Voting Begins in Five Assembly and One Lok Sabha Bypolls

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Voters are set to cast ballots today, October 6, 2026, in byelections to five Assembly constituencies across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with one Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.

The polling covers the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Madurantakam (SC) in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district, Dharapuram (SC) in Tiruppur, and Thattanchavady in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

West Bengal contests

Nandigram is among the high-profile constituencies going to the polls.

The bypoll there was necessitated after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won two seats in the State elections earlier this year and decided to vacate Nandigram.

In Rejinagar, the BJP, Congress, the AJUP and the two factions of the Trinamool Congress are contesting the election.

The bypolls come as 19,000 West Bengal voters are set to miss voting because appeals remain pending in tribunals, according to the related report cited in the source material.

Tamil Nadu seats

Madurantakam (SC) in Chengalpattu district and Dharapuram (SC) in Tiruppur are the two Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies included in the polling.

The two seats were declared vacant following the resignation of Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama.

Assam Lok Sabha bypoll

In Assam’s Nagaon, the Lok Sabha byelection is expected to see a contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front.

The Nagaon poll places a Lok Sabha constituency alongside the Assembly bypolls being held across the three States and the Union Territory.

Counting of votes is scheduled for Friday, October 9, 2026.

Source: The Hindu