Dr Kafeel Khan
Highlights
- Samajwadi Party announced list of candidates for MLC elections
- Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan is party's candidate from Deoria
- Khan had met SP chief and presented a book written by him on the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy
Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced list of candidates for MLC elections for Gonda, Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur, Sitapur for MLC elections in Uttar Pradesh. Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, who was dismissed over the death of children at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital, is party's candidate from Deoria.
Khan had met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and presented a book written by him on the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy. “Met with Honourable Former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sir and presented him a copy of The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy,” he tweeted after the meeting.
The Election Commission had on February 6 announced that the biennial elections to 36 legislative council seats spread across 35 local bodies in Uttar Pradesh would be rescheduled and held after the state Assembly elections, following the requests of political parties. Polling for all 36 seats will be held on April 9 and the counting of votes will take place on April 12. The term of the 36 outgoing members of the Council ended on March 7.
