Campaign ends for 14 seats in UP\, clash of titans on cards

Campaign ends for 14 seats in UP, clash of titans on cards

Press Trust of India  |  Lucknow 

Electioneering ended Saturday evening in the 14 Uttar Pradesh constituencies figuring in the fifth phase of polling that will see a clash of titans including Union ministers and Smriti Irani, and

The other seats are Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, Banda, Fatehpur, (SC), (SC), Faizabad, (SC), Kaiserganj and

is seeking re-election from Lucknow, while his colleague at the Centre is again taking on in

The is contesting on five seats - Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Fatehpur and Kaisarganj.

Its ally is fighting for seven seats -- Lucknow, Banda, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, and

In and Rae Bareli, the SP-BSP alliance has not put up any candidate, leaving the two constituencies for the Congress.

In the parliamentary constituency, under which the temple town of falls, sitting is taking on Nirmal Khatri of the Congress. Khatri is a former

and Congress candidate is contesting from Dhaurahra against former Chambal dacoit Malkhan Singh. He has been fielded there by Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia, floated by SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother

On the final day of campaigning for the fifth phase, along with a host of party leaders held a roadshow in Amethi, seeking support for

On Friday, Sonakshi Sinha, and daughter of SP candidate from Lucknow, Poonam Sinha, took part in a roadshow in the state capital.

Poonam Sinha's husband, Shatrughan Sinha, who is the Congress candidate from Patna Sahib, had joined her last month when she filed her nomination papers as the candidate.

About 2.47 crore people are eligible to vote in the 14 constituencies where 182 candidates are in the contest. Polling will be held in the state in the next two phases as well.

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First Published: Sat, May 04 2019. 18:35 IST