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Santanu Chowdhury
Santanu is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, Kolkata and covers politics, administration, education and civic issues in West Bengal. An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, Santanu has been a journalist for a decade and has previously worked with The Asian Age in Kolkata. He can be reached at santanu.chowdhury@expressindia.com
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Thu, Aug 17, 2023
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Sun, Aug 13, 2023
Rejig in Bengal BJP stokes discontent among local cadreSubscriber Only
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Fri, Aug 11, 2023
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Dasmunsi won her husband’s Raiganj seat in 2009 and may be pitted again from north Bengal next year if the INDIA bloc of parties contest the Lok Sabha polls together.
Fri, Aug 04, 2023
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Thu, Jul 20, 2023
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Fri, Jul 14, 2023
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Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Bengal panchayat poll results will be subject to our ultimate orders: Calcutta HCSubscriber Only
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Saying that the court has been “monitoring the entire process”, the Bench also expressed displeasure over the SEC’s response so far.
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Eyeing Rajbanshi votebank for 2024, BJP picks Ananta Maharaj as Rajya Sabha face from BengalSubscriber Only
July 12, 2023 14:43 IST
Rajbanshi leader Ananta Rai heads a faction of Greater Cooch Behar Peoples’ Association (GCPA), which has been demanding a separate Cooch Behar state in north Bengal
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Bengal panchayat polls: TMC sweeps all but 2 hill dists; ISF impresses in strongholdSubscriber Only
July 11, 2023 17:14 IST
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Wed, Jul 12, 2023
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July 11, 2023 16:14 IST
Over the last year, Gokhale has also made news for his legal battles following his arrests in three cases
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
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Wed, Jul 12, 2023
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Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Day after Bengal panchayat poll violence, SEC orders repoll in around 700 booths, death toll 17Subscriber Only
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Mon, Jul 10, 2023
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Sun, Jul 09, 2023
As Bengal panchayat poll violence leaves 13 dead, TMC will worry about a 2019-like blowbackSubscriber Only
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Sun, Jul 09, 2023
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Sun, Jul 09, 2023
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Sat, Jul 08, 2023
To boost outreach, TMC banks on women workers, welfare schemesSubscriber Only
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Ganesh Patra (38), a party candidate for the July 8 panchayat elections, was seen giving instructions to his supporters.
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
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Wed, Jun 21, 2023
In West Bengal poll climate, a TMC ‘reward’ seasonSubscriber Only
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Mon, Jun 19, 2023
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Mon, Jun 19, 2023
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June 15, 2023 08:03 IST
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Thu, Jun 15, 2023
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June 13, 2023 17:13 IST
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