Ground Report | New Delhi: Important constituencies of Uttar Pradesh; If there’s one state that can single-handedly change India’s political direction, it’s Uttar Pradesh. With a size larger than many countries and a population as large as Brazil, assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are closely watched.
Data shared by the Election Commission in the first round of counting shows that Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is leading in his constituency, Karhal, and BJP’s SP Singh Baghel is second.
While exit polls predicted a victory for the BJP’s “dual engine” government, the state has not returned a government to power since 1985. The SP, in alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal, has fought a fierce battle, relying on the support of the leader of West Bengal. Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Important constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur Urban: Chief minister Adityanath is contesting his maiden assembly elections from this seat.
Karhal: This is Akhilesh Yadav’s home seat.
Sirathu: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is pitched against SP’s Pallavi Patel.
Thana Bhawan: 2013 Muzaffarnagar riot-accused and the state sugarcane minister Suresh Rana is seeking re-election from here.
Varanasi South: The home of Kashi Vishwanath corridor, the much-touted PM’s project. The BJP is fighting a tough battle.
Zahoorabad: SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar is up against BJP’s Kalicharan Rajbhar and BSP’s Shadab Fatima in a triangular contest.
Fazilnagar: Rebel BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya is contesting as an SP candidate from this seat in Kushinagar district.
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