{
  "id": 12386133,
  "title": "‘Vote loot’: Cong demands total re-polling in Nandigram, Rejinagar over irregularities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/vote-loot-cong-demands-total-re-polling-in-nandigram-rejinagar-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:25:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/vote-loot-bengal-congress-demands-total-re-polling-in-nandigram-rejinagar-overo-irregularities/articleshow/134741912.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Congress party in West Bengal has demanded a complete re-polling in the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly constituencies, citing allegations of voter intimidation, removal of their polling agents and widespread electoral malpractice during recent bypolls. Congress state president Subhankar Sarkar alleged that party agents were forcibly removed from polling booths in Rejinagar and claimed that several booths in Nandigram were \"captured\" by workers of the ruling BJP. Rejinagar candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi staged a sit-in outside the local police station, demanding cancelation of polling and fresh elections. Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, currently out on interim bail, alleged intimidation and bias by the police and security forces in Nandigram, where voters were reportedly prevented from entering polling stations and their identity cards snatched. Pradhan also alleged police and CRPF personnel prevented him from moving freely in the constituency and claimed the police were facilitating the BJP's electoral agenda. Both candidates expressed doubts about the impartiality of the Election Commission, alleging that officials were controlled by the BJP headquarters. The Congress has demanded total re-polling in both constituencies, accusing the BJP of controlling the polling mechanism in Nandigram and claiming no Election Commission officials were present there.",
  "summary": "Bengal Congress leaders accused the ruling BJP of widespread electoral malpractice during the recent bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar. State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar alleged that party agents were forcibly removed from polling booths while voters faced intimidation. Rejinagar candidate Mohammad Abdullahil Kafi staged a protest against the alleged removal of agents from over a hundred…",
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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."
}