Nandigram, Rejinagar By-Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Counting for bypolls on Nandigram, Rejinagar seats begin

Nandigram, Rejinagar By-Election Results 2026 Live Updates: The results give the BJP an early reading of voter response to its governance since taking office in May.

Nandigram, Rejinagar By-Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Counting of votes for the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly by-elections in West Bengal begun at 8am today. Polling was held on October 6 under tight security, with 71 companies of central forces deployed. Turnout in both seats was reported at around 78%.

Nandigram: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won both Nandigram and Bhabanipur in the 2026 Assembly election but retained Bhabanipur, forcing the bypoll. The BJP has fielded Hasirani Rath, mother of Adhikari’s former aide Chandranath Rath, who was shot dead on May 6. Congress’s Milan Pradhan is backed by Mamata Banerjee after the TMC’s nominee, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew.

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Rejinagar: The seat fell vacant after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir, who won both Rejinagar and Nowda in April, kept only Nowda. His son, Golam Nabi Azad, is the AJUP candidate, against the BJP’s Sakharav Sarkar.

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Why it matters: The results give the BJP an early reading of voter response to its governance since taking office in May. They will also show how the Opposition fares in a fragmented field and where the minority vote goes.

Stay with us for round-by-round trends and the final results.

Live Updates
Oct 9, 2026 09:03 AM IST
Why was AJUP chief Humayun Kabir arrested in Rejinagar on the day of polling?

Humayun Kabir, chief of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, was arrested after a confrontation with police in Rejinagar. The police arrested Kabir in Rejinagar after he accused them of interfering with voting at multiple polling stations. While speaking on the allegations of interfering with the polling procedure, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari had said, “Law is the same for all. Even for me. I can cast my vote in my booth, and now I am in the rest house. I cannot visit other booths or campaign. If I break the law, I will be arrested. That is what happened."

Oct 9, 2026 08:41 AM IST
Counting begins for Bengal bypolls, BJP’s first electoral test since coming to power

Counting began at 8 am on Friday for the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls, the BJP’s first electoral test since coming to power in West Bengal in May. Postal ballots are being counted first, followed by EVM votes, with the process scheduled to finish in 15 rounds at each seat. Both constituencies recorded around 80% turnout on Tuesday. While the Election Commission described polling as “more or less peaceful”, Opposition parties alleged voter intimidation and booth-level irregularities and demanded repolling. The BJP rejected the allegations. AJUP chief Humayun Kabir was arrested after a confrontation with police in Rejinagar.

Oct 9, 2026 08:03 AM IST
Counting of votes begins for Nandigram and Rejinagar seats

Counting of votes begins for Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls in Bengal amid tight security: Official.

Oct 9, 2026 07:23 AM IST
Nandigram, Rejinagar bypoll results to be declared on Friday

Counting of votes for the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls will begin at 8 am on Friday, with the results expected to offer an indication of West Bengal’s political mood after the BJP replaced the TMC in government following 15 years. Nearly 80% of the 5.24 lakh electors voted, with Nandigram recording a turnout of 80.89% and Rejinagar 80.08%, according to the Election Commission. Polling saw allegations of voter intimidation, booth-level irregularities and sporadic clashes. The arrest of Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir after a confrontation with police in Rejinagar and the Congress’ demand for repolling in both seats added to the controversy.

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