Exclusive: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram constituency

Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram constituency by 1200 votes, defeated BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. 

Nandigram is the town that catapulted Mamata Banerjee to power for the first time in 2011 and winning here serves as a big message to aides - mainly Mr Adhikari -- who ditched her this time to cross over to the BJP.

In 2011, Suvendu Adhikari was by Ms Banerjee's side as she campaigned for farmers' land rights. He became an MLA in the constituency and for years, the Adhikari family had a firm grip over Nandigram. But in this election, he was weaponized by the BJP against the Chief Minister, who was pitched as an "outsider" in Nandigram.

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