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Nandigram, Rejinagar, Nagaon vote counting begins after turnout

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC · How we work

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Opposition calls fresh poll

Vote counting began on 9 October 2026 for the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly by-elections in West Bengal and the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election in Assam.
The report stresses official turnout percentages, notes the Election Commission called polling largely peaceful, and says early results remain unofficial.
Turnout was 80.89% in Nandigram, 80.08% in Rejinagar, and 76.19% in Nagaon.
Opposition parties alleged intimidation, irregularities and called for a fresh poll.

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BJP families sacrifice

Vote counting began on 9 October 2026 for Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly by-elections in West Bengal and Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election in Assam.
The coverage highlights the sacrifice of BJP candidates’ families and voter support.
Hasirani Rath and Shakaharavh Sarkar led counts in Nandigram, Rejinagar.
Devashish Sharma topped Nagaon with 181,017 votes, 75,248 ahead of Badruddin Ajmal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked voters for blessings while the BJP called intimidation claims baseless.

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Historical Context

In 1999, weeks after the Kargil War, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 182 Lok Sabha seats with 61.5% voter turnout, giving Atal Bihari Vajpayee the first non-Congress government to complete a full term and ending the hung parliaments of 1996-98. That outcome established a precedent for legal challenges to contested results, a pattern now echoed in the 2026 by-elections in Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon.

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Opposition calls fresh poll

Vote counting began on 9 October 2026 for the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly by-elections in West Bengal and the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election in Assam.
The report stresses official turnout percentages, notes the Election Commission called polling largely peaceful, and says early results remain unofficial.
Turnout was 80.89% in Nandigram, 80.08% in Rejinagar, and 76.19% in Nagaon.
Opposition parties alleged intimidation, irregularities and called for a fresh poll.

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