Bankura (West Bengal), Colorful election graffiti, street meetings and flags of various parties on the branches of trees, the usual election paraphernalia, all this is visible in every nook and corner of Bankura Lok Sabha seat, except people Of election fever. Seems to be missing.
Like any other time of the year when elections, even parliamentary elections, are around the corner, the phenomenon of people being busy with their daily lives may be common in some parts of the country, but it is quite unusual in Bengal.
In Bankura constituency, where polling is scheduled to take place on May 25, with less than a week to go, election fever is not yet visible, be it the district headquarters town or rural areas. Assistant Secretary of Bankura District Hindu Mahasabha Hara Sunder Dutta admits that there is a lack of enthusiasm among the people regarding the elections.
"People are now more interested in their work and life," he said.
Somnath Barat, a local businessman who also works as a social media journalist, says that this time, voters in Bankura are not only apathetic, but they are also avoiding making their opinions public.BJP has again fielded Subhash Sarkar, a doctor and Union Minister of State for Education in the outgoing NDA government, while TMC has fielded its Bankur district president and lawyer Arup Chakraborty. CPI(M) has fielded lawyer Nilanjan Dasgupta from the seat, where a total of 12 candidates are in the fray.
Asserting that Sarkar will win his second term from the constituency, Dutt claimed that the Trinamool candidate is facing tension within a section of his party workers.
Stating that there will be a tough fight between the two candidates in this election, Barat said, "Arup Chakraborty is a strong candidate and a good organiser." A TMC functionary in Ranibandh claimed that the ruling party's incumbent from Taldangra assembly constituency MLA Chakraborty will definitely win and snatch this seat from BJP.Saying that in 2019, a section of party workers had not put in full effort as previous TMC candidate Subrata Mukherjee was an "outsider" to Bankura, TMC's Ranibandh block president Uttam Mahato told this correspondent, "But this time “Arup Chakraborty is a son of the soil and he will be available to you throughout the year.”
In 2014, Kolkata-based cine star Munmun Sen, like Mukherjee, won from Bankura on a TMC ticket, breaking the CPI(M) stranglehold that its leader Basudev Acharya had won in nine consecutive elections since 1980. Describing Chakraborty as its rival, the government claimed that the TMC candidate is no match for it.
Sarkar said, "In 2019, my opponent faced a huge defeat. Subrata Mukherjee was very popular in the state and among the youth, but Modi ji's development and people's trust changed the course of the election.,
Sarkar, who had stood third from this seat in the 2014 elections, defeated the veteran TMC leader in 2019 by a margin of 1.74 lakh votes. The constituency saw a jump of nearly 29 per cent vote share in favor of the BJP at the expense of the CPI. (M) Between the two elections, "Chakraborty is nothing compared to Mukherjee," the BJP candidate said, adding that his margin would increase significantly this time.
Rejecting the government's claim, Chakraborty said TMC has made a turnaround in Bankura since the panchayat elections and will continue its winning streak."I work round the clock for the people here," the TMC candidate said. Claiming that the government has not done much for the people of Bankura as its MP Chakraborty alleged that the BJP's grassroots There is a murmur of dissatisfaction over his candidature even among the workers.
On the other hand, the government insisted that the people of Bankura and the workers and supporters of the BJP are firmly with them.
Sarkar, popularly known as 'Doctor Babu' in the area because of his medical degree, said he has substantially spent his MPLAD funds in various development projects in the constituency in the last five years. He said the Bankura Sammilani Medical College B Center Rs 150 crore was given for infrastructure development.
He said, “The project has been completed, but unfortunately the state government could not provide doctors and nurses and that is why its benefits could not reach the people.,
CPI(M) candidate Nilanjan Dasgupta, who is a criminal lawyer in the Bankur court, claimed that the Left votes which had gone to TMC and BJP in 2014 and 2019 would come back to their fold. It has been realized that the MPs of these parties are indifferent to their plight.'' He claimed that only Left members are vocal in Parliament on people's issues ranging from rights, livelihood to food and education.
Dasgupta claimed it was a good sign for the Left that people were largely silent about their political preferences and said it could mean voters had changed their minds.
The CPI(M) candidate said, “Voters are disappointed with the degradation of politics, which is dominated by religion on one side and allegations of corruption on the other.“Both TMC and BJP leadership in the constituency claimed that a section of the Kurmi community fielding Surjit Singh Kurmali as an independent candidate would not be able to influence their pitch.
Kurmis are agitating with several demands including recognition of Scheduled Tribe, recognition of Sarna religion and inclusion of Kurmal language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP had won four in Bankura Lok Sabha constituency and TMC had won three constituencies. BJP had won in Bankura, Chhatna, Saltora (SC) and Raghunathpur (SC), these seats are in Purulia. Are in the district.
