Sirsanya Banerjee. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
The Trinamool Congress’s attempt to pass the torch to the next generation by fielding a trio of younger candidates in Kolkata and adjoining constituencies for upcoming council elections comes with a twist – all three are children of prominent party leaders.
IN Maniktala seat in the heart of Kolkata, the party fielded Shrreya Pande, 42, daughter of the late Sadhan Pande, a minister in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet until her death in 2022. In the subsequent by-poll, his wife Supti Pandey represented the seat, meaning voters in the constituency consistently voted for M. Pande’s dual parents in north Kolkata. decade.
Published – 11 April 2026 21:50 IST
