Overview

• The Trinamool Congress on May 27 nominated 38-year-old engineer and former Nadia Zilla Parishad member Alifa Ahmed for the Kaliganj Assembly by-election on June 19.
• She is the daughter of late two-time MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed, whose February death opened the seat and whose electoral legacy the party aims to leverage.
• The Election Commission of India has announced the deployment of 20 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces in Nadia district to ensure a peaceful voting process.
• Kaliganj constituency has 252,670 registered voters; the final nomination deadline is June 2, with vote counting scheduled for June 23.
• Major opposition parties including the BJP, Congress and Left Front have not yet announced candidates for the contest.