Bengal elections: How did the 'stars' fare?

Bengal elections: How did the 'stars' fare?

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Actor Chiranjeet Chakraborty won from Barasat on a TMC ticket
NEW DELHI: In West Bengal, both Trinamool and BJP had fielded a galaxy of star candidates, from the world of film, sports and others. How did they fare?
We take a look at the performance of some of the star candidates.
TMC's stars
Thespian Bratya Basu won comfortably from Dum Dum in the northern fringes of Kolkata.
Bratya Basu
Film director Raj Chakraborty won from Barrackpore.
Actor Koushani Mukherjee was no match for BJP heavyweight Mukul Roy in Krishnanagar Uttar.
Koushani Mukherjee
Singer Aditi Munshi had no trouble getting past BJP's Samik Bhattacharya in Rajarhat-Gopalpur.
Ex-India footballer Bidesh Bose had an easy run in Uluberia Purba.
Bidesh Bose
Actor Chiranjeet Chakraborty won rather easily from Barasat.
Ex-cricketer Manoj Tiwari won handsomely from Shibpur in Howrah.
Manoj Tiwari
Actor Kanchan Mullick won from Uttarpara in Hooghly.
Singer Indranil Sen too finished well clear of his BJP rival in Chandannagar.
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