{
  "id": 12870779,
  "title": "West Bengal By-Election Result 2026: Know date and time of Nandigram, Rejinagar bypoll results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/west-bengal-by-election-result-2026-know-date-and-time-of-nandigram",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:38:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-by-election-result-2026-date-time-nandigram-rejinagar-bypoll-results-10912480/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Bengal's upcoming by-election results on October 9 will reveal the outcomes of the Nandigram and Rejinagar polls. Voting occurred earlier in the week, with the Election Commission reporting largely peaceful polling. Nandigram, located in Purba Medinipur, saw an 80.89% voter turnout, while Rejinagar in Murshidabad recorded an 80.08% turnout. Both constituencies had around 5.24 lakh eligible voters. The Nandigram bypoll was triggered when Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari stepped down to secure Bhabanipur, and Humayun Kabir resigned from Rejinagar after retaining Naoda. Allegations of irregularities, particularly in Rejinagar, include claims of booth-level misconduct by the opposition Congress, CPI(M), and Mamata AITC, who accused their agents of being barred or expelled from polling stations. Nandigram witnessed similar accusations from the Congress candidate, Milan Pradhan, who alleged vote manipulation, voter intimidation, and biased police actions. Pradhan, currently on interim bail for 2007 anti-land acquisition agitation cases, claimed he faced police restrictions and was beaten by CRPF personnel. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am on October 9, with results accessible via the Election Commission of India's official website.",
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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."
}