NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced its candidates for six out of ten assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, just one day after the declaration of assembly poll results in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
The party has nominated Tej Pratap Yadav to contest from Karhal, the assembly seat vacated by Akhilesh Yadav after his election as an MP from Kannauj.
By-elections are scheduled later this year for 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur city), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj), and Kundarki (Moradabad). Nine of these seats, excluding Sisamau, became vacant after their MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha.
Ajit Prasad from Milkipur (Ayodhya): For the Milkipur seat, which was vacated by sitting Ayodhya MP Awadesh Prasad, the party has chosen his son, Ajit Prasad, as their candidate.
Mustafa Siddiqui from Phulpur (Prayagraj): The party has nominated Mustufa Siddiqui as their candidate from Phulpur, a seat that was previously thought to be reserved for the Congress, an INDIA bloc partner.
Naseem Solanki from Sisamau: The bypoll in Sisamau is being held after MLA Irfan Solanki's disqualification after his conviction in a criminal case. SP has nominated MLA Irfan Solanki’s wife Naseem from this seat.
Additionally, the party has fielded Shobhawai Verma and Jyodi Bind from the Katehari and Majhwan seats, respectively.
SP, a member of the INDIA alliance , had earlier announced plans to contest the bypolls in collaboration with Congress, which is requesting five seats.
However, Congress did not share any seats with the SP in the Haryana assembly elections.
The party has nominated Tej Pratap Yadav to contest from Karhal, the assembly seat vacated by Akhilesh Yadav after his election as an MP from Kannauj.
By-elections are scheduled later this year for 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur city), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj), and Kundarki (Moradabad). Nine of these seats, excluding Sisamau, became vacant after their MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha.
Ajit Prasad from Milkipur (Ayodhya): For the Milkipur seat, which was vacated by sitting Ayodhya MP Awadesh Prasad, the party has chosen his son, Ajit Prasad, as their candidate.
Mustafa Siddiqui from Phulpur (Prayagraj): The party has nominated Mustufa Siddiqui as their candidate from Phulpur, a seat that was previously thought to be reserved for the Congress, an INDIA bloc partner.
Naseem Solanki from Sisamau: The bypoll in Sisamau is being held after MLA Irfan Solanki's disqualification after his conviction in a criminal case. SP has nominated MLA Irfan Solanki’s wife Naseem from this seat.
Additionally, the party has fielded Shobhawai Verma and Jyodi Bind from the Katehari and Majhwan seats, respectively.
SP, a member of the INDIA alliance , had earlier announced plans to contest the bypolls in collaboration with Congress, which is requesting five seats.
However, Congress did not share any seats with the SP in the Haryana assembly elections.
