Series: LS Elections 2019

It is one of the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal with a mix of urban voters from Kolkata city and semi urban voters from the peripheries. A popular cinema actor is pitted against a veteran of the Left party, while former Trinamool MP is in the fray as a BJP candidate. Know more about the contest here.

A close look at candidates contesting the Kolkata Dakshin seat comprised of assembly segments in the southern part of the city

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is sitting Trinamool MP, recontesting the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency, which includes the high profile township of Rajarhat New Town, considered one of the IT hubs in Kolkata. A quick chat with her on employment, safety and other issues

A quick chat with popular actor turned politician Mimi Chakraborty who has got the TMC ticket from the prestigious Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat in Kolkata.

Meet Nandini Mukherjee, 54-year-old veteran politician, computer scientist and professor, contesting the Kolkata South constituency as a candidate of the CPM. A party that governed Bengal for 34 years. A party whose election campaigns used to be a sight to behold. And a party that has almost zero presence in Bengal’s electoral map today. Do they really hope to win the city seat?

2019 may not be a cakewalk for the feisty actor-turned-politician as she faces a repeat battle from the 2014 polls — against Congress candidate Pawan Bansal.

Kolkata based entrepreneur Niraj Agarwal is contesting the large urban constituency of Kolkata South with a single agenda: To make people more aware of the need for policies to effectively tackle pollution and climate change. True to his mission, he wants to get as close as possible to a ‘zero-emissions’ campaign trail.

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister from BJP faces JP Agarwal of Congress who has contested unsuccessfully from East Delhi.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan represents Chandni Chowk in Delhi as a Member of Parliament besides being the incumbent minister at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry

With inputs from Sri Krishna, Delhi Considered a prestigious Lok Sabha seat, this constituency has been represented in the past by senior BJP leaders like Sushma Swaraj, late chief minister Madan Lal Khurana and senior

Avoiding election frenzy and the intense heat of Delhi summers, South Delhi MP, Ramesh Bidhuri is seen spending most of his time in his poll war room in Mehrauli. His complacence comes from BJP’s strong

The incumbent BJP MP, a former shooting champ, has been an MLA in the Haryana Assembly for four terms and an MP for four terms. He takes on, among others, another veteran from the Congress and a 58-year-old businessman on BSP ticket.