West Bengal BJP Candidates List: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Likely To Face Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, announcing nominees for several constituencies across the state. The party has fielded prominent leader Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur, where he is set to face Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in what is expected to be one of the most closely watched contests of the election.

According to the list released by the party, candidates have been named for constituencies across North Bengal, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts. Among them are Sukumar Roy from Coochbehar Uttar, Savitri Barman from Sitalkuchi, Ajay Roy from Dinhata, Malati Rava Roy from Tufanganj, Manoj Kumar Oraon from Kumargram and Bishal Lama from Kalchini.

The state will vote to elect members to the 294-seat assembly in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4. The elections are expected to witness a fierce contest between the BJP and the ruling All India Trinamool Congress.

BJP West Bengal Candidate List:

Coochbehar Uttar (SC) - Sukumar Roy

Sitalkuchi (SC) - Savitri Barman

Dinhata - Ajay Roy

Tufanganj - Malati Rava Roy

Kumargram (ST) - Manoj Kumar Oraon

Kalchini (ST) - Bishal Lama

Alipurduars - Paritosh Das

Falakata (SC) - Deepak Barman

Dabgram-Phulbari - Sikha Chatterjee

Nagrakata (ST) - Puna Bhengra

Mathabhanga-Nabalkari (SC) - Anandamay Barman

Siliguri - Shankar Ghosh

Phansidewa (ST) - Durga Murmu

Goalpokhar - Sarjit Biswas

Chakulia - Manoj Jain

Karandighi - Biraj Biswas

Kaliaganj (SC) - Utpal Mahastha

Raiganj - Kaushik Chowdhury

Kushmandi (SC) - Tapas Chandra Roy

Kumarganj - Suvendu Sarkar

Balurghat - Biplab Roy

Tapan (ST) - Budharai Tudu

Gangarampur (SC) - Satyendra Nath Rai

Harirampur - Debabrata Majumder

Habibpur (ST) - Joyel Murmu

Gazole (SC) - Chinmoy Deb Barman

Chanchal - Ratan Das

Malatipur - Ashish Das

Ratua - Abhishek Singhania

Manickchak - Gaur Chandra Mandal

Maldaha (SC) - Gopal Chandra Saha

Mothabari - Nirbar Ghosh

Sujapur - Alhaj Chaudhary

Suti - Mahabir Ghosh

Raghunathganj - Surjit Poddar

Lalgola - Amar Kumar Das

Bhagabangola - Bhaskar Sarkar

Murshidabad - Gouri Sankar Ghosh

Rejinagar - Bapan Ghosh

Beldanga - Bharat Kumar Jha

Baharampur - Subrata Maitra

Hariharpara - Tiamoy Biswas

Nowda - Rana Mandal

Domkal - Nanda Dulal Pal

Jalangi - Naba Kumar Sarkar

Karimpur - Samarendranath Ghosh

Palashipara - Anima Dutta

Kaliganj - Bapan Ghosh

Ranaghat Uttar Paschim - Parthasarathi Chatterjee

Ranaghat Uttar Purba (SC) - Ashim Biswas

Chakdaha - Bimalkanti Chandra Ghosh

Haringhata (SC) - Asim Kumar Sarkar

Beldanga - Sukriti Sarkar

Amdanga - Arindam Dey

Naihati - Sumit Chatterjee

Bhatpara - Pawan Kumar Singh

Baranagar - Sail Ghosh

Deganga - Tarun Kanti Ghosh

Haroa - Narayan Chandra Mondal

Basirhat Uttar (SC) - Bikash Sardar

Kultali (SC) - Madhabi Mahakdar

Patharpratima - Asit Kumar Haldar

Kakdwip - Deepankar Jana

Raidighi - Palash Rana

Canning Purba - Ashim Sapui

Diamond Harbour - Dipak Kumar Haldar

Bishnupur (SC) - Agniswar Maji

Budge Budge - Tarun Kumar Adak

