Mamata Banerjee takes oath as MLA

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 7

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was today administered oath as a member of the state Assembly by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Banerjee, who won the Bhabanipur bypoll by a margin of over 58,000 votes, a record for the seat, took oath in Bengali.

She needed to win the election to retain the Chief Minister’s chair after her defeat at the hands of associate-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP in the March-April Assembly elections. Two other newly elected TMC legislators – Jakir Hossain and Amirul Islam – were also administered oath by the Governor.

Hossain won by a margin of 92,480 votes from Jangipur. Islam won from Samserganj by 26,379 votes.

Dhankhar had announced earlier that he would administer oath to members of the Legislative Assembly, in a departure from the practice of the Governor authorising the Speaker of the Assembly to conduct the exercise. Speaker Biman Banerjee was present in the Assembly during the oath ceremony.

Join Whatsapp Channel of The Tribune for latest updates.