Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Counting Begins in Six Bypolls, Testing Major Political Parties
Votes are being counted in six special elections on Friday.
Five elections are for seats in state assemblies, and one is for a seat in India’s Parliament.
The counting starts at 8 am.
The elections took place in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
The seats include Nandigram, Rejinagar, Madurantakam, Dharapuram and Thattanchavady.
The Parliament seat is in Nagaon, Assam.
The results will show how the BJP, Congress and regional parties did in these contests.
Vote counting for five Assembly bypolls and one Lok Sabha bypoll begins Friday at 8 am.
The contests are in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
Assembly seats include Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal.
Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, and Thattanchavady in Puducherry, are also being counted.
The Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll is in Assam; results will indicate how the BJP, Congress and regional parties performed.
- Who
- Voters in six bypolls; the BJP, Congress and regional parties are among those whose performance will be assessed.
- What
- Counting of votes for five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency.
- When
- Friday, beginning at 8 am.
- Where
- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
- Why
- The results will show how the BJP, Congress and regional parties fared in the contests.
- Counting begins
- Friday at 8 am
- Total seats
- Six: five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency
- West Bengal
- Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats
- Tamil Nadu
- Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly seats
- Puducherry
- Thattanchavady Assembly seat
- Assam
- Nagaon Lok Sabha seat
- Parties mentioned
- BJP, Congress and regional parties