Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Bengal Assembly Bypolls Draw Repoll Calls Amid Irregularity Claims
People voted in two Assembly by-elections in West Bengal on Tuesday.
The seats were Nandigram and Rejinagar.
The head of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, Humayun Kabir, was arrested during polling.
Opposition parties said there were problems with the voting and asked for a fresh election.
The BJP and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari denied the claims.
By 5 p.m., about 79 out of 100 voters had voted in Nandigram.
In Rejinagar, about 78 out of 100 had voted.
No reports of violence during polling were mentioned.
Voting took place Tuesday in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly by-elections in West Bengal.
Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir was arrested during polling.
Opposition parties called for a repoll, alleging irregularities and vote-rigging.
The ruling BJP and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rejected the allegations.
Turnout by 5 p.m. was 79.39% in Nandigram and 78.42% in Rejinagar; no polling violence was reported.
- Who
- Voters in Nandigram and Rejinagar; Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir; Opposition parties; the BJP and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- Assembly by-elections were held amid Opposition allegations of irregularities and calls for a repoll.
- When
- Tuesday; turnout figures were reported up to 5 p.m.
- Where
- Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district and Rejinagar in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The by-elections were needed after Suvendu Adhikari resigned from Nandigram and retained Bhabanipur, while Humayun Kabir vacated Rejinagar and retained Nowda.
Opposition
Ruling BJP
Alleged voting irregularities
Opposition
Opposition parties alleged irregularities and vote-rigging and called for a repoll.
Ruling BJP
The BJP and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rejected the allegations.
- Constituencies
- Nandigram and Rejinagar
- Nandigram turnout
- 79.39% by 5 p.m.
- Rejinagar turnout
- 78.42% by 5 p.m.
- Arrest
- Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir was arrested during polling.
- Opposition claim
- The Opposition alleged irregularities and vote-rigging and called for a repoll.
- Response
- The BJP and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rejected the allegations.
- Polling conditions
- No reports of violence during polling were stated.