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24 Muslim Candidates Win Lok Sabha Seats This Time, 2 Less Than 2019 Polls
As many as 24 Muslim candidates across the country have won the Lok Sabha elections and they include former cricketer Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress from Bahrampur in West Bengal and Congress' Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri in Assam.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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BJP's Bengal Heavyweight Dilip Ghosh Loses To Trinamool's Kirti Azad
BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh, the previous West Bengal state president of the saffron party, was defeated in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 1,37,981 votes, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Video Of Attack On Bengal BJP Leader Shared As Assault On Security Forces
The sixth phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections was held on May 25 in 58 constituencies across seven states and one Union Territory.
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Video: Bengal BJP Candidate Forced To Run As Protesters Throw Stones
Amid largely peaceful polling in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday, the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of Garbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him.
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Poll Body Notice To Judge-Turned-BJP Candidate For Mamata Banerjee Remarks
The Election Commission has served BJP leader and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly a show-cause notice over remarks against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which have been widely condemned as "disgusting" and sexist.
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Trinamool Goes To Poll Body Against Judge-Turned-BJP Candidate's Remarks
The Trinamool Congress on Friday wrote to the Election Commission demanding actions against BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his "misogynistic" comments against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Days Before 4th Phase Voting, Wife Of Trinamool Candidate Joins BJP In Bengal
Two days before the May 13 Lok Sabha elections at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, Swastika Maheshwari, the wife of Trinamool Congress candidate Mukut Mani Adhikari, joined the BJP on Saturday.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: SS Ahluwalia Files Nomination As BJP Candidate For Bengal's Asansol
Former Union Minister Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha constituency.
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"Matter Of Pain": BJP Candidate Unable To Vote For Himself In Bengal Seat
BJP's sitting Lok Sabha member from Jalpaiguri constituency in West Bengal, Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy, who is seeking re-election, was not able to vote for himself.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP Says Candidate Attacked In West Bengal, Blames Trinamool Congress
The BJP on Tuesday alleged that workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress attacked the saffron party candidate during a campaign at Sankrail in West Bengal's Jhargram district.
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10 Crorepati Candidates Contesting In 1st Phase Of Bengal Lok Sabha Polls
Ten out of the 37 candidates contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats of Jalpaiguri (SC), Cooch Behar (SC), and Alipurduar (ST) in West Bengal are crorepatis, an analysis of their affidavits said.
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Opinion | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A Tale Of 'Friendly Contests'
With just days to go for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, it seems increasingly likely that many alliance partners will field candidates against each other. Friendly contests and strategic manoeuvres continue to shape the political landscape in India.
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Bengal Congress Accuses Yusuf Pathan Of Violating Model Code Ahead Of Polls
The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing former cricketer and TMC's Baharampur Lok Sabha candidate Yusuf Pathan of violating the model code of conduct by using posters of India's winning moments.
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PM Dials Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Candidate, Calls Her "Shakti Swaroopa"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called up a sexual harassment victim from Bengal's Sandeshkhali, also the BJP's candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, and asked about her poll preparations, sources have said.
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24 Muslim Candidates Win Lok Sabha Seats This Time, 2 Less Than 2019 Polls
As many as 24 Muslim candidates across the country have won the Lok Sabha elections and they include former cricketer Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress from Bahrampur in West Bengal and Congress' Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri in Assam.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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BJP's Bengal Heavyweight Dilip Ghosh Loses To Trinamool's Kirti Azad
BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh, the previous West Bengal state president of the saffron party, was defeated in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 1,37,981 votes, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Video Of Attack On Bengal BJP Leader Shared As Assault On Security Forces
The sixth phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections was held on May 25 in 58 constituencies across seven states and one Union Territory.
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Video: Bengal BJP Candidate Forced To Run As Protesters Throw Stones
Amid largely peaceful polling in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday, the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of Garbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him.
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Poll Body Notice To Judge-Turned-BJP Candidate For Mamata Banerjee Remarks
The Election Commission has served BJP leader and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly a show-cause notice over remarks against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which have been widely condemned as "disgusting" and sexist.
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Trinamool Goes To Poll Body Against Judge-Turned-BJP Candidate's Remarks
The Trinamool Congress on Friday wrote to the Election Commission demanding actions against BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his "misogynistic" comments against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Days Before 4th Phase Voting, Wife Of Trinamool Candidate Joins BJP In Bengal
Two days before the May 13 Lok Sabha elections at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, Swastika Maheshwari, the wife of Trinamool Congress candidate Mukut Mani Adhikari, joined the BJP on Saturday.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: SS Ahluwalia Files Nomination As BJP Candidate For Bengal's Asansol
Former Union Minister Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha constituency.
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"Matter Of Pain": BJP Candidate Unable To Vote For Himself In Bengal Seat
BJP's sitting Lok Sabha member from Jalpaiguri constituency in West Bengal, Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy, who is seeking re-election, was not able to vote for himself.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP Says Candidate Attacked In West Bengal, Blames Trinamool Congress
The BJP on Tuesday alleged that workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress attacked the saffron party candidate during a campaign at Sankrail in West Bengal's Jhargram district.
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10 Crorepati Candidates Contesting In 1st Phase Of Bengal Lok Sabha Polls
Ten out of the 37 candidates contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats of Jalpaiguri (SC), Cooch Behar (SC), and Alipurduar (ST) in West Bengal are crorepatis, an analysis of their affidavits said.
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Opinion | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A Tale Of 'Friendly Contests'
With just days to go for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, it seems increasingly likely that many alliance partners will field candidates against each other. Friendly contests and strategic manoeuvres continue to shape the political landscape in India.
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Bengal Congress Accuses Yusuf Pathan Of Violating Model Code Ahead Of Polls
The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing former cricketer and TMC's Baharampur Lok Sabha candidate Yusuf Pathan of violating the model code of conduct by using posters of India's winning moments.
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PM Dials Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Candidate, Calls Her "Shakti Swaroopa"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called up a sexual harassment victim from Bengal's Sandeshkhali, also the BJP's candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, and asked about her poll preparations, sources have said.
