Overview
- By‑elections for five assembly seats and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat were held on Oct. 6 with turnout reported above 75 percent in all contests and counting scheduled for Oct. 9.
- The Election Commission described polling as largely peaceful while its complaint system logged 37 issues and the national grievance portal recorded 60 complaints about polling day problems.
- In Rejinagar, AJUP leader Humayun Kabir was arrested during a clash with police on voting day, released about 12 hours later, and told reporters he may quit electoral politics.
- On Oct. 7 INDIA bloc leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge moved toward Jantar Mantar to demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, facing heavy police cordons and reports that a Delhi constable was injured and hospitalized after alleging he was beaten.
- Separate law‑enforcement actions continue: Mumbai’s Borivali hotel had its licence suspended and an FIR filed over an alleged Rs 25 lakh extortion linked to a food‑safety complaint, and Faridabad police arrested a suspect in the death of 19‑year‑old Rajkumar.