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Jadavpur joust is on a razor's edge

The New Indian Express

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May 28, 2024

THE Jadavpur parliamentary constituency is known for its cerebral power as it often sends luminaries to the Lok Sabha.

-  SULAGNA SENGUPTA

Jadavpur joust is on a razor's edge

For example, way back in 1984, current Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrested the seat on a Congress ticket from CPM stalwart Somnath Chatterjee.

This time around, it could be a toss up between the Trinamool's Saayoni Ghosh, the CPM's Srijan Bhattacharyya and the BJP's Anirban Ganguly because the race is that tight. All three are alumni of Jadavpur University.

At 47, Dr Ganguly is the eldest of them. Saayoni and Srijan are 31.

Saayoni became the Trinamool Congress youth wing head after Mamata's nephew and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee vacated the position in 2021. An actor by profession, she got the moniker of a party streetfighter from Mamata.

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