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By-elections Underway in Nandigram and Rejinagar Amid Tight Security
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News18•06-10-2026, 07:23
By-elections Underway in Nandigram and Rejinagar Amid Tight Security
- •By-elections for the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly constituencies are being held today.
- •A heavy deployment of 34 companies of central forces has been made in the Rejinagar constituency.
- •Armed personnel are present at almost all 282 polling booths, backed by 819 state police personnel.
- •The by-elections are crucial political battles following the vacancies left by Suvendu Adhikari and Humayun Kabir.
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The by-elections for the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats take place on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, with vote counting scheduled for October 9, 2026.
The by-elections were forced after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated the Nandigram seat and Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir vacated Rejinagar after winning multiple seats.
Thirty-four companies of central forces and armed personnel were deployed across almost all of the 282 polling booths in Rejinagar, alongside 819 state police personnel including 144 police officers.
