NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Friday released its first list of 291 candidates out of total 294 constituencies for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. While announcing the list, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she will vacate her home turf Bhowanipore in Kolkata and contest from Nandigram constituency. "Today, we are releasing a list of 291 candidates which includes 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. On 3 seats of north Bengal, we not putting up our candidates. I will contest from Nandigram," said Mamata Banerjee. "Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay will be contesting from Bhowanipore constituency in the upcoming assembly elections," she added. Mamata said TMC has given assembly poll tickets to eminent personalities from the field of arts, sports, media and culture and 23-24 existing TMC MLAs have been dropped due to age and other reasons.