<p>Ghatal: Bengali superstar Dev filed his nomination as TMC's candidate for the Ghatal <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> constituency in West Bengal on Thursday.</p><p>Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term. He donated blood at a camp organised in the area in the morning, following which he filed the nomination papers.</p><p>"Blood banks are experiencing a crisis. Serving people (by donating blood) is the greatest job. I will urge people to donate blood and not shed blood. Donating blood means giving a new life to someone," he said after filing his nomination.</p>.Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Mamata Banerjee raises concern over voter turnout increase, questions EVM credibility.<p>Dev said he would plant trees equal to the number of votes he gets in the elections, and also urged people to take similar initiatives.</p><p>"This year, we are experiencing a record rise in the temperature. April has not been so hot in the last few years. So, I have taken this initiative of planting trees. If I get 9 lakh votes, I will plant 9 lakh trees," he said.</p><p>The BJP has fielded another Bengali actor, Hiran Chatterjee -- the MLA of Kharagpur Sadar, against Dev, while the Congress-backed CPI candidate is Tapan Ganguly.</p><p>Polling is scheduled in Ghatal on May 25.</p>
<p>Ghatal: Bengali superstar Dev filed his nomination as TMC's candidate for the Ghatal <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha</a> constituency in West Bengal on Thursday.</p><p>Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term. He donated blood at a camp organised in the area in the morning, following which he filed the nomination papers.</p><p>"Blood banks are experiencing a crisis. Serving people (by donating blood) is the greatest job. I will urge people to donate blood and not shed blood. Donating blood means giving a new life to someone," he said after filing his nomination.</p>.Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Mamata Banerjee raises concern over voter turnout increase, questions EVM credibility.<p>Dev said he would plant trees equal to the number of votes he gets in the elections, and also urged people to take similar initiatives.</p><p>"This year, we are experiencing a record rise in the temperature. April has not been so hot in the last few years. So, I have taken this initiative of planting trees. If I get 9 lakh votes, I will plant 9 lakh trees," he said.</p><p>The BJP has fielded another Bengali actor, Hiran Chatterjee -- the MLA of Kharagpur Sadar, against Dev, while the Congress-backed CPI candidate is Tapan Ganguly.</p><p>Polling is scheduled in Ghatal on May 25.</p>