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BJP releases list of candidates for third & fourth phases for Bengal

In the high stake battle against TMC Chief Mamta Banerjee, West Bengal, BJP is leaving no stone unturned. The party on Sunday announced names of 27 candidates for the third phase of election and 38 candidates for the fourth phase. Parliamentarians including minister Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee and Swapan Dasgupta were enlisted in the list.Babul Supriyo, a singer-turned-politician and the junior environment minister, will contest from Tollygunge in Kolkata,  Actor-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee will run from Chinsurah in Hooghly district, Swapan Dasgupta from Tarkeshwar in the same district, and Nisith Pramanik, also an MP, from Dinhata In Cooch Behar.

 BJP has also fielded former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri from the Alipurduar assembly seat. Among celebrities drafted in the candidates' list are actor Yash Dasgupta from Chanditala in Hooghly, actor Payel Sarkar from Behala East in Kolkata, actor Tanusree Chakraborty from Shyampur in Howrah district and actor Anjana Basu from Sonarpur South in South 24 Parganas district.Rabindranath Bhattacharjee, the 89-year-old, will contest election from Singur seat. Rajib Banerjee from Domjur and Prabir Ghoshal from Uttarpara have also been given their old seats. Oncologist Dr Indranil Khan will contestfrom Kasba. The BJP in its list for the 3rd and 4th phase of elections gave tickets to seven women candidates. 

 Bengal heads to polls from March 27 and the elections will be held in eight phases. The other rounds will be held on - April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. The votes will be counted on May 2.


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