50 woman candidates, 79 SC candidates, 42 Muslim contenders: All you need to know about TMC's poll warriors
- 3 years ago
After hectic deliberations, Trinamool Congress finalised its candidates’ list for the 291 seats in West Bengal that will go to polls in April-May in the most high-stakes election this year.
In the list of 291 candidates, Trinamool Congress has dropped over 20 sitting MLAs and top ministers, including Partha Chattopadhyay and Amit Mitra. Many others aged above 80 years have also been dropped from the TMC list.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that TMC has left out three seats of the total 294 for allies and friends to contest from North Bengal and other regions. Announcing the list, Mamata Banerjee said there are 50 female candidates, 42 Muslim candidates, 79 Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates and 17 Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
In the list of 291 candidates, Trinamool Congress has dropped over 20 sitting MLAs and top ministers, including Partha Chattopadhyay and Amit Mitra. Many others aged above 80 years have also been dropped from the TMC list.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that TMC has left out three seats of the total 294 for allies and friends to contest from North Bengal and other regions. Announcing the list, Mamata Banerjee said there are 50 female candidates, 42 Muslim candidates, 79 Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates and 17 Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.