# Congress candidate for Nandigram bye-poll arrested hours after Mamata extends support

> The Congress candidate for the Nandigram Assembly bye-elections in West Bengal was arrested on Friday in a 2007 murder case, said party MP KC Venugopal.

- Published: 2026-10-10T20:31:42.584Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T20:31:42.584Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Aam Janata Unnayan Party, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), Abbas Beg, Assam, BJP, BJP’s minority cell, Bengal bypolls, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bypolls in Nandigram, Rejinagar, Madurantakam, Dharapuram, Nagaon and Thattanchavady, Campaigning for the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls, Chandranath Rath, Chief Minister

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- 2026-10-04T07:30:04.459Z - India Today: [Nandigram, Rejinagar gear up for final campaign push ahead of October 6 bypolls](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nandigram-rejinagar-bypolls-campaigning-ends-today-final-voter-push-ptag-3009132-2026-10-04)
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- 2026-10-06T04:01:59.354Z - Telangana Today: [Bengal bypolls: Voting gets underway in Nandigram, Rejinagar constituencies](https://telanganatoday.com/bengal-bypolls-voting-gets-underway-in-nandigram-rejinagar-constituencies)
- 2026-10-08T16:00:44.197Z - Times of India: [Bypolls results 2026: Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry brace for closely watched verdicts](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-tamil-nadu-assam-and-puducherry-brace-for-closely-watched-bypoll-verdicts/articleshow/134793524.cms)
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- 2026-10-09T12:02:28.628Z - Hindustan Times: [BJP wins Nandigram bypoll; Chandranath Rath's mother Hasirani secures landslide victory](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-wins-nandigram-bypoll-as-hasirani-rath-secures-landslide-victory-101791544967398.html)
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