The Indian National Congress on Thursday announced three candidates for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly in West Bengal. The party named Alhaj Muzaffar Hussain as its candidate from Islampur Assembly Seat, Rejina Murmu from Habilpur Assembly Seat. While the party has named Khwaja Ahmed Hussain for by-polls in Bhatpara Assembly seat.
Congress announced three candidates for by-elections to the Legislative Assembly in West Bengal. Alhaj Muzaffar Hussain, Rejina Murmu and Khwaja Ahmed Hussain have been fielded from Islampur, Habilpur and Bhatpara respectively.
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2019
The Poll Body had on April 20 declared the dates for by-polls in 5 assembly seats of West Bengal. As per the election commission, the assembly seats of – Islampur, Kandi, Nowda, Habibpur and Bhatpara – will go to polls on May 19. The last date to file nomination for the by-polls is May 1.
By-elections in the Islampur necessitated after sitting MLA from the Assembly Seat Kanaialal Agarwal has been named by the TMC for national elections. Aggarwal had won the seat contesting on Congress Ticket by defeating TMC’s Abdul Karim Chaudhary with over 8,000 votes. However, in a run-up to the national elections has joined TMC.
While Habibpur and Bhatpara seats fell vacant after CPI-M‘s Khagen Murmu and TMC’s Arjun Singh joined BJP and resigned as MLAs.
While the other two seats – Kandi and Nowda fell vacant after the sitting Lawmaker from Congress’ Abu Taher Khan and Apurba Sarkar joined Trinamool Congress and resigned as the MLA from the West Bengal Assembly.
Counting of votes will be held on 23rd of May along with the counting for national elections 2019.
While the National Elections have already started and would spread across all seven phases from April 11 to May 19.10 Lok Sabha Seats of West Bengal including Cooch Behar, Raiganj, Murshidabad, Maldaha among others have voted already voted in first three rounds of Polling.
West Bengal has a total of 42 Lok Sabha Seat and will the voting in the state will spread across on all seven phases till May 19.
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