{"id":12585,"date":"2026-10-06T02:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=12585"},"modified":"2026-10-06T02:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:13:06","slug":"six-bypolls-today-nandigram-tamil-nadu-and-nagaon-contests-put-new-political-order-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=12585","title":{"rendered":"Six Bypolls Today: Nandigram, Tamil Nadu and Nagaon Contests Put New Political Order Under Scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Voters in four regions will go to the polls on Tuesday in six closely watched by-elections, comprising five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat. The contests span West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam and are being closely watched as early tests of the political strength, organisation and public support of governments and parties that have emerged from the recent Assembly elections.

Polling is taking place in West Bengal\u2019s Nandigram and Rejinagar, Tamil Nadu\u2019s Madurantakam and Dharapuram, Puducherry\u2019s Thattanchavady and Assam\u2019s Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency. The Election Commission has scheduled counting for October 9, with the electoral process to be completed by October 11.

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The political spotlight is particularly sharp on West Bengal, where the BJP formed the government after the 2026 Assembly election. Nandigram has added significance because the seat was won by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who subsequently chose to retain Bhabanipur after winning both constituencies and resigned from Nandigram. The BJP has fielded Hasirani Rath, while the contest also involves Congress, CPI and rival Trinamool Congress factions.

Rejinagar presents an even more fragmented contest, with the BJP, Congress, CPI(M), rival Trinamool factions and the Aam Janata Unnayan Party in the fray. The seat became vacant after Humayun Kabir, who had won both Rejinagar and Nowda, retained the latter and resigned from Rejinagar. His party has fielded his son, adding a strong local dimension to the contest.

For the BJP government in West Bengal, the bypolls provide an opportunity to demonstrate whether its recent Assembly victory can be followed by electoral consolidation at the constituency level. At the same time, the Opposition parties are seeking to retain political space in a state where the electoral landscape has undergone a major change.

Tamil Nadu offers another closely watched test, particularly for actor-turned-politician Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly seats fell vacant after AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned and subsequently joined TVK. Both are now contesting the bypolls on the TVK platform.

The contests in Tamil Nadu are being fought between multiple political formations, including TVK, DMK, AIADMK and CPI. Their outcome will provide an early indication of the ability of the newly established TVK to translate its recent political momentum into constituency-level electoral support. However, a bypoll result on two seats alone cannot by itself establish a statewide electoral trend.

In Assam, the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll is another important contest. The seat fell vacant after Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned and subsequently moved to the BJP before winning the Dispur Assembly seat. Congress has fielded former MLA Sibamoni Bora, while the BJP has nominated Devasish Sharma. AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is also contesting, making the contest a significant three-way battle.

The Nagaon contest is particularly relevant because the constituency has a substantial minority electorate and has remained an important political base for Congress. The BJP is seeking to expand its position, while Congress is attempting to retain the seat it won in the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

In Puducherry, the Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll is being viewed as an early test for the four-month-old NDA government led by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy. Rangasamy had won both Thattanchavady and Mangalam in the Assembly election but retained Mangalam, necessitating the bypoll. The contest includes candidates from the All India N.R. Congress, DMK and Congress.

Across the six constituencies, the reasons for the vacancies are largely linked to legislators or an MP giving up one seat after winning multiple constituencies, resigning or changing political affiliation. The Election Commission has put in place the required electoral arrangements, with EVMs and VVPAT systems being used for the polls.

The results on October 9 will therefore be watched beyond the individual constituencies. They could provide political parties with important information about voter behaviour, organisational strength and the ability of newly formed or newly elected governments to consolidate their positions. But the results will need to be interpreted constituency by constituency, given the very different political equations in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.

For now, the six bypolls represent the first significant electoral test for several of the political forces that emerged from the 2026 Assembly elections. With voting taking place today and counting scheduled for Friday, the focus will be on whether the ruling parties can consolidate their recent gains, whether Opposition parties can recover ground, and how emerging political formations perform when confronted with their first major electoral challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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