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Filmmaker Raj Chakraborty announces decision to quit politics

Filmmaker-turned-politician Raj Chakraborty on Thursday announced his decision to quit active politics, days after the TMC candidate lost to BJP's Kaustav Bagchi in the West Bengal assembly elections from Barrackpore. Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time to Bagchi by 15,822 votes.

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