West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry bypolls: Constituencies, candidates, result date and more

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Five Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, and one Lok Sabha seat in Assam are heading for byelections. The byelections were necessitated following the resignations of elected legislators across the three States and the Union Territory for various reasons. Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming bypolls:

When are the elections happening?

The election for all the six seats will be held on October 6, 2026. The nomination process closed on September 16 and the election process is to be completed by October 11.

When will the results be declared?

The counting of votes will be held on October 9.

Which are the seats heading for bypolls?

Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavady constituency in Puducherry, Rejinagar and Nandigram constituencies in West Bengal head to the bypolls on Tuesday, along with the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 5, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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