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Cong releases name of 13 candidates for Bengal polls

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Former West Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra's name figures in the list of 13 candidates released by the AICC for West Bengal polls.

Mitra has been fielded from his traditional stronghold Chowringhee.

Candidates in five seats have been changed.

Hasanuzzaman Sheikh has been fielded from Kaliganj in place of Kabil Uddin Sheikh, Alberuni Zulkmaiin from Malatipur in place of Hemant Sharma, Sujit Patowari from Joynagar replacing Tapas Kumar Baidya, Fanibhushan Giri from Patharpratima in place of Kaustabh Raut and Pratapkanti Roy from Krishnaganj replacing Biswanath Biswas.

Santosh Pathak has been fielded from Howrah North, Rakesh Kumar Singh from Kolkata Port, Subhankar Sarkar from Sreerampur, Abhijit Bhattacharya from Purbasthali Dakshin, Kamlesh Chatterjee from Bharatpur, Madhusudan Ghosh from Noyapara and Tapas Majumdar from Madhyamgram.
 

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First Published: Mar 22 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

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