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Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to contest LS, Assembly bypolls from TMC ticket

Shatrughan Sinha Assembly Babul Supriyo TMC Asansol Mamata Banerjee Lok Sabha West Bengal

Lok Sabha by-election: Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor will contest from Asansol

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that former union minister Shatrughan Sinha will contest Lok Sabha by-polls from Asansol. Whereas Babul Supriyo will contest Assembly by-election from Ballygunge from the TMC's ticket.

In a tweet, Banerjee wrote, "Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and noted singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by- election from Ballygunge".

Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and noted singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by- election from Ballygunge. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Jai Ma- Mati- Manush!(2/2)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 13, 2022

The Trinamool Congress Supreme added, "Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Lok Sabha by-election from Asansol".

Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Loksabha by-election from Asansol. (1/2)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 13, 2022

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