Metiaburuz - Veer Bahadur Singh

Bhangar - Suvendu Adhikari

Rashbehari - Swapan Gupta

Howrah Uttar - Umesh Rai

Shibpur - Rudranil Ghosh

Uluberia Dakshin - Swami Amritanand Puri Maharaj

Amta - Nirmal Samanta

Domjur - Gobinda Hazra

Saptagram - Swaraj Ghosh

Tarakeswar - Santu Pan

Pursurah - Biman Ghosh

Arambagh (SC) - Hemanta Bag

Goghat (SC) - Prashanta Ghosh

Khanakul - Susanta Ghosh

Panskura Purba - Subrata Maity

Canning Purba - Shri Ashim Sapui

Diamond Harbour - Shri Dipak Kumar Halder

Bishnupur (SC) - Shri Agnishwar Majumdar

Budge Budge - Dr. Tarun Kumar Adak

Metiaburuz - Shri Veer Bahadur Singh

Bhanipur - Shri Suvendu Adhikari

Rashbehari - Shri Swapan Dasgupta

Howrah Uttar - Shri Umesh Rai

Shibpur - Shri Rudranil Ghosh

Uluberia Dakshin - Swami Nityanand (Puri Maharaj)

Amta - Shri Amit Samanta

Domjur - Shri Gobinda Hazra

Saptagram - Shri Swapan Ghosh

Tarakeswar - Shri Santanu Pan

Pursurah - Shri Biman Ghosh

Arambag (SC) - Shri Hemanata Bag

Goghat (SC) - Shri Prashanta Ghosh

Khanakul - Shri Susanta Ghosh

Panskura Paschim - Shri Sintu Senapati

Moyna - Shri Ashok Dinda

Mahisadal - Shri Subhasish Panja

Haldia (SC) - Shri Pradip Kumar Bijli

Nandigram - Shri Suvendu Adhikari

Patashpur - Shri Tapan Maiti

Kanthi Uttar - Smt. Sumita Sinha

Kanthi Dakshin - Shri Arup Kumar Das

Ramnagar - Shri Chandra Shekhar Mondal

Dantan - Shri Ajit Kumar Jana

Nayagram (ST) - Shri Amiya Kisku

Gopiballavpur - Shri Rajesh Mahato

Jhargram - Shri Laxmikanta Sahu

Keshiary (ST) - Shri Dhirendra Hembrem

Kharagpur Sadar - Shri Dilip Ghosh

Narayangarh - Shri Rama Prasad Giri

Sabang - Shri Amal Panda

Kharagpur - Shri Tapan Bhuiya

Debra - Shri Shubhasish Ojha

Daspur - Shri Tapan Dutta

Ghatal (SC) - Shri Sital Kapat

Chandrakona (SC) - Shri Sukanta Dolui

Keshpur (SC) - Shri Biman Ghosh

Binpur (ST) - Dr. Pranat Tudu

Bandwan (ST) - Shri Labsen Baske

Balarampur - Shri Jaldhar Mahato

Manbazar (ST) - Smt. Moyna Murmu

Kashipur - Shri Kamalakanta Hansda

Para (SC) - Shri Nadiar Chand Bauri

Raghunathpur (SC) - Smt. Mamoni Bauri

Saltora (SC) - Smt. Chhanda Bauri

Chhatna - Shri Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay

Ranibandh (ST) - Shri Khudiram Tudu

Raipur (ST) - Shri Kshetra Mohan Hansda

Taldangra - Shri Souvik Patra

Barjora - Shri Bhileshwar Sinha

Onda - Shri Amar Nath Shakha

Katulpur (SC) - Shri Laxmikanta Majumdar

Indus (SC) - Shri Nirmal Kumar Dhara

Sonamukhi (SC) - Shri Dibakar Gharami

Raipur - Shri Subhash Patra

Jamalpur (SC) - Shri Arun Haldar

Monteswar - Shri Saikat Panja

Bardhaman Uttar (SC) - Shri Sanjay Das

Bhatar - Shri Saumen Karfa

Ketugram - Shri Anadi Ghosh (Nattu)

Ausgram (SC) - Smt. Kalita Maji

Pandabeswar - Shri Jitendra Kumar Tewari

Durgapur Purba - Shri Chandra Shekhar Banerjee

Durgapur Paschim - Shri Lakshman Chandra Ghorui

Jamuria - Dr. Bijan Mukherjee

Asansol Dakshin - Smt. Agnimitra Paul

Asansol Uttar - Shri Krishnendu Mukherjee

Kulti - Shri Ajay Kumar Poddar

Dubrajpur (SC) - Shri Anup Kumar Saha

Suri - Shri Jagannath Chattopadhyay

Bolpur - Shri Dipak Kumar Ghosh

Nanoor (SC) - Shri Khokan Das

Mayureswar - Shri Dudh Kumar Mondal

Hansan - Shri Nikhil Banerjee