Chatra Lok Sabha seat is the only constituency in the state which has never been represented by a local since the first elections were held here in 1957. This year, however, has been different. BJP benched its outgoing MP Sunil Kumar Singh, an outsider, after intense protests from a section of the party workers and fielded Kalicharan Singh, a local. Congress candidate KN Tripathi, an outsider too by the virtue of being a native of Palamu district, is also facing protests after his name was announced recently. Will Chatra break the trend of electing outsiders? Learn more about the local vs. outsider dynamics in Chatra's MP elections.
Chatra: Former state minister KN Tripathi, who has been named by Congress as its candidate for the Chatra (SC) Lok Sabha constituency in the May 20 el.
Arun Govil, known for playing Lord Ram, is BJP's Meerut candidate. He was among the 111 people named in the BJP's fifth list of candidates. The actor replaced Rajendra Agarwal, who has been holding the Meerut seat since 2004. Previously Nitish Bhardwaj, who played the role of Shri Krishna, was also made a candidate for the Lok Sabha by the BJP, and he won.
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