Nandigram
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Congress' Nandigram pick sent to judicial custody till October 5; bypoll on October 6
West Bengal | Sep 21, 2026, 11:45 PM ISTMilan Pradhan, who is Congress' pick for Nandigram byelection, has been sent to judicial custody till October 5. He was arrested last week in a 2007 case, with police saying the Congress leader had been evading arrest from a long time.
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'Murder of democracy': Rahul, Mamata lambast BJP over arrest of Congress' Nandigram candidate
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 11:48 PM ISTSharply criticising the BJP after the arrest of Congress candidate for Nandigram byelections, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have said the incident shows the ruling party does not believe in free and fair elections.
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Congress' Nandigram candidate arrested after Mamata Banerjee announces support
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 06:54 PM ISTAccording to sources, he was arrested in connection with an old case. Earlier today, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference and announced her support for the Congress.
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Mamata's TMC to back Congress in Nandigram after Sanchita Pradhan Dey pulls out of race
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 04:56 PM ISTMamata Banerjee's TMC faction has declared it would back the Congress in the Nandigram byelection. The decision was taken moments after her faction's candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey pulled out of the bypoll race.
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Nandigram bypoll twist: Setback for Mamata Banerjee's TMC as Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdraws name
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 04:23 PM ISTSanchita Pradhan Dey was named as Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's candidate for the October 6 byelection in West Bengal's Nandigram. However, Dey has withdrawn her name after she met Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari earlier on Friday.
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'Pass or fail' test for minorities? Suvendu Adhikari's big pitch ahead of Bengal bypolls
West Bengal | Sep 16, 2026, 02:21 PM ISTWest Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari has described the October 6 Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls as a "test" for minority voters, asking them to decide whether they want to support the BJP government. The BJP has fielded Hasirani Rath in Nandigram and Sakharav Sarkar in Rejinagar
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BJP declares Bengal bypoll candidates, names mother of CM Adhikari's late aide Rath for Nandigram
West Bengal | Sep 15, 2026, 11:39 AM ISTSuvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was shot dead on May 6, just two days before the BJP leader was sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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West Bengal: Ritabrata's TMC declares candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls. Why this matters?
West Bengal | Sep 14, 2026, 11:02 PM ISTRitabrata Banerjee's TMC faction has declared Safiuzzaman Sheikh as its candidate for Rejinagar and nominated Mohammad Eteshamul Haque in Nandigram. The polling for the byelections will take place on October 6 and the results would be declared on October 9.
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15 devotees injured, 10 admitted to hospital after electric shock during Rath Yatra in Nandigram
Kolkata | Jul 17, 2026, 06:57 AM ISTApproximately 15 people were injured; around 10 of them have been admitted to Nandigram Super Speciality Hospital and are undergoing treatment. The police arrived at the scene and carried out a rescue operation. Some of them are in critical condition.
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Suvendu Adhikari to retain Bhabanipur seat, announces resignation from Nandigram
West Bengal | Jun 26, 2026, 04:47 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced that he will continue as the MLA from Bhabanipur and resign from his Nandigram seat. He won both the Bhabanipur and Nandigram seats in the recently-concluded assembly polls.
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'TMC will be destroyed in 24 hours': Suvendu Adhikari's stark warning after BJP sweeps West Bengal
West Bengal | May 05, 2026, 07:52 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delivered a strong performance by winning 206 of the 294 seats in West Bengal. With this, the saffron party is set to form its first-ever government in the state, ending TMC’s 15-year rule.
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EC replaces Nandigram Police Observer 48 hours before polling after TMC alleges bias in Bengal
West Bengal | Apr 21, 2026, 05:42 PM ISTThe Election Commission has replaced the Police Observer in Nandigram just days before voting, after the TMC alleged bias and flagged inaction on complaints against BJP workers. The change adds to earlier observer replacements in Malda and Jangipur as Bengal heads into two-phase polling.
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BJP confident of Suvendu Adhikari's victory in Nandigram as he takes on TMC's Pabitra Kar
West Bengal | Apr 20, 2026, 09:44 AM ISTNandigram falls under the Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Suvendu Adhikari won from this seat after securing 1,10,764 votes. He narrowly defeated TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, who polled 1,08,808 votes in a closely fought battle.
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West Bengal: TMC worker found dead in Nandigram, party alleges BJP involvement
Kolkata | Dec 26, 2024, 02:16 PM ISTThe body of TMC worker Mahadeb Bishoi was found in Nandigram, West Bengal, sparking accusations from TMC against the BJP. BJP denied involvement, citing infighting. The police investigation is underway.
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Wengal Governor criticises Mamata over Nandigram violence, directs her to submit action-taken report
West Bengal | May 24, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTA woman BJP worker from the Scheduled Caste community was killed in Nandigram on Wednesday night, triggering large-scale protests by saffron party activists there, police said. The region, considered to be the backyard of Suvendu Adhikari, is scheduled to vote on May 25.
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'Like Nandigram, BJP will win Bhabanipur also': Shahnawaz Hussain on upcoming by-elections
India | Sep 11, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTBJP has fielded Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer by profession as its candidate in the upcoming Bhabanipur bypolls pitting her against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 30.
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Overconfidence of many party leaders led to BJP's rout in WB assembly polls: Suvendu Adhikari
India | Jul 19, 2021, 06:29 AM ISTSuvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP lost because of several leaders' overconfidence that the party would get over 170 seats.
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Mamata vs Suvendu: HC directs EC to preserve all records, devices related to Nandigram poll results
India | Jul 14, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTAs per the result declared by the Election Commission, Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes.
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Calcutta HC reserves judgement in CM Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging Nandigram counting result
India | Jun 24, 2021, 02:27 PM ISTThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a plea of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Nandigram election results.
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Reassign petition against Suvendu Adhikari to another judge, Mamata Banerjee writes to HC
India | Jun 18, 2021, 10:06 PM ISTIn a surprise development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court, urging that her petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram be re-assigned to a different judge.