The CPM on Wednesday named Sreejib Biswas as the Left Front candidate for the Bhabanipur by-election.

The youth leader has been fielded opposite Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who lost the Assembly polls from Nandigram and is eyeing a big win in her home segment to remain Chief Minister.

A practising lawyer at Alipur court, Biswas is a known face in Bhabanipur and this is precisely why he was picked to take on the Trinamool chief, said sources in the CPM.

(With inputs from agencies)