GENERAL19 Sept 2026
Fresh twist in West Bengal bypolls: Mamata Banerjee's party candidate from Rejinagar withdraws, takes U-turn later | Mint
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata faction's candidate for the Rejinagar by-election in West Bengal, withdrew on Saturday, saying he could not get the party's 'Twin Flowers' symbol. Hours later he reversed his decision and said he will contest the October 6 poll after the party chief asked him to stay. His U-turn follows a similar withdrawal by the party's Nandigram nominee a day earlier.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew his candidature for the Rejinagar Assembly by-election, citing failure to secure the Trinamool Congress 'Twin Flowers' symbol and harassment faced by grassroots workers.
- Hours later he retracted, saying the party supremo directed him not to quit and that police assured him and his workers of security during campaigning.
- The Election Commission allotted the 'footballer' symbol to the Mamata faction, named 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress', while the rival Arup Roy group got the name 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' and the 'envelope' symbol.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you are tracking these West Bengal bypolls, treat a candidate's withdrawal or reversal announced on a single day as provisional, and check the Election Commission's official candidate and symbol updates before acting on it.
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