Yusuf Pathan, Mahua Moitra among Trinamool's Lok Sabha poll candidates. Full list

The state sends 42 members to the 543-seat Lok Sabha, the highest after Uttar Pradesh (80) and Maharashtra (48).

Published on: Mar 10, 2024, 15:13:57 IST

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced all 42 candidates from West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Springing a major surprise, the state's ruling party named ex-India cricketer Yusuf Pathan, and has fielded him from Berhampore, a seat held since 1999 by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Congress' Bengal unit chief, who, in all likelihood, will again contest from the constituency.

**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA @AITCofficial** Kolkata: TMC candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Mahua Moitra and Yusuf Pathan during a rally, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)

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Take a look at TMC candidates from West Bengal for the general elections. With 42 members, the state has the third-highest representation in the 543-member Lok Sabha, after Uttar Pradesh (80) and Maharashtra (48).

	Constituency	Candidate
1.	Diamond Harbour	Abhishek Banerjee
2.	Krishnanagar	Mahua Moitra
3.	Berhampore	Yusuf Pathan
4.	Dum Dum	Saugata Roy
5.	Cooch Behar	Jagdish Chandra Basunia
6.	Alipurduar	Prakash Chik Baraik
7.	Jalpaiguri	Nirmal Chandra Rai
8.	Darjeeling	Gopal Lama
9.	Raiganj	Krishna Kalyani
10.	Balurghat	Biplab Mitra
11.	Malda North	Prasun Banerjee
12.	Malda South	Shanawaz Ali Rehman
13.	Jangipur	Khalilur Rehman
14.	Ranaghat	Mukut Mani Adhikari
15.	Bangaon	Biswajit Das
16.	Barrackpore	Partha Bhowmick
17.	Barasat	Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
18.	Basirhat	Haji Nurul Islam
19.	Joynagar	Pratima Mondal
20.	Mathurapur	Bapi Haldar
21.	Jadavpur	Sayoni Ghosh
22.	Kolkata South	Mala Roy
23.	Kolkata North	Sudip Bandopadhyay
24.	Howrah	Prasun Banerjee
25.	Uluberia	Sajda Ahmed
26.	Srirampur	Kalyan Banerjee
27.	Hooghly	Rachana Banerjee
28.	Arambagh	Mitali Bagh
29.	Tamluk	Debangshu Bhattacharya
30.	Kanthi	Uttam Barik
31.	Ghatal	Dipak Adhikari
32.	Jhargram	Kalipada Soren
33.	Midnapore	June Maliah
34.	Purulia	Shantiram Mahato
35.	Bankura	Arup Chakraborty
36.	Bishnupur	Sujata Mondal Khan
37.	Burdwan	Dr Sharmila Sarkar
38.	Burdwan-Durgapur	Kirti Azad
39.	Asansol	Shatrughan Sinha
40.	Bolur	Asit Mal
41.	Birbhum	Shatabdi Roy
42.	Murshidabad	Abu Taher Khan

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