suvendu Adhikari as Mamata calls up Governor

But she stopped polling for two hours and did drama, which is a violation of the model code of conduct, Nandigram BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari said.

BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari said there is no problem in Mamata speaking to Governor.

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Published on Apr 01, 2021 04:50 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

‘Bracing for a rousing response in Phase 2 of polls’, tweets Trinamool Congress

“Well begun is half the work done. TMC braces for a rousing response in Phase 2 of West Bengal Assembly elections,” tweeted TMC

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Updated on Apr 01, 2021 12:01 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Bengal, Assam to vote today in high-stakes second phase

Voting to be held in Nandigram, where CM Mamata is contesting against BJP’s Suvendu; Barak Valley in focus in northeastern state

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other polling materials on the eve of the second phase of the state assembly elections, at Nandigram in East Midnapore on Wednesday.(ANI)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2021 06:52 AM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur, Utpal Parashar, Kolkata/guwahati

Campaigning for second phase ends, all eyes on Mamata vs Suvendu in Nandigram

Nandigram is one of 30 constituencies that will go to polls on Thursday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.

Mamata Banerjee has left her traditional seat of Bhabanipur and is taking on Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram.(ANI File Photo)

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Published on Mar 31, 2021 07:46 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

‘Did call BJP leader’: Mamata seeks action against audio leak

A controversy erupted on Saturday amid the first phase polling for 30 assembly seats in West Bengal with BJP releasing an audio clip in which Banerjee was heard cajoling the BJP leader from Nandigram to rejoin TMC and help her win the seat.

Speaking at an election meeting in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee said, as a candidate, she has every right to call up a voter.(ANI)

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Published on Mar 31, 2021 05:24 AM IST

PTI | , Nandigram

Shah, Didi take aim in battle for Nandigram

Key rural seat among constituencies that go to polls on Thursday; campaigning for phase two concludes.

“If Mamata Didi is defeated by a mammoth margin in Nandigram, the Bengal polls are won,

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Published on Mar 31, 2021 01:23 AM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata

At Nandigram, Mamata stands up from wheelchair for national anthem

Tuesday was the last day of campaigning for Phase 2 of the assembly polls, slated for April 1.

Screengrab from the video which went viral on social media

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Updated on Mar 30, 2021 09:24 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Joydeep Bose

Amit Shah says if Mamata is defeated in Nandigram, TMC will lose West Bengal

Shah held a massive roadshow earlier in the day, in a show of might, standing atop a truck decked up with flowers and BJP flags.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (File Photo: PTI)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2021 04:12 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Joydeep Bose

‘Too much greed isn’t good’: Mamata's jibe at Suvendu Adhikari, his family

Voting will be held in Nandigram on April 1 with the chief minister contesting against Adhikari, who had joined the BJP in December 2020.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses during a public meeting, in Nandigram on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Mar 29, 2021 03:15 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi

TMC accuses BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari of harbouring 'outsiders' in Nandigram

The polling in Nandigram will take place on April 1, in the second phase of the upcoming Assembly elections.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari (PTI)

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Published on Mar 23, 2021 01:45 PM IST

Posted by hindustantimes.com | Edited by Joydeep Bose

In Bengal’s Nandigram, Didi turns ‘begum’ in Suvendu Adhikari’s poll speech

It was difficult to imagine that till he resigned from the state cabinet and the assembly and was welcomed into the BJP by Union home minister Amit Shah on December 19, Suvendu Adhikari was the local legislator.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari at one of his roadshows in Amdabad, Nandigram in West Bengal. (HT PHOTO.)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2021 06:51 AM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata

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The Calcutta high court directed the West Bengal government on February 10 to reopen ten murder cases registered between 2007 and 2009 in the Nandigram area

The region, under Tamluk Lok Sabha seat, is considered to be the backyard of leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and is scheduled to vote on Saturday.

The election to the cooperative body was held on Sunday and was marked by skirmishes between the two parties.

Mamata Banerjee needs to get elected to the state assembly by November to continue as the chief minister. Though her party won the assembly elections in Bengal, the chief minister lost the poll from Nandigram to her protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP.

In her petition, Banerjee has alleged voting irregularities in her narrow loss by 1,956 votes to her protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, her first electoral loss in 32 years.

The judge did not specify the date of the verdict on Banerjee’s plea for his recusal.

The West Bengal chief minister has sought Justice Kausik Chanda's recusal from the case, citing his connections with the Bharatiya Janata Party

Suvendu Adhikari sought Mukul Roy’s disqualification under Rule 6 of the Members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules

TMC leaders alleged that Justice Kausik Chanda shared a dais with BJP leaders, including state unit chief Dilip Ghosh, in the past and also represented the party in various cases.

The petition was filed at the Calcutta high court by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, challenging BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram win in the 2021 state assembly elections.

The matter will be taken up for hearing on Friday.

Nandigram’s results were shrouded in confusion on Sunday even as the TMC raced ahead in other seats.

Riding on a mix of welfare delivery, Bengali sub-nationalism, Banerjee’s own popularity and connect with the grassroots, and substantial minority consolidation, the TMC won — but Banerjee lost her own fiercely fought assembly battle in Nandigram

Psephologists and political commentators said that at least 140 TMC leaders including around 37 legislators joined the BJP since 2017.

Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari have set the stage in the assembly constituency of Nandigram for one of the most-watched electoral battles in West Bengal's electoral history

On record, however, the BJP says none of the 294 seats is difficult. “It is the first time our party has gone to 80,000 of the total 100,000 polling booths that we have across the state

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Polling was held for 30 seats, including the high-profile Nandigram constituency

It is worthwhile to note the trends which marked Nandigram's voting patterns, in the 2021 election as well as in others over the years.

But she stopped polling for two hours and did drama, which is a violation of the model code of conduct, Nandigram BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari said.

“Well begun is half the work done. TMC braces for a rousing response in Phase 2 of West Bengal Assembly elections,” tweeted TMC

Voting to be held in Nandigram, where CM Mamata is contesting against BJP’s Suvendu; Barak Valley in focus in northeastern state

Nandigram is one of 30 constituencies that will go to polls on Thursday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.

A controversy erupted on Saturday amid the first phase polling for 30 assembly seats in West Bengal with BJP releasing an audio clip in which Banerjee was heard cajoling the BJP leader from Nandigram to rejoin TMC and help her win the seat.

Key rural seat among constituencies that go to polls on Thursday; campaigning for phase two concludes.

Tuesday was the last day of campaigning for Phase 2 of the assembly polls, slated for April 1.

Shah held a massive roadshow earlier in the day, in a show of might, standing atop a truck decked up with flowers and BJP flags.

Voting will be held in Nandigram on April 1 with the chief minister contesting against Adhikari, who had joined the BJP in December 2020.

The polling in Nandigram will take place on April 1, in the second phase of the upcoming Assembly elections.

It was difficult to imagine that till he resigned from the state cabinet and the assembly and was welcomed into the BJP by Union home minister Amit Shah on December 19, Suvendu Adhikari was the local legislator.

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