For the record the contest in Calcutta South is between Mala Roy of the Trinamul Congress, CPM’s Nandini Mukherjee and Chandra Kumar Bose (BJP). “One of the major reasons for the interest in Calcutta South is that Mamata Banerjee is a voter here. Calcutta South parliamentary seat is synonymous with Mamata Banerjee,” said a resident of Balaram Bose Ghat Street, a stone’s throw away from the chief minister’s residence. Calcutta South, which has over 17.28 lakh voters, includes 32 wards under CMC and seven Assembly segments: Calcutta Port, Bhowanipore, Rashbehari, Ballygunge, Kasba, Behala East and Behala West. The CPM, which last won the seat in 1989 when economist Biplab Dasgupta was elected from here, still has a significant presence in the Calcutta South constituency.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 00:00 UTC