Today marks the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, encompassing significant constituencies such as Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, and Faizabad. The diverse voter base across 14 constituencies includes a mix of upper caste Brahmins and Rajputs, along with Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Dalits, spread across central UP, east UP, and Bundelkhand.
Key Constituencies and Candidates:
- Mohanlalganj (SC): BJP’s Union Minister of State Kaushal Kishore seeks a third term, competing against SP’s RK Chaudhary and BSP’s Rajesh Kumar.
- Lucknow: A BJP stronghold since 1991, currently represented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Challengers include SP’s Ravidas Mehrotra and BSP’s Sarwar Malik.
- Rae Bareli: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi contests from this family stronghold. BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh and BSP’s Thakur Prasad Yadav are his opponents.
- Amethi: Union Minister Smriti Irani, who defeated Rahul Gandhi in 2019, faces Congress loyalist KL Sharma and BSP’s Nanhe Singh Chauhan.
- Jalaun (SC): Union Minister BP Verma seeks re-election against SP’s Narayan Das Ahirwar and BSP’s Suresh Chandra Gautam.
- Jhansi: BJP’s sitting MP Anurag Sharma competes with Congress’s Pradeep Jain Aditya and BSP’s Ravi Prakash Kushwaha.
- Hamirpur: BJP’s Pushpendra Singh Chandel seeks a third term, facing SP’s Ajendra Singh Rajput and BSP’s Nirdosh Kumar Dikshit.
- Banda: BJP’s sitting MP RK Singh Patel is up against SP’s Krishna Patel and BSP’s Mayanak Dwivedi.
- Fatehpur: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti aims for a third term, challenged by SP’s Naresh Uttam Patel and BSP’s Manish Singh Sachan.
- Kaushambi (SC): BJP’s Vinod Sonkar seeks a hat-trick, with SP’s Pushpendra Saroj and BSP’s Shubh Narayan Gautam as challengers.
- Barabanki (SC): BJP’s Rajrani Rawat faces Congress’s Tanuj Punia and BSP’s Shiv Kumar Dohre.
- Faizabad: BJP’s Lallu Singh competes on the Ram temple plank against SP’s Awadesh Prasad and BSP’s Sachidanand Pandey.
- Kaiserganj: BJP’s Karan Bhusan Singh is up against SP’s Ram Bhagat Mishra and BSP’s Narendra Pandey.
- Gonda: BJP’s sitting MP Kirti Vardhan Singh faces SP’s Shreya Verma and BSP’s Saurabh Kumar Mishra.
A total of 2,71,36,363 voters, including 1,44,05,097 men, 1,27,30,186 women, and 1080 third-gender individuals, are eligible to vote in this phase.
Stay tuned for updates on the outcomes of these crucial constituencies.
