Saturday, March 2, 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Candidates List for West Bengal Lok Sabha General Elections 2024

 


Sr No

Constituency Name

BJP Candidate

Sitting MP/(Winner of 2019)

Party

1

Alipurduars

Manoj Tigga

John Barla

BJP

2

Arambagh

 

Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali)

TMC

3

Asansol


Shatrughan Sinha

TMC

4

Balurghat

Sukanta Majumdar

Sukanta Majumdar

BJP

5

Bankura

Subhas Sarkar

Subhas Sarkar

BJP

6

Barrackpur

 

Arjun Singh 

BJP

7

Bangaon

Shantanu Thakur

Shantanu Thakur

BJP

8

Bardhaman-Durgapur

 

S. S. Ahluwalia

BJP

9

Bardhaman Purba

 

Sunil Kumar Mandal

TMC

10

Baharampur

Dr. Nirmal Kumar Saha

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Congress

11

Barasat

 

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

TMC

12

Basirhat

 

Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

TMC

13

Birbhum

 

Satabdi Roy

TMC

14

Bishnupur

Saumitra Khan

Saumitra Khan

BJP

15

Bolpur

Priya Saha

Asit Kumar Mal

TMC

16

Cooch Behar

Nisith Pramanik

Nisith Pramanik

BJP

17

Darjeeling

 

Raju Bista

BJP

18

Diamond Harbour

 

Abhishek Banerjee

TMC

19

Dum Dum

 

Sougata Roy

TMC 

20

Ghatal

Hiran Chatterjee

Deepak Adhikari (Dev)

TMC

21

Hooghly 

Locket Chatterjee

Locket Chatterjee

BJP

22

Howrah

Rathin Chakraborty

Prasun Banerjee

TMC

23

Jalpaiguri

 

Jayanta Kumar Roy

BJP

24

Jangipur

 

Khalilur Rahaman

TMC

25

Jadavpur

Anirban Ganguly

Mimi Chakraborty

TMC

26

Jaynagar

Dr. Ashok Kandari

Pratima Mondal

TMC

27

Jhargram

 

Kunar Hembram

BJP

28

Kolkata Dakshin

 

 Mala Roy

TMC 

29

Kolkata Uttar

 

 Sudip Bandyopadhyay

TMC

30

Kanthi

Soumendu Adhikari

Sisir Adhikari

TMC

31

Krishnanagar

 

Mahua Moitra

TMC

32

Maldaha Dakshin

Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury             

Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury

Congress

33

Maldaha Uttar

Khagen Murmu

Khagen Murmu

BJP

34

Mathurapur

 

Choudhury Mohan Jatua

 TMC

35

Medinipur

 

Dilip Ghosh

 BJP

36

Murshidabad

Gouri Shankar Ghosh

Abu Taher Khan

TMC

37

Purulia

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

BJP

38

Raiganj

 

Debasree Chaudhuri

 BJP

39

Ranaghat

Jagannath Sarkar

Jagannath Sarkar

BJP

40

Serampore

 

Kalyan Banerjee

TMC

41

Tamluk

 

Dibyendu Adhikari

 TMC

42

Uluberia

 

Sajda Ahmed

 TMC

 


Thursday, February 29, 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Candidates List for Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha General Elections 2024

 



Sr No

Constituency Name

BJP Candidate

 

Sitting MP/(Winner of 2019)

 

Party

1

Amalapuram

 

Chinta Anuradha

YSR Congress Party

2

Anakapalli

C.M. Ramesh


Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi

YSR Congress Party

3

Anantapur

 

Talari Rangaiah


YSR Congress Party

4

Araku

Kothapalli Geetha


 

 

5

Bapatla

 

 

 

6

Chittoor

 

 

 

7

Eluru

 

 

 

8

Guntur

 

 

 

9

Hindupur

 

 

 

10

Kadapa

 

 

 

11

Kakinada

 

 

 

12

Kurnool

 

 

 

13

Machilipatnam

 

 

 

14

Nandyal

 

 

 

15

Narasapuram                                                    

Raghu Rama Krishna Raju


 YSRCP

16

Narasaraopet

 

 

 

17

Nellore

 

 

 

18

Ongole

 

 

 

19

Rajahmundry

Daggubati Purandeswari


 Margani Bharat

 YSRCP

20

Rajampet

Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

P. V. Midhun Reddy

 YSRCP

21

Srikakulam

 

 

 

22

Tirupati

Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli 

Maddila Gurumoorthy

 YSRCP

23

Vijayawada

 

 

 

24

Visakhapatnam

 

 

 

25

Vizianagaram

 

 

 

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Pawapuri Where the 24th Mahavir Breathed his last

Located in the state of Bihar, Pawapuri has existed as a place of spirituality for many centuries, and remains one of the most sacred sites of Jainism. Pawapuri’s claim to fame lies in being the place where the twenty fourth Tirthankar (Ford-maker) Mahavir breathed his last in 527 BC.

According to a legend, the present tank in Pawapuri came into being as a result of removal of the soil following the great demand for Mahavir’s ashes after his cremation by his devotees.

Today “Jalmandir”, a beautiful temple of white marble in the centre of the tank, is a magnet for devotees and tourists.

 Sights to See

Jal Mandir / Image Credit

 Jalmandir

The focal point of any visit to Pawapuri is the Jalmandir, the pilgrimage destination of the Jaina religion. Located in the middle of a pool, Jalmandir is one of the holiest shrines in Jainism. It is the place where Mahavir was cremated. It is no wonder that the temple is a major pilgrimage destination for Jains from all over the world, as well as an increasingly popular tourist attraction. Pilgrims reach the Jalmandir by a 600 feet long stone bridge that juts out from the shore of the pool.

Samosharan

The well-known Jaina site of Samosharan is deservedly a tourist attraction in Pawapuri not to be missed. The place is home to a beautiful temple of white marble. It’s the place where Mahavira delivered his sermon after getting full enlightenment. Samosharan has long since been a place for religious pilgrimage.


Saturday, January 13, 2024

Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Temple, Srisailam

Sri Mallikarjuna Swami and Sri Bhramaramba Devi / Image Source 


Located on the southern banks of the Krishna River in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh,  Srisailam is a sacred destination of top order for the Hindus. 

The place is home to the famous Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Temple, one of the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga shrines in India. What makes Srisailam unique the presence of Goddess Bhramaramba Devi, the consort of Lord Shiva, in the temple. 

The great 8th-century religious leader Adi Shankara, also known as Adi Shankaracharya, is said to have visited this shrine and composed his immortal Sivananda Lahiri here.


Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur



Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Guru of the Sikh religion. He was beheaded on the orders of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb on 24 November 1675 in Delhi.

Born to Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki on 1 April 1621 in Amritsar Guru Tegh Bahadur was named Tyaga Mal at birth. Guru Hargobind was the sixth Sikh Guru.

Guru Tegh Bahadur was trained in martial arts, swordsmanship and horse riding. He was married to Gujari in 1633.

Guru Tegh Bahadur travelled far and wide visiting many places in northern India and also Assam and Dhaka, preaching the word of Guru Nanak.

Guru Tegh Bahadur founded the city of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab in 1665.

Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Chandni Chowk in Delhi was built in 1783 at the place where he was beheaded.

Guru Tegh Bahadur’s young son Gobind, who was only nine when his father was killed, became the tenth and the last Sikh Guru.

 

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