Apart from Taldangra, TMC had won Ranibandh and Raipur areas, which are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
Like any other time of the year when elections, even parliamentary elections, are around the corner, the phenomenon of people being busy with their daily lives may be common in some parts of the country, but it is quite unusual in Bengal.
In Bankura constituency, where polling is scheduled to take place on May 25, with less than a week to go, election fever is not yet visible, be it the district headquarters town or rural areas. Assistant Secretary of Bankura District Hindu Mahasabha Hara Sunder Dutta admits that there is a lack of enthusiasm among the people regarding the elections.
"People are now more interested in their work and life," he said.
Somnath Barat, a local businessman who also works as a social media journalist, says that this time, voters in Bankura are not only apathetic, but they are also avoiding making their opinions public.BJP has again fielded Subhash Sarkar, a doctor and Union Minister of State for Education in the outgoing NDA government, while TMC has fielded its Bankur district president and lawyer Arup Chakraborty. CPI(M) has fielded lawyer Nilanjan Dasgupta from the seat, where a total of 12 candidates are in the fray.
Asserting that Sarkar will win his second term from the constituency, Dutt claimed that the Trinamool candidate is facing tension within a section of his party workers.
Stating that there will be a tough fight between the two candidates in this election, Barat said, "Arup Chakraborty is a strong candidate and a good organiser." A TMC functionary in Ranibandh claimed that the ruling party's incumbent from Taldangra assembly constituency MLA Chakraborty will definitely win and snatch this seat from BJP.Saying that in 2019, a section of party workers had not put in full effort as previous TMC candidate Subrata Mukherjee was an "outsider" to Bankura, TMC's Ranibandh block president Uttam Mahato told this correspondent, "But this time “Arup Chakraborty is a son of the soil and he will be available to you throughout the year.”
In 2014, Kolkata-based cine star Munmun Sen, like Mukherjee, won from Bankura on a TMC ticket, breaking the CPI(M) stranglehold that its leader Basudev Acharya had won in nine consecutive elections since 1980. Describing Chakraborty as its rival, the government claimed that the TMC candidate is no match for it.
Sarkar said, "In 2019, my opponent faced a huge defeat. Subrata Mukherjee was very popular in the state and among the youth, but Modi ji's development and people's trust changed the course of the election.,
Sarkar, who had stood third from this seat in the 2014 elections, defeated the veteran TMC leader in 2019 by a margin of 1.74 lakh votes. The constituency saw a jump of nearly 29 per cent vote share in favor of the BJP at the expense of the CPI. (M) Between the two elections, "Chakraborty is nothing compared to Mukherjee," the BJP candidate said, adding that his margin would increase significantly this time.
Rejecting the government's claim, Chakraborty said TMC has made a turnaround in Bankura since the panchayat elections and will continue its winning streak."I work round the clock for the people here," the TMC candidate said. Claiming that the government has not done much for the people of Bankura as its MP Chakraborty alleged that the BJP's grassroots There is a murmur of dissatisfaction over his candidature even among the workers.
On the other hand, the government insisted that the people of Bankura and the workers and supporters of the BJP are firmly with them.
Sarkar, popularly known as 'Doctor Babu' in the area because of his medical degree, said he has substantially spent his MPLAD funds in various development projects in the constituency in the last five years. He said the Bankura Sammilani Medical College B Center Rs 150 crore was given for infrastructure development.
He said, “The project has been completed, but unfortunately the state government could not provide doctors and nurses and that is why its benefits could not reach the people.,
CPI(M) candidate Nilanjan Dasgupta, who is a criminal lawyer in the Bankur court, claimed that the Left votes which had gone to TMC and BJP in 2014 and 2019 would come back to their fold. It has been realized that the MPs of these parties are indifferent to their plight.'' He claimed that only Left members are vocal in Parliament on people's issues ranging from rights, livelihood to food and education.
Dasgupta claimed it was a good sign for the Left that people were largely silent about their political preferences and said it could mean voters had changed their minds.
The CPI(M) candidate said, “Voters are disappointed with the degradation of politics, which is dominated by religion on one side and allegations of corruption on the other.“Both TMC and BJP leadership in the constituency claimed that a section of the Kurmi community fielding Surjit Singh Kurmali as an independent candidate would not be able to influence their pitch.
Kurmis are agitating with several demands including recognition of Scheduled Tribe, recognition of Sarna religion and inclusion of Kurmal language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP had won four in Bankura Lok Sabha constituency and TMC had won three constituencies. BJP had won in Bankura, Chhatna, Saltora (SC) and Raghunathpur (SC), these seats are in Purulia. Are in the district.
Apart from Taldangra, TMC had won Ranibandh and Raipur areas, which are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
