<p>Kolkata: Polling for the by-election to the Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal's Nadia district began at 7 am on Thursday, amid tight security arrangements, an official said.</p>.<p>Fourteen companies of central forces have been deployed for the bypoll, which is scheduled to conclude at 5 PM.</p>.<p>The by-election is necessitated by the sudden demise of Trinamool Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed in February. His daughter Alifa is the Trinamool Congress nominee.</p>.Bypolls Highlights | Nilambur leads with over 70% turnout, Kaliganj a close second as 5 seats see peaceful voting .<p>The BJP has fielded Ashis Ghosh as its candidate, while Congress nominee Kabil Uddin Shaikh has got the support of the CPI(M).</p>.<p>The bypoll is shaping up to be a triangular contest among the TMC, BJP, and the Congress-Left alliance, with identity politics, post-Murshidabad riot anxieties and a nationalist surge after Operation Sindoor set to dominate the electoral discourse. </p>
<p>Kolkata: Polling for the by-election to the Kaliganj assembly seat in West Bengal's Nadia district began at 7 am on Thursday, amid tight security arrangements, an official said.</p>.<p>Fourteen companies of central forces have been deployed for the bypoll, which is scheduled to conclude at 5 PM.</p>.<p>The by-election is necessitated by the sudden demise of Trinamool Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed in February. His daughter Alifa is the Trinamool Congress nominee.</p>.Bypolls Highlights | Nilambur leads with over 70% turnout, Kaliganj a close second as 5 seats see peaceful voting .<p>The BJP has fielded Ashis Ghosh as its candidate, while Congress nominee Kabil Uddin Shaikh has got the support of the CPI(M).</p>.<p>The bypoll is shaping up to be a triangular contest among the TMC, BJP, and the Congress-Left alliance, with identity politics, post-Murshidabad riot anxieties and a nationalist surge after Operation Sindoor set to dominate the electoral discourse. </p>