Kolkata, March 16: Political activity is intensifying in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Political parties are ramping up their preparations. In this context, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates for the West Bengal elections on Monday.
Voting will take place in two phases: the first phase on April 23 and the second phase on April 29, with results expected to be announced on May 4. The BJP has announced 144 candidates in its initial list. Here’s a look at who is contesting from where.
The BJP has nominated Sukumar Roy from Cooch Behar North (SC), Savitri Barman from Sitalkuchi (SC), Ajay Roy from Dinhata, Malati Rawa Roy from Tufanganj, Manoj Kumar Oraon from Kumargram (ST), Vishal Lama from Kalchini (ST), Paritosh Das from Alipurduar, Deepak Barman from Falakata (SC), Shikha Chatterjee from Dabgram-Fulbari, Puna Bhangra from Nagarakata (ST), Anandamoy Barman from Matigara-Naxalbari (ST), Dr. Shankar Ghosh from Siliguri, Durga Murmu from Phansidewa (ST), Sarjit Biswas from Goalpokhar, Manoj Jain from Chakulia, Adv. Biraj Biswas from Karandighi, Utpal Maharaj from Kaliaganj (ST), Kaushik Chaudhary from Raiganj, Tapas Chandra Roy from Kushmandi (ST), Survedu Sarkar from Kumarganj, Bidyut Roy from Balurghat, Budhrai Tudu from Tapan (ST), Satyendra Nath Roy from Gangarampur (ST), Debabrata Majumdar from Harirampur, Joel Murmu from Habibpur (ST), Chinmay Deb Barman from Gajol (ST), Ratan Das from Chanchal, and Ashish Das from Malatipur.
Candidates for the Ratuah seat include Abhishek Singhania, Gaur Chandra Mandal from Manikchak, Gopal Chandra Saha from Malda (ST), Nibaran Ghosh from Mothabari, Abhiraj Chowdhury from Sujapur, Mahabir Ghosh from Sutii, Surjit Poddar from Raghunathganj, Amar Kumar Das from Lalgola, and others.
The BJP has also nominated Anima Dutta from Palashipara, Bapan Ghosh from Kaliaganj, Parthasarathi Chatterjee from Ranaghat North West, Aseem Biswas from Ranaghat North East (ST), Bankim Chandra Ghosh from Chakdaha, Aseem Kumar Sarkar from Harinaghat (ST), Sukriti Sarkar from Baduria, and Arindam Dey from Amadanga. Candidates from various constituencies such as Naihati, Bhatpara, Baranagar, Deganga, Basirhat North, and others are also included in the list.
The BJP’s candidates for the upcoming elections include Asim Sapui from Canning East, Deepak Kumar Halder from Diamond Harbour, Agnishwar Naskar from Bishnupur (ST), Dr. Tarun Kumar Adak from Baghbazar, Veer Bahadur Singh from Metiabruz, Survedu Adhikari from Bhabanipur, Swapan Das Gupta from Rasbihari, Umesh Rai from Howrah North, and many more from various regions.
The party has also announced candidates for constituencies like Daspur, Ghatal (ST), Chandrakona (ST), Salboni, and others.
The BJP continues to finalize its candidates as the election date approaches, aiming for a strong performance in the West Bengal assembly elections.
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