Pictures from Bhabanipur bypoll in West Bengal

Around 53 percent turnout was recorded in the bypoll to the Bhabanipur assembly seat, where Mamata Banerjee contested to retain her Chief Minister post. However, the polling in the high-profile constituency in south Kolkata passed off peacefully. Bypolls were also held in Murshidabad's Samserganj and Jangipur seats, which recorded 78.60 percent and 76.12 percent voting respectively. According to the website of the Election Commission, a total of 6,97,164 voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in the three constituencies. Mamata Banerjee is fighting an election against BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal and CPI(M)'s Srijib Biswas in Bhabanipur. Banerjee, a voter of the constituency, cast her vote at Mitra Institution school in the area. Political analysts didn't expect low turnout in the Bhabanipur bypoll as it will decide the fate of CM Mamata Banerjee. The BJP took a dig at the TMC, saying Mamata Banerjee is not as popular among the masses as it is projected by her party. "What will happen to Mamata Banerjee's ambition to project herself as an alternative to Narendra Modi in the 2024 elections? She had described Bhabanipur as mini-India which will show the country how to fight BJP by turning out in large numbers to vote and elect her by a huge margin," party spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya said.