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Bankura Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates
Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bankura Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.
Bankura is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Voting in Bankura Lok Sabha constituency in the sixth phase was on May 12 and counting is on May 23.
Compared to 84.95 percent in 2014, this time 80.35 percent polling was recorded in eight seats in West Bengal.
Amiya Patra of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Mahadeb Bauri of Bahujan Samaj Party, Subrata Mukherjee of All India Trinamool Congress, Dr. Subhas Sarkar of Bharatiya Janata Party and Subhash Sarkar of Shivsena are few prominent candidates contesting for general elections 2019 from Bankura Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.
Bankura parliamentary constituency comprises of seven assembly segments namely Raghunathpur, Saltora, Chhatna, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taldangra and Bankura.
Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bankura Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.
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| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIYA PATRA | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2 | MAHADEB BAURI | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 4 | DR. SUBHAS SARKAR | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | ANIMESH MAL | Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party |
| 6 | ANANDA KUMAR SAREN | Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party |
| 7 | GOUR CHANDRA (AKHAN) HEMBRAM | Jharkhand People's Party |
| 8 | DR. TANMAY MANDAL | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) |
| 9 | PRABIR BANERJEE | Jharkhand Anushilan Party |
| 10 | SUKCHAND SAREN | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 11 | SUBHASH SARKAR | Shivsena |
| 12 | ABDUL RAHIM MALLIK | Independent |
| 13 | BIBHUTI SARDAR | Independent |
| 14 | MILAN MANDI | Independent |
| 15 | SHYAMAL KUMAR PALIT | Independent |
Also read: Bankura Lok Sabha constituency
In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress's Moon Moon Sen had won the Bankura Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 98506 votes.
Moon Moon Sen had bagged 483455 votes as against Communist Party of India Marxist candidate Basudeb Acharia who secured 384,949 votes. At the third spot was Bharatiya Janata Party's Dr. Subhas Sarkar with 251,183 votes.