{"id":23779,"date":"2026-09-13T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23779"},"modified":"2026-09-13T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:00:07","slug":"mamatas-tmc-faction-names-candidates-for-nandigram-rejinagar-bypolls-in-bengal-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23779","title":{"rendered":"Mamata&#8217;s TMC faction names candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls in Bengal | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134210067,imgsize-145216,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/tmc-names-sanchita-pradhan-rabiul-alam-chowdhury-candidates-for-nandigram-rejinagar-bypolls.jpg\" alt=\"Mamata's TMC faction names candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls in Bengal\" title=\"TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls\">TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> (TMC) faction led by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> on Sunday announced Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury as its candidates for the October 6 bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats, respectively. <!-- -->The counting of votes is set to take place on October 9.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Pradhan is a new face, while Chowdhury is a former MLA, news agency PTI reports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The announcement comes after an earlier rebel TMC faction said it would support Mamata Banerjee, strengthening the party&#8217;s position ahead of the bypolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The Nandigram bypoll was necessitated after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated the seat and chose to retain Bhabanipur, where he defeated TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in the Assembly elections held earlier this year. The Rejinagar seat fell vacant after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir resigned from the seat, having also won from Nowda.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The two seats are expected to witness a keen political contest, with the bypoll results likely to be closely watched ahead of the next electoral battle in the state.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/mamatas-tmc-faction-names-candidates-for-nandigram-rejinagar-bypolls-in-bengal\/articleshow\/134209845.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction led by Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury as its candidates for the October 6 bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats, respectively. 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