The third phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections is slated to be held on May 7.
In this phase, the states participating in the polls include Assam (4 seats), Bihar (5 seats), Chhattisgarh (7 seats), Goa (2 seats), Gujarat (26 seats), Karnataka (14 seats), Madhya Pradesh (8 seats), Maharashtra (11 seats), Uttar Pradesh (10 seats), West Bengal (4 seats), Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu (2 seats), along with Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat).
In this phase, four Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, an important state in the nation's political discourse, will go into polls. These seats include - Jangipur, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, and Murshidabad.
The Jangipur Lok Sabha seat is looking ahead for a three-cornered contest this time. This seat holds significant significance due to its association with the late President Pranab Mukherjee, who contested and won it in both 2004 and 2009. Following his presidency, his son, Abhijit Mukherjee, ran for the seat in 2012 and 2016. Later, in the 2019 elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Khallilur Rahman emerged victorious and is seeking re-election. This time, BJP's Dhananjay Ghosh and Congress' Mortazza Hossain also vying for the seat, making way for a high-voltage three-cornered battle.
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On the other hand, the Congress party has nominated Isha Khan Choudhury, nephew of late party leader Ghani Khan Choudhury, as its candidate. Given Ghani Khan's legacy, which continues to influence the region nearly two decades after his demise, this Muslim-majority seat is also up for a high-voltage triangular drama.
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The Murshidabad seat will witness a competition between CPI-M's Mohd Salim, TMC's Abu Taher Khan, and BJP's Gouri Shankar Ghosh. Historically, the CPI-M held the seat from 1980 to 1999. The Congress secured victories in 2004 and 2009, but CPI-M's Baddruddoza Khan won in 2014. In 2019, TMC's Abu Taher Khan clinched victory and is seeking re-election this time.
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