Nadia, June 23 -- Trinamool Congress' candidate Alifa Ahmed has secured victory in the Kaliganj assembly by-election by a margin of 50,049 votes.

Alifa defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ashish Ghosh and Congress' Kabil Uddin Shaikh and emerged victorious on the seat.

According to the Election Commission of India, Alifa received 1,02,759 votes while BJP's Ghosh received 52,710 votes. Congress' Shaikh managed to get 28,348 votes while 2,502 votes went to NOTA (None of the above).

The by-poll in the constituency was necessitated after the death of TMC leader Nasiruddin Ahmed.

Earlier today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her deep gratitude to the voters, thanking them for their overwhelming support after party...