New Delhi, 21 March 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Mr Sinha has been fielded for by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, while Mr Supriyo was nominated for the Ballygunge Assembly seat. Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination at Alipore Survey Building, Mr Supriyo said: "I am thankful to ‘Didi' (TMC chief Mamata Banerjee) for giving me this opportunity to contest from the presitigious Ballygunge constituency. I am really honoured and accept the challenge.” The bypoll to Asansol was necessitated as Mr Supriyo resigned as the BJP MP after joining the TMC in September last year. The Ballygunge Assembly seat is going for polls as incumbent MLA and state minister Subrata Mukherjee died in November 2021.

Source - NDTV
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