Former Cricketer Shiv Shankar Paul to Contest Assembly Elections for TMC in Tufangunj
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Former Bengal Cricketer Shibshankar Paul Joins TMC, Gets Tufanganj Ticket
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News18•17-03-2026, 16:34
Former Bengal Cricketer Shibshankar Paul Joins TMC, Gets Tufanganj Ticket
•Former Bengal cricketer Shibshankar Paul joined Trinamool Congress today and was immediately announced as the candidate for the Tufanganj assembly constituency.
•Paul, also known as Maco, is a familiar face in Bengal cricket, having played Ranji for Bengal and for India A alongside Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
•He expressed his desire to fight under Mamata Banerjee's leadership, stating, "Bengal and Bengalis are being attacked. I am a man of the field, 'Khela Hobe'."
•His entry follows other cricketers like Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Manoj Tiwary into TMC, though Tiwary did not receive a ticket this time.
•Shibshankar Paul was born in Tufanganj, which is why he has been declared the candidate from there.
