Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls: Final field set for multi-cornered contests
- Posted on September 19, 2026
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In brief
The nomination withdrawal deadline for Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls revealed significant developments in West Bengal's electoral landscape. Key candidates faced last-minute reversals and legal complications, reshaping the competitive dynamics. An Independent contender's arrest and a Congress nominee's judicial remand have substantially altered campaign strategies. These unexpected turns promise multi-sided contests with unpredictable outcomes as voters prepare for the upcoming elections.
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Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls: Final field set for multi-cornered contests
Saturday marked an eventful last day of withdrawal of nominations which witnessed the flip-flop of Banerjee's Rejinagar candidate over withdrawal from poll race, the arrest of an Independent candidate in the same seat and the judicial remand of the Congress nominee in Nandigram, effectively throwing him out of the campaign phase of the elections.
