West Bengal election 2021:candidates in first Phase
New Delhi : As West Bengal goes for polling for the first phase of assembly elections on Saturday, here is a look at several key candidates from the state. The election for West Bengal’s 30 Assembly constituencies during the first phase covers all constituencies from the districts of Purulia and Jhargram and some constituencies from Bankura, Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur. Sudip Mukherjee In, West Bengal’s Purulia, sitting MLA of Congress Sudip Mukherjee who joined the BJP recently is contesting. In the last assembly election, Mukherjee had defeated Jyoti Prasad Singh Deo of TMC. In 2021 polls, Congress has fielded Partha Pratim Banerjee and TMC has fielded Sujoy Banerjee.Shantiram Mahato Shantiram Mahato, Minister for Self Help Group and Self-employment and P.U.P department is contesting from Balarampur constituency from Purulia district, while Uttam Kumar Bandyopadhyay is contesting from Congress. Sushanta Mahato (TMC) vs Ashutosh Mahato (AJSU) vs Nepal Mahata (Con...