The closely-watched electoral battle between BJP's Suvendu Adhikari and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee ended in the former breaching the TMC stronghold in Bhabanipur.
Adhikari, who took a lead after several rounds of counting were complete, polled over 67,000 votes in the high-stakes contest.
The dramatic shift in the constituency played out even as the early lead taken by Mamata was overturned in the last rounds of counting of votes.
Adhikari polled 73,917 votes in the constituency, winning by a margin of 15,105 votes.
TMC chief Banerjee received 58,812 votes, followed by CPI(M)'s Shrijeeb Biswas who secured 3,556 votes.
After his victory, Adhikari thanked the voters of West Bengal, saying he was “eternally indebted to the brave and resilient people of Nandigram and Bhabanipur.”
