Key candidates to watch out for

Á look at the key candidates contesting in the West Bengal Assembly polls

April 11, 2016 11:27 am | Updated 11:40 am IST

Central Force jawans during flag march at Bankura district in West Bengal on Sunday, on the eve of 2nd phase of poll. Photo: PTI

Central Force jawans during flag march at Bankura district in West Bengal on Sunday, on the eve of 2nd phase of poll. Photo: PTI

Surjyakanta Mishra : The CPI-M State secretary was voted out in the party to contest from the Narayanharh Assembly seat in Paschim Medinipur where he has been elected five times and is currently the sitting MLA.

Manas Bhunia : The six time Congress MLA from Sabang in Paschim Medinipur made headlines with his initial flip- flop over the Left - Congress tie up. However, later he changed his stand and has been regularly sharing the dais with the CPI-M State Secrratry Surjyakanta Mishra.

Gyan Singh Sohanpal: Affectionately called Chacha by the locals of his Khraghpur Sadar seat, he is the oldest ( 91) candidate in the fray in the ongoing Assembly polls. He is a ten time Congress MLA from the Assembly seat.

Dilip Ghosh: The BJP State president, a former RSS pracharak , is a newbie in electoral politics and is pitted against the Congress heavyweight Gyan Singh Sohanpal in the Kharagpur Sadar seat.

Mr. Ghosh also has three criminal charges filed against him:

>> 1 charge related to Being member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section-143)

>> 1 charge related to Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186)

>> 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (IPC Section-188)

Soham Chakraborty: The Bengali actor who is a household name in the State due to his commercial movies, is a first time contender. He is contesting from the Barjora Assembly seat in Bankura on a TMC ticket.

Diptansu Chaudhury : The retired Colonel who was tasked with the operational logistics planning in the Kargil war has been fielded by the BJP in the Barjora Assembly seat in Bankura. The first time contender has been pitted against another political newbie actor Soham Chakraborty of TMC.

Here are the asset details of the above candidates:

Name

Party

Constituency

Total Assets (in Rs.)

Surjyakanta Mishra

CPI(M)

Narayanharh

25,80,459

Manas Bhunia

Congress

Sabang

3,49,23,709

Gyan Singh Sohanpal

Congress

Khraghpur Sadar

12,54,190

Dilip Ghosh

BJP

Kharagpur Sadar

30,29,070

Soham Chakraborty

Trinamool

Barjora

2,41,20,733

Diptansu Chaudhury

BJP

Barjora

1,27,73,780

(Source: Association for Democratic Reforms)

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