The results of by-elections in five Assembly constituencies across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam, will be declared on Friday following the counting of votes.
In West Bengal, the Nandigram Assembly seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won from two constituencies in the state Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat.
The constituency had been won by the Congress in the 2019 and 2024 general elections. He subsequently won the Dispur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections. Earlier reporting noted: Nandigram, which is in West Bengal’s East Midnapore, went to the polls on October 6 and saw a turnout of 80.89 per cent. Earlier reporting noted: The Nandigram bypoll is among the first electoral battle in West Bengal after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in May this year with a sweeping victory ousting the 15-year-old Mamata Banerjee-regime, and the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) split in two three factions.
He had also won from Nowda. The seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who won from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, retained the latter. An official count from the poll body is yet to be announced.
This by-election will be a historic event that recognises the achievements of the Chief Minister”, he said. The Rejinagar seat became vacant after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir resigned. The Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam witnessed a three-way contest involving the BJP, Congress and AIUDF. The seat fell vacant after Pradyut Bordoloi left the Congress and joined the BJP. Tamil Nadu Minister KA Sengottiyan expressed confidence ahead of the results, asserting that the outcomes in the Dharapuram and Maduranthakam constituencies would serve as a historic endorsement of the state government’s performance. “The results of the Dharapuram and Maduranthakam by-elections will stand as a testament and proof to the people of the good governance being delivered by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on behalf of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. It is certain that we will win by a massive margin of votes unprecedented in the history of Tamil Nadu politics. The margin will be such that it will amaze the people.
Earlier reporting noted: Based on the early trends, BJP candidate Hasirani Rath is currently in the lead for the Nandigram seat, as per local sources.
