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West Bengal polls: Trinamool announces candidates list, Mamata to contest from Bhabanipur
Updated On: 17 March, 2026 07:26 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
The Trinamool Congress released its first list of 291 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee set to contest from Bhabanipur, where she will face Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in a high-stakes rematch

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the release of the TMC candidate list for the upcoming elections. Pic/PTI
The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday released its first list of candidates, containing 291 names, for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly and set the scene for a "battle royale" in Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata, from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest again.
As per the candidates' list released by Banerjee, she will be contesting from Bhabanipur this time as well, where she will face the Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, reported IANS.
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