Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday released its 5th list of five candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024. In its latest list, Akhilesh's party has fielded five candidates and replaced one on the Misrikh seat.
The party has fielded Dharmendra Yadav from Azamgarh and replaced the candidate in Misrikh seat with Manoj Kumar Raghvanshi.
SP has named Dr Mahendra Nagar from Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Bheem Nishad from Sultanpur, Jitendra Dohre from Etawah, and Narayan Das Ahriwar from Jalaun.
A qualified doctor, Nagar will take on sitting MP Mahesh Sharma, also a physician and seeking a straight third term in Noida.
Nagar, who belongs to the Gurjar community, was earlier with the Congress.
Earlier this month, the BJP announced Sharma's candidature. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which is contesting the Lok Sabha polls independently, is yet to declare its candidate from the constituency.
Sharma won from the seat in 2019 and 2014 after losing to the BSP's Surendra Singh Nagar in 2009. Surendra Singh Nagar later switched to the BJP and is currently a Rajya Sabha member.
Gautam Buddh Nagar will go to polls on April 26 in the second phase of the elections, according to the Election Commission's schedule announced on Saturday.
Earlier today, the election commission announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The polling will be held in seven phases starting from April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20 and June 1 and the votes will be counted on June 4.
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