Tripura election: BJP releases first list of 48 candidates, Congress names 17

Ahead of the 60-member Tripura assembly election on February 16, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced its first list of 48 candidates, while the Congress announced a list of 17 candidates.

Ahead of the 60-member Tripura assembly election on February 16, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced its first list of 48 candidates, while the Congress announced a list of 17 candidates. Tripura chief minister Manik Saha has been nominated as a BJP candidate from Town Bordowali. The party has also fielded union minister Pratima Bhoumik from Dhanpur. Meanwhile, the Congress has fielded its leader Sudip Roy Barman to contest from Agartala.

Tripura elections 2023: BJP releases first list of 48 candidates, Congress names 17(Hindustan Times)

In 2018, the BJP first formed the government in the state - ending the CPI(M)'s 20-year reign. This year, the CPI(M) is contesting the state elections in alliance with the Congress.

Here is a list of candidates and their constituencies announced by BJP:

1. Manik Saha - Town Bordowali
2. Swapna Majumdar - Rajnagar (SC)
3. Gautam Sarkar - Belonia
4. Pramod Reang - Santirbazar
5. Dipayan Choudhury - Hrishyamukh
6. Mailaphru Mog - Manu (ST)
7. Sankar Roy - Sabroom
8. Patal Kanya Jamatia - Ampinagar (ST)
9. Ranjit Das - Amarpur
10. Bikas Chakma - Raima Valley (ST)
11. Manoj Kanti Deb - Kamalpur
12. Swapna Das Paul - Surma (SC)
13. Suchitra Debbarma - Ambassa (ST)
14. Shambhu Lal Chakma - Chawamanu (ST)
15. Bhagban Chandra Das - Pabiachhara (SC)
16. Sudhangshu Das - Fatikroy (SC)
17. Tinku Roy - Chandipur
18. Sushanta Chowdhury - Majishpur
19. Rebati Mohan Das - Pratapgarh
20. Minarani Sarkar - Badharghat
21. Antara Deb Sarkar - Kamalasagar
22. Sushanta Deb - Bishalgarh
23. Himani Debbarma - Golaghati (ST)
24. Jishnu Debbarma - Charilam (ST)
25. Taffajal Hossain - Boxanagar
26. Kishor Barman - Nalchar (SC)
27. Debabrata Bhattacharjee - Sonamura
28. Pratima Bhowmik - Bhanpur
29. Subrato Majumdar - Khowai
30. Pinaki Das Chowdhury - Kalyanpur-Pramodenagar
31. Kalyani Roy - Teliamura
32. Ram Pada Jamatia - Bagma (ST)
33. Pranajit Singha Roy - Radhakishorepur
34. Abhisekh Debroy - Matarbari
35. Jitendra Majumdar - Kakraban-Salgarh (SC)
36. Ratan Lal Nath - Mohanpur
37. Krishnadhan Das - Bamutia (SC)
38. Dilip Kumar Das - Barjala (SC)
39. Ratan Chakraborty - Khayerpur
40. Surajit Datta - Ramnagar
41. Rajiv Bhattacharjee - Banamalipur
42. Moboshar Ali - Kailashahar
43. Dilip Tanti - Kadamtala-Kurti
44. Jadab Lal Nath - Bagbassa
45. Biswabandhu Sen - Dharamnagar
46. Malina Debnath - Jubarajnagar
47. Binay Bhushan Das - Panisagar
48. Santana Chakma - Pencharthal (ST)

Here is a list of candidates and their constituencies announced by Congress:

1. Prasanta Sen Choudhury - Mohanpur
2. Sista Mohan Das - Barjala (SC)
3. Sudip Roy Barman - Agartala
4. Ashish Kumar Saha - Town Bordowali
5. Gopal Roy - Banamalipur
6. Keshav Sarkar - Majlishpur
7. Raj Kumar Sarkar - Badharghat (SC)
8. Susanta Chakraborty - Suryamaninagar
9. Ashok Debbarma - Charilam (ST)
10. Ashok Kumar Baidya - Teliamura
11. Titan Pal - Radhakishorepur
12. Pranajit Roy - Matarbari
13. Rubi Gope - Kamalpur
14. Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl - Karmachara (ST)
15. Satyaban Das - Pabiachhara (SC)
16. Birajit Sinha - Kailashahar
17. Chayan Bhattacharjee - Dharmanagar