India, April 28 -- Katwa in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district has emerged as a keenly watched Assembly constituency, with a direct contest likely between TMC and BJP as agrarian distress and the youth's aspirations drive the poll discourse in the predominantly rural seat.

Katwa, an unreserved seat, is one of the seven Assembly segments under the Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency.

It has a predominantly rural character, with around 65.40 per cent of voters residing in villages and 34.60 per cent in urban centres.

The electorate is socially mixed, with Scheduled Castes accounting for about 27.41 per cent and Muslims around 21.80 per cent of the population.

Historically, the constituency was considered a Left stronghold. The CP...