UP Assembly Polls 2022: Samajwadi Party Releases List Of 159 Candidates, Akhilesh Yadav To Contest From Home Turf Karhal

Falling under the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency which is considered Mulayam Singh Yadav’s turf, Karhal has been won by SP since 1993 barring 2002 when BJP’s Sobaran Singh Yadav emerged victoriously.

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Monday released the list of 159 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022. As per the list, the former Chief Minister and party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the polls from Karhal. Falling under the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency which is considered Mulayam Singh Yadav’s turf, Karhal has been won by SP since 1993 barring 2002 when BJP’s Sobaran Singh Yadav emerged victoriously. Apart from that, senior leader Azam Khan, his son Abdullah Azam Khan and Shivpal Singh Yadav were also among the top faces in the list.

As per the list, Samajwadi party has fielded Abdullah Azam Khan from Suar, Azam Khan from his stronghold Rampur and Shivpal Singh Yadav from Jaswantnagar. Further, the party has given ticket to Nahid Hasan from Kairana, Yashpal Yadav from Babina, and Sitaram Kushwaha from Jhansi.

Samajwadi Party (SP) releases a list of 159 candidates for the upcoming #UttarPradeshElections

Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Karhal, Nahid Hasan from Kairana, Abdullah Azam Khan from Suar, Azam Khan from Rampur and Shivpal Singh Yadav from Jaswantnagar. pic.twitter.com/sJFJqML4sO

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Samajwadi Party (SP) releases a list of 159 candidates for the upcoming #UttarPradeshElections

Voting will be held in the state in 7 phases. pic.twitter.com/7UQ7860SRF

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The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held from 10 February 10 to March 7 in seven phases to elect all 403 members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Results are to be declared on March 10.