Byelections 2026 LIVE updates: CM Suvendu says Nandigram bypoll peaceful amid allegations of EVM issues, voter intimidation

Nandigram bypoll peaceful so far, Suvendu Adhikari eyes 85% turnout

Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, reported peaceful polling in the Nandigram by-election. Around 50 percent of voters had participated by midday as he cast his vote. He anticipated a turnout exceeding 85 percent based on historical trends in the constituency. Adhikari mentioned he would continue to serve as the MLA for Bhabanipur while promising to remain a voter in Nandigram.

Byelections 2026 LIVE updates: CM Suvendu says Nandigram bypoll peaceful amid allegations of EVM issues, voter intimidation

In a video clip that is doing rounds, P. Sathyabama, the TVK's bypoll candidate in Dharapuram Assembly constituency, is heard stating that she spent ₹31 crore for election; officials said the video has been submitted to the ECI for further action

Suvendu Adhikari says voting peaceful, BJP backed in Nandigram

Suvendu Adhikari said voting in Nandigram was peaceful, with over 50% of votes cast, and expressed confidence in support for the BJP and Narendra Modi.

BJP's Hasirani Rath may surpass my 2016 victory margin in Nandigram: Bengal CM

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the victory margin of Hasirani Rath, the BJP candidate in the bypoll in Nandigram Assembly Constituency, may surpass his own victory margin from the same constituency in 2016. In 2016, he was elected from Nandigram as a Trinamool Congress candidate by a margin of over 80,000 votes. “I got elected from here in 2016 by a margin of over 80,000. …

BJP’s Hasirani Rath may surpass my 2016 victory margin in Nandigram: Bengal CM

Kolkata, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the victory margin of Hasirani Rath, the BJP candidate in the bypoll in Nandigram Assembly Constituency, may surpass his own victory... - Social News XYZ