NANDIGRAM: Battleground Nandigram produced an epic poll confrontation on Sunday as Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and former aide Suvendu Adhikari engaged in an attritional contest that went down to the wire, with both candidates alternatively leading and trailing through each round of counting. At 7.54pm, Adhikari tweeted from his official handle that he had won by a margin of 1,736 votes after the 17th and final round of counting. The TMC agent immediately demanded a recount, which the returning officer turned down. This prompted a team of senior Trinamool functionaries — Derek O’Brien, Firhad Hakim and Kalyan Banerjee — to meet chief electoral officer Aariz Aftab, demanding a recount.