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For BJP, a win will be a morale booster; for ruling TMC it will pave way for its resurgence in north Bengal; and Cong-CPI(M) hope for Sagardighi re-run

India News: KOLKATA: Voting for the Dhupguri bypoll in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal is being held with a total of 2,69,416 voters exercising their franc.

The Dhupguri bypoll in West Bengal is currently taking place with over 2,69,416 voters participating. The election is a three-way contest between the ruling Trinamool Congress, the BJP, and the CPI(M) backed by the Congress. The seat became vacant after BJP's Bishnu Pada Ray's death in July. The TMC has fielded a local professor, the BJP has chosen a widow of a CRPF jawan, and the CPI(M) has selected a famous folk artist as their candidates. The constituency has a significant agricultural population with Rajbanshi and Matua caste groups.

BJP expects to play into nationalist sentiments to retain seat it won against TMC in 2021; TMC hopes to put taint of teacher appointments behind

The 19th century intellectual giant whose bust was vandalised in the course of a streetfight between BJP and Trinamool Congress supporters in Kolkata on May 14 was perhaps the first Indian reformer to put forward the issues of women.