Overview
- Voting, which took place Tuesday, October 6, saw unusually high turnout across seats in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with many constituencies reporting roughly 76–80 percent participation.
- In West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar constituencies officials recorded about 78–80 percent turnout and the state chief electoral office received 97 formal complaints alleging blocked polling agents, voters turned away and police interference.
- AJUP leader Humayun Kabir was detained on polling day in Rejinagar and released hours later after police said he was intimidating voters while his party and rivals accused officers of partisan conduct.
- The Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll recorded roughly 76 percent turnout and featured a three‑way contest between the BJP, Congress and AIUDF; local reports and AIUDF leaders cited EVM glitches at several booths that disrupted voting.
- All results remain pending ahead of scheduled counting on October 9, with officials set to decide on repoll requests and probe EVM and conduct complaints — a test for the new BJP state government and a measure of opposition fragmentation.