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Under ED scanner, TMC heavyweight in Bidhannagar eyes fifth term, faces hurdles
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Under ED scanner, TMC heavyweight in Bidhannagar eyes fifth term, faces hurdles

The Indian Express·Tanusree Bose·about 1 month ago
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With campaigning for the second phase of West Bengal’s Assembly elections in full swing, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s Bidhannagar candidate and state Cabinet minister Sujit Bose’s canvassing was interrupted on Thursday by a summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged illegal appointments across multiple municipal bodies since 2014. The sitting Bidhannagar MLA since 2009, Bose’s chances of a fifth consecutive term have been dented not only by the ED investigation, but also discontent among a section of voters over various civic problems in the constituency. A planned city on the outskirts of Kolkata , Bidhannagar falls under the North 24 Parganas district and was named after former chief minister late Bidhan Chandra Roy. The constituency was created following the 2008 delimitation exercise in the state.…

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