Lok Sabha polls 2019: Mamata Banerjee's TMC fields 17 women candidates in West Bengal

In a major shake-up of poll strategy, the TMC has allotted tickets for 17 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal (41%)to women candidates. While 16 fresh faces have been nominated by the party this time, 8 sitting MPs have been dropped.

In a major shake-up of poll strategy, the TMC has allotted tickets for 17 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal (41%)to women candidates. While 16 fresh faces have been nominated by the party this time, 8 sitting MPs have been dropped. (Photos | PTI, F 

Nusrat Jahan (Constituency: Basirhat) [Photo | FB/Nusrat Jahan]

Satabdi Roy (Constituency: Birbhum) [Photo | PTI]

Moon Moon Sen (Constituency: Asansol) [Photo | PTI]

Mahua Moitra (Constituency: Krishnanagar) [Photo | FB/AlamgirShaikh]

Rupali Biswas (Constituency: Ranaghat) [Photo | FB/Cinthal Ghosh]

Mala Roy (Constituency: Dakshin) [Photo | PTI]

Dr. Ratna De Nag (Constituency: Hoogly) [Photo | FB/Sayantan Dutta]

Mamataz Sanghamita (Constituency: Durgapur)[Photo | FB/Mamataz Sanghamita]

Mimi Chakraborty (Constituency: Jadavpur) [Photo | FB/Mimi Chakraborty]

Pratima Mondal (Constituency: Jaynagar) [Photo | FB/ICA Edu]

Sajda Ahmed (Constituency: Uluberia) [Photo | PTI]

Aparupa Poddar (Constituency: Arambag) [Photo | FB/Aparupa Poddar]

Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (Constituency: Barasat [Photo | FB/Kakoli Ghosh]

Mamata Thakur (Constituency: Bangaon) [Photo | FB/Barasat Samannay]

Arpita Ghosh (Constituency: Balurghat) [Photo | PTI]

Mausam Noor (Constituency: Maldaha Uttar) [Photo | PTI]

Beerbaha Soren (Constituency: Jhargram) [Photo | Facebook]