Voting Begins in Bengal's Nandigram, Rejinagar Bypolls Amid Tight Security

Polling got underway on October 6, 2026, in Nandigram and Rejinagar, West Bengal, under heavy central force deployment as both constituencies head into high-stakes bypolls with results expected by October 9. Nandigram holds outsized political significance, having served as the epicentre of Mamata Banerjee's historic 2011 land 
All eyes remain on October 9 as votes are counted and Bengal's political temperature is tested once again.