Bengal Polls 2021
Bengal Polls: Trinamool's candidate list out, Mamata Banerjee to contest only from Nandigram
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress Friday released the list of candidates for 291 of total 294 seats, which will witness the high-octane assembly polls in eight phases from Mar 27 to Apr 29.
The three seats from Darjeeling have been left for ally Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee informed she will only be fighting only from the Nandigram constituency, while her outgoing seat, Bhabanipore, will be fought by veteran leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay.
Nandigram is the bastion of Banerjee's former lieutenant and Trinamool-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari.
Like in every election, the Trinamool's candidate list consists of names of various celebrities.
Filmmaker Raj Chakraborty will contest from Barrackpore; actors Sayantika Banerjee from Bankura, Lovely Maitra from Sonarpur Dakshin, Kanchan Mullick from Uttarpara, Koushani Mukherjee from Krishnanagar Uttar, Soham Chakraborty from Chandipur, Saayoni Ghosh from Asansol Dakshin; singer Aditi Munshi from Rajarhat-Gopalpur.
Indian cricketer-turned politician Manoj Tiwari will fight from Shibpur.
Mamata Banerjee said she will file her nominations on Mar 10 at Haldia.
"I seek blessings from people like the last two times. Trinamool Congress can only take Bengal forward and make it number one in the country," she said.
"This is a smiley election. We all will smile on May 2 (result date)," the Trinamool supremo added.
BJP reacts:
BJP leader Amit Malviya said Mamata Banerjee has already conceded defeat by relinquishing her traditional Bhawanipore seat.
Mamata Banerjee, by relinquishing her traditional seat of Bhowanipore, has already conceded defeat, even before the first vote has been cast. Bring it on.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) March 5, 2021
Bengal is ready for change!
Key highlights of Trinamool Congress' candidate list
48% General candidates (141)
7% OBC Candidates (19)
27% SC Candidates (79). (11 SC candidates to contest from non-SC reserved seats)
6% ST Candidates (17)
12% Muslim Candidates (35)
82% Male Candidates (240)
18% Female Candidates (51)
Note- People who are 80+ won't be contesting elections keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation.
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