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Mamata Faction Names Candidates for Two Bengal Bypolls
Two special elections will be held in West Bengal on October 6.
One election is for Nandigram, and the other is for Rejinagar.
The Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress has chosen Sanchita Pradhan and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury as its candidates.
Other parties, including the Left Front and Congress, have also announced candidates.
The BJP has not announced its candidates yet.
These elections are important because two Trinamool factions are arguing over who controls the party.
They are also claiming the party name, organisation, assets and election symbol.
The Election Commission is not expected to decide the dispute before voting.
Votes will be counted on October 9.
The Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress nominated Sanchita Pradhan in Nandigram and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury in Rejinagar.
The October 6 by-elections will be the first electoral test of rival factions claiming Trinamool Congress leadership and its election symbol.
The Left Front nominated CPI’s Shantigopal Giri in Nandigram and CPM’s Syed Asad Ali in Rejinagar.
The Congress named Milan Pradhan for Nandigram and Md Abdullahil Kafi for Rejinagar, while the BJP has not announced candidates.
The seats became vacant after Suvendu Adhikari and Humayun Kabir chose to retain Bhabanipur and Nowda; counting is scheduled for October 9.
- Who
- The Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress, the Left Front, the Congress, the BJP and other candidates are involved.
- What
- By-elections will be held in Nandigram and Rejinagar amid a dispute between rival Trinamool Congress factions.
- Where
- Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal.
- When
- Voting is scheduled for October 6, with counting on October 9.
- Why
- The seats became vacant after Suvendu Adhikari and Humayun Kabir vacated them to retain other Assembly constituencies; the polls will also test rival Trinamool factions.
Mamata Banerjee Faction
Ritabrata Banerjee Faction
Party identity and control
Mamata Banerjee Faction
The Mamata Banerjee faction claims to be the real Trinamool Congress and has entered the by-elections under its organisational claim.
Ritabrata Banerjee Faction
The Ritabrata Banerjee faction also claims to be the real Trinamool Congress and is seeking control of the party name, organisation, assets and election symbol.
Election Commission decision
Mamata Banerjee Faction
The faction is contesting before the Election Commission is expected to decide the party-identity dispute.
Ritabrata Banerjee Faction
The rival faction is also pursuing its claim before the Election Commission, whose decision is unlikely before October 6.
Key facts
- Mamata faction candidates
- Sanchita Pradhan in Nandigram and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury in Rejinagar
- Election date
- October 6
- Counting date
- October 9
- Left Front candidates
- Shantigopal Giri in Nandigram and Syed Asad Ali in Rejinagar
- Congress candidates
- Milan Pradhan in Nandigram and Md Abdullahil Kafi in Rejinagar
- BJP status
- The BJP had not announced candidates
- Election dispute
- Rival factions are seeking control of the Trinamool Congress name, organisation, assets and twin-flower-on-grass symbol
Sources
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