Trinamool to contest in 291 seats
Trinamool Congress to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal assembly, remaining three to be fought by Anit Thapa-led BGPM in Darjeeling hills: Mamata
Among TMC's 291 candidates for West Bengal polls, 52 women, 95 SCs-STs, 47 minorities, says Abhishek Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee is contesting from Bhawanipore, while Shashi Panja is contesting from Shyampukur.
TMC has fielded Soham Chakraborty fielded as a candidate from Karimpur, Nadia.
Trinamool gave ticket to Jyotipriya Mallick from Habra. Kanai Mandal did not get ticket. The party fielded Firhad Hakim in Kolkata Port
Madan Mitra has got the ticket again. He is fielded from Kamarhati.
Trinamool has fielded former journalist Devadeep Purohit from Khardah constituency.
Kalyan Banerjee's son, Prabhat Banerjee, has been fielded from Uttarpara constituency. Trinamool has fielded Pavitra Kar in Nandigram.
Kunal Ghosh is contesting the assembly elections for the first time. He is a candidate from Beleghata. Bratya Basu is fielded from Dum Dum and Sujit Bose from Bidhannagar.
Narayan Goswami fielded from Ashoknagar. Raj Chakraborty form Barrackpore. Chandrima Bhattacharya from Dum Dum North.
Cricketer Manoj Tiwari did not get a ticket.
Mamata urges voters to boycott BJP and vote Trinamool
"Honorable Prime Minister, if you have faith in democracy, then why are you repeatedly attacking Bengal? Remember, Bengal will also retaliate."
Mamata's comments regarding SIR. She said that she has faith in the judiciary.
"BJP will be caught by the nose. Even the moon, sun, planets and stars will not forgive them. We will win more seats. 'Boycott BJP'. My appeal is, 'Vote for Trinamool', 'Vote for Bengal.'" Mamata said.
They have taken all the power from us: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee said, "This is a fight for the existence of Bengal. Delhi will not win. They have taken all the power from us. They could not take away one power. That is the power of the people."
'Why are you so afraid?' Mamata asks BJP
"I am going to announce the list of candidates for 294 assembly constituencies. Before that, I would like to say to the BJP. Why are you so afraid? Let's fight without using agencies, without creating a gas crisis. Let's fight while maintaining peace and courtesy. They are playing a brilliant game", said the Bengal chief minister.
Watch: TMC unveils list of candidates for Bengal Assembly Elections 2026
TMC candidate list today
Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced full list of candidates across 291 seats for the West Bengal assembly elections. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will contest the assembly polls from Bhawanipore.
According to sources several new faces may find place in the TMC list, with a number of notable personalities and celebrities likely to receive Assembly tickets this time.
Among the names doing the rounds are singer Iman Chakraborty , actress Parno Mittra, Parambrata Chakraborty, party IT cell chief Debangshu Bhattacharya, and student leader Trinankur Bhattacharyya.
Meanwhile, Opposition parties have already moved ahead with their candidate announcements. On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 144 candidates, while the Communist Party of India (CPM) announced 192 names in its first phase candidate list.
The BJP on Monday fielded its Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhawanipore seat in Kolkata — the constituency held by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal will go to polls in two phases, 23 April and 29 April, while counting of votes is scheduled for 4 May.
