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Bengal Elections 2026: Nandigram Makes For A High-Voltage Battle Ground As SIR Deletions Court Controversy

Nandigram, with its layered and complex political history, witnessed the headlining contest in 2021, when Mamata Banerjee squared off against turncoat leader Suvendu Adhikari. This time, Nandigram stands be a crucial seat for both camps again as the constituency grapples with religious polarisation, targeted deletions and SIR-anxiety.

In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, a huge percentage of Muslim women voters have been deleted, most of whom possess all necessary documents. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
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In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after the SIR are Muslim women, most of them possessing all necessary documents.
In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after the SIR are Muslim women, most of them possessing all necessary documents. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after SIR are Muslims who have been purged on the grounds of their parents having five or more children.
In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after SIR are Muslims who have been purged on the grounds of their parents having five or more children. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
Deleted women voters of Nandigram's Kenda Mari village await justice with final electoral rolls to be released on April 21.
Deleted women voters of Nandigram's Kenda Mari village await justice with final electoral rolls to be released on April 21. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
In Hindu-majority pockets of Nandigram's Basuli Chak, people have been affected by intense religious polarisation.
In Hindu-majority pockets of Nandigram's Basuli Chak, people have been affected by intense religious polarisation. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
Nandigram, which goes to polls on April 23, sees a visual contrast of Jai Shree Ram and Joy Bangla flags.
Nandigram, which goes to polls on April 23, sees a visual contrast of Jai Shree Ram and Joy Bangla flags. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
In Nandigram's Hindu majority villages, an ideological strife separates the BJP's Hindutva iconography and TMC's Bengali-Hindu ethos.
In Nandigram's Hindu majority villages, an ideological strife separates the BJP's Hindutva iconography and TMC's Bengali-Hindu ethos. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after the SIR are Muslims, most of them possessing all necessary documents.
In Kenda Mari village of Bengal's Nandigram constituency, an overwhelming majority of voters deleted after the SIR are Muslims, most of them possessing all necessary documents. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
Wall inscriptions are essential elements of Nandigram, with its complex political history.
Wall inscriptions are essential elements of Nandigram, with its complex political history. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
In Suvendu Adhikari's claimed bastion, Nandigram, Jai Shree Ram flags make for an umbrella across the constituency.
In Suvendu Adhikari's claimed bastion, Nandigram, Jai Shree Ram flags make for an umbrella across the constituency. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
Nandigram, which goes to polls on April 23, sees a visual contrast of BJP's Jai Shree Ram and TMC's Joy Bangla flags.
Nandigram, which goes to polls on April 23, sees a visual contrast of BJP's Jai Shree Ram and TMC's Joy Bangla flags. | Photos: Sandipan Chatterjee/OUTLOOK
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