{
  "id": 13012231,
  "title": "By-Election Results Today: Counting Begins For 5 Assembly Seats In Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Puducherry Along With One Lok Sabha Constituency In Assam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/by-election-results-today-counting-begins-for-5-assembly-seats-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:31:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/by-election-results-today-counting-begins-for-5-assembly-seats-in-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-puducherry-along-with-one-lok-sabha-constituency-in-assam"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Vote counting commenced on Friday, October 9 for by-elections in five Assembly seats across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry, as well as one Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. The polling outcomes are anticipated to serve as a benchmark for the political landscape as the parties vie in these bypolls.\n\nIn Tamil Nadu, the focus is on Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies, which are reserved for Scheduled Castes. The Madurantakam seat has seen intense campaigning by leaders from both the ruling party and the Opposition, as both constituencies have been reserved for Scheduled Castes.\n\nWest Bengal's Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies also began vote counting amid heightened security measures. The Nandigram constituency witnessed an unusual turn of events when the Trinamool Congress candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew her nomination at the eleventh hour, leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hasi Rani Rath to compete for victory.\n\nPuducherry's Thattanchavady constituency and Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency also experienced vote counting, with police forces reinforcing security measures in all locations. The results from these six constituencies will unveil the political implications for the candidates and parties involved, with the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal outcomes particularly significant for the ruling and opposition parties respectively.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Counting of votes for by-elections to five Assembly seats across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, along with one Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, began on Friday, October 9. The results are expected to offer an electoral indicator for the parties contesting the bypolls. In Tamil Nadu, votes are being counted for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies. The…",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Bypoll results LIVE: Vote counting to start soon for five Assembly seats, one Lok Sabha constituency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bypoll-results-live-vote-counting-to-start-soon-for-five-assembly",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:36:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Bypoll results LIVE: Big test for BJP in Bengal, Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu; vote counting begins at 8am",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bypoll-results-live-big-test-for-bjp-in-bengal-vijays-tvk-in-tamil",
        "published": "2026-10-09T01:21:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Counting for 5 assembly, 1 Lok Sabha seats today; big test for Vijay, Suvendu Adhikari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/counting-for-5-assembly-1-lok-sabha-seats-today-big-test-for-vijay",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:05:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "By-Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Bengal's Nandigram In Focus As Counting On For Bypolls In 6 Seats Across 4 States",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/by-election-results-2026-live-updates-bengals-nandigram-in-focus-as",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:05:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}