Draupadi Roopa Ganguly BJP candidate from Howrah
The actor-turned-politician will contest from the Howrah Uttar constituency taking on former Bengal cricketer Lakshmi Ratan Shukla, who has been pitted by the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Party's national secretary and former State president Rahul Sinha will contest from the Jorasanko seat.
Another actor-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee, a popular face in Bengali cinema and televison serials, will contest as a BJP candidate from Mayureshwar in Birbhum district.
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