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The BJP on Wednesday dropped Bollywood actor Kirron Kher's name from its candidate list. She currently represents the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat in Parliament. The party, in its tenth list, replaced Kher with Sanjay Tandon, party's state president from Chandigarh. The 10th list comprises nine candidates -- one each in Chandigarh and West Bengal; and seven in Uttar Pradesh.