Malook Nagar had won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as a candidate of the BSP which was then in alliance with the RLD and Samajwadi Party.

The candidate was changed after the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) named actor Arun Govil from the same seat.

Mukhtar Ansari death: Security personnel in several districts of Uttar Pradesh remained on alert on Friday, a day after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda.

Interestingly, the sitting MP and SP candidate ST Hasan has filed a nomination from the Moradabad Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday, hours before the party's decision to withdraw his name, said the sources.

Heavy police security is deployed in the Baba colony near the Mandi Samiti outpost after family members of victims along with locals protested against the alleged murder of two children.

The security forces were alerted after the Union Home Ministry officially notified the rules for the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a move anticipated ahead of the impending Lok Sabha election schedule announcement.

The judgment, delivered by a court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, marks a decisive moment in the legal proceedings surrounding the abduction of Abhinav Singhal, a project manager associated with the Namami Gange initiative.

A dog came in front of the anti-demo vehicle running in the Chief Minister’s fleet. The speed of the anti-demo vehicle was fast. While trying to save the dog, the fleet vehicle collided with a car.

The Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) has two MLAs in UP, including Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya himself. The Samajwadi Party has announced three candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on February 27.

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) already announced 27 Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is set to enter Amethi on Monday. Gandhi had represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha for 15 years before he was defeated by Union minister Smriti Irani in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Gyanvapi case: The Varanasi court verdict also authorised Hindu prayers at 'Vyas Ka Tekhana,' with the district administration directed to facilitate arrangements within seven days. The ruling promoted religious inclusivity, fostering the coexistence of both communities.

Ayodhya Ram Temple: With the influx of a large number of devotees to Ayodhya Ram Temple on 3rd day of Pran Pratishtha, UP Principal Secretary, Home, Sanjay Prasad and DG Law and Order, Prashant Kumar are present inside the 'Garbha Griha' of the temple, to monitor the orderly movement of devotees.

Meat shops will remain closed in Lucknow on January 22. It is noteworthy that on January 22, the consecration of Ram Lalla is scheduled to take place in Ayodhya's Ram Temple. This decision has been made in view of this event.

Uttar Pradesh news: Continuing its crackdown on illegal construction linked to mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has sealed the New FI Hospital on December 25, owned by Siraj Ahmed, who, according to officials, is a close aide of Ansari.

Police have registered an FIR after receiving an e-mail threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and to blow Ram Temple.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on December 30 to inaugurate, delicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 11,100 crore to revamp civic facilities and develop world class infrastructure.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on December 30 to inaugurate several developmental projects. The CM was to review all the reparations, but now he decided to hold a meeting and review works through the video conference.

Earlier, it was reported that I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders were in an agreement that whichever was strong in its respective state would have the upper hand in the seat-sharing and it would lead the fight against the BJP.

The airport development project is worth Rs 242 crore. It includes the construction of a terminal building, the development of airside facilities.