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Lucknow North is witnessing a contest between state

minister and SP candidate Abhishek Mishra and BJP's Neeraj Bora, while BSP has fielded former NSUI leader Ajay Srivastava this time, making it a three-cornered fight.

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minister and SP candidate Abhishek Mishra and BJP's Neeraj Bora, while BSP has fielded former NSUI leader Ajay Srivastava this time, making it a three-cornered fight.

The constituency comprises city area considered stronghold of BJP and in 2012 polls BJP's Bora lost by a narrow margin of 2,219 votes to Mishra.

Lucknow East seat was won by BJP's Kalraj Mishra in 2012 but after he won Lok Sabha polls in 2014, the seat was given to BJP leader Lalji Tondon's son Ashutosh Tondon, who is again in fray.

He is being challenged by Congress candidate Anurag Bhadauri, while BSP's Saroj Shukla is also in the fray.

In Malihabad, BJP MP Kaushal Kishore's wife Jai Devi is contesting against SP's Jai Devi as sitting MLA Indal Kumar was not given ticket.

In Bakshi Ka Talab, BJP's Avinash Trivedi and former minister Nakul Dubey (BSP) are testing their popularity with SP's sitting MLA Gomti Yadav facing a triangular contest.

In Mohanlalganj, SP has given ticket to Ambrish Pushkar, while sitting SP MLA Chandra Rawat, after being denied ticket, is contesting on Rashtriya Shahri Vikas Party this time.

BSP has given ticket to former IAS Ram Bahadur, while BJP has left the seat for Independent candidate RK Chowdhury, a former BSP leader.

In Lucknow West comprising old city areas, sitting SP MLA Mohd Rehan seems to be in a direct fight with BJP's Suresh Srivastava, a former MLA.

There are approximately 35 lakh people in Lucknow who are eligible to cast votes on February 19. Lucknow has a significant population of Muslims, who constitute nearly 20 per cent of its total electorate.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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