Bengal Elections Set to Fascinate as BJP’s Tapas and TMC’s Banerjee Square Off

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 30th March. The election campaign in West Bengal has heated up since the Lok Sabha elections were announced. One such high-profile seat in the state is the Lok Sabha seat for North Kolkata. Sudip Banerjee, the current Member of Parliament, received a ticket from the ruling Trinamool Congress this time as well. He has long served as the Trinamool Parliamentary Party’s leader. This time, the BJP has put up a very special candidate to challenge him. A few days ago, Tapas Rai, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after quitting the Trinamool Congress. He was a TMC MLA, and he and Sudip Banerjee were known for their constant verbal sparring. Leader Tapas, who has a spotless reputation, has been charging Sudip Banerjee with corruption. Tapas has, however, frequently charged Sudeep of having ties to the BJP. The fight has gained interest since the BJP nominated him to run against Sudip Banerjee after he switched parties. Currently, neither the Congress nor the Left parties have declared a candidate for this position. On the other hand, Trinamool and BJP will square off in the Lok Sabha elections.

Political history of North Kolkata Lok Sabha seat

In 2008, the Delimitation Commission’s recommendation led to the creation of the Kolkata North parliamentary seat. In 2009, this place hosted its first Lok Sabha elections. Sudip Bandopadhyay, an All India Trinamool Congress candidate, defeated Mohammad Salim, a Senior Leader of the CPM, in this election. Mohammad Salim received 3 lakh 51 thousand 368 votes, while Sudeep Bandopadhyay received 4 lakh 60 thousand 646. Following this, Muhammad Salim relocated. Seven assembly constituencies make up the Kolkata North Lok Sabha constituency: Chowringhee, Entali, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, and Kashipur Belgachia respectively.

Geographical context

North Kolkata is the oldest part of Kolkata, featuring small streets and temples and buildings that date back hundreds of years. There’s Shobhabazar Rajbari as well. The region is referred to as Babu Kolkata because of its rich cultural heritage.

Previously, this region was solely included in the Kolkata parliamentary constituency. Immediately upon its creation, the All India Trinamool Congress won this seat. There are a lot of urban voters in this seat because it is an urban one. Additionally, West Bengal’s economic activity is centred in this region.

2019 directive

Sudip Bandopadhyay, the party’s current MP for Kolkata North Lok Sabha seat, was fielded by Trinamool once again. Rahul (Vishwajit) Sinha, the previous West Bengal BJP President, was also given a ticket by the BJP for this seat. Kanika Bose was the candidate for the CPM, while Syed Shahid Imam, was the candidate for the Congress. Not only that, but there were a lot of independent candidates running for office. There were twenty-one candidates running in the 2019 elections.