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Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dilip Ghosh has returned to contention from the Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency, a spot helium won successful the 2016 Assembly elections, arsenic the party released its archetypal database of 144 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Speaking to the reporters, Dilip Ghosh said the enactment aims to summation much votes than successful the past Assembly elections. "The enactment felt I should beryllium made the candidate, truthful it made the announcement. As enactment workers, we person to travel this and triumph the election... We purpose to triumph with much votes than the BJP got past time," helium said.
Dilip Ghosh is simply a salient BJP look successful West Bengal politics. He has served arsenic the BJP State president from 2015 to 2021. He was elected arsenic MP from Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency successful the 2019 wide elections.
Mr. Ghosh, who has heavy ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), made his electoral debut successful 2016, winning the Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency.
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The West Bengal elections is apt to spot different face-off betwixt the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arsenic helium volition contention from Bhabanipur, the constituency presently represented by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief.
The BJP has besides fielded him from Nandigram, wherever helium defeated Mamata Banerjee successful 2021. Polling successful the State is acceptable to beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and 29, with the counting of votes for some phases to beryllium conducted connected May 4, mounting the signifier for a high-stakes contention betwixt the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul volition contention from Asansol Dakshin, actor-turned-politician Rudranil Ghosh is acceptable to tally from Shibpur, and BJP MLA Bankim Chandra Ghosh volition contention from Chakdaha.
West Bengal has 294 Assembly seats, and the enactment is expected to denote the remaining candidates soon. As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), the archetypal signifier covering 152 Assembly constituencies volition statesman with the issuance of the gazette notification connected March 30, 2026.
The past day for filing nominations for this signifier is April 6, portion scrutiny of nominations volition instrumentality spot connected April 7, 2026. Candidates volition beryllium allowed to retreat their nominations until April 9. Polling for the archetypal signifier volition beryllium held connected April 23. For the 2nd phase, which covers 142 Assembly constituencies, the gazette notification volition beryllium issued connected April 2, 2026.
The past day for filing nominations is April 9, and the scrutiny of nominations volition instrumentality spot connected April 10. Candidates tin retreat their nominations until April 13. Voting for this signifier is scheduled for April 29.
