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  "id": 12277775,
  "title": "Bypolls election voting LIVE: Voting begins in 6 seats across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bypolls-election-voting-live-voting-begins-in-6-seats-across-west",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:13:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bypolls-election-voting-live-eci-by-elections-west-bengal-tamil-nadu-puducherry-assam-vote-timing-latest-updates-101791247165585.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bypolls Election Voting LIVE: The six seats were vacated after their sitting legislators resigned following the April 2026 Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Several leaders had contested from two constituencies and subsequently retained one.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Voting in high-stakes bypolls in three States, one U.T. today | LIVE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/voting-in-high-stakes-bypolls-in-three-states-one-u-t-today-live",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:57:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "By Election 2026 Live Updates: Polling begins in Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Assam and Puducherry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/by-election-2026-live-updates-polling-begins-in-tamil-nadu-bengal",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:34:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "HT Morning Brief October 5: Bypolls underway in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal; Pakistan pulls out of WCL Season 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ht-morning-brief-october-5-bypolls-underway-in-tamil-nadu-west-bengal",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:05:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Bypolls 2026: Voting Begins In 5 Assembly Seats Across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry; Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha Seat Also Goes To Polls | Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bypolls-2026-voting-begins-in-5-assembly-seats-across-west-bengal",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:11:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}