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Bypolls 2026: Voting Underway Across 6 Seats in 4 States
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News18•06-10-2026, 07:36
Bypolls 2026: Voting Underway Across 6 Seats in 4 States
- •Polling commenced at 7 am across six constituencies spanning three states and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- •Voting is taking place in four Assembly seats including Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavady in Puducherry, and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.
- •Significant attention is on West Bengal where Nandigram and Rejinagar face high-stakes contests following recent assembly elections.
- •Tamil Nadu sees four-cornered battles in Madurantakam and Dharapuram involving major political parties like TVK, DMK, AIADMK, and CPI.
- •The counting of votes for all bypoll seats is scheduled for October 9.
Key Questions Answered
The votes for the by-elections held across six seats in three states and the Union Territory of Puducherry will be counted on October 9, 2026.
The assembly constituencies holding by-elections are Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, alongside Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu.
In Tamil Nadu, Madurantakam and Dharapuram are seeing four-cornered contests involving the TVK, DMK, AIADMK, and CPI, with former AIADMK MLAs K Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama contesting on TVK tickets.
