Akhilesh Yadav to Fight UP Polls for the First Time, Will Contest from Stronghold Karhal

Akhilesh Yadav to Fight UP Polls for the First Time, Will Contest from Stronghold Karhal

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election for the first time. (PTI File Photo)

The party said that Akhilesh Yadav will fight from fight from Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district. The district has traditionally been a SP stronghold.

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election for the first time. The party said that he will fight from fight from Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district. The district has traditionally been a SP stronghold.

The Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency has been with the SP for nine consecutive terms. Sitting MP and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is representing it for the fifth time.

Akhilesh, who is an MP from Azamgarh seat, had earlier said that he would decide on contesting the Uttar Pradesh polls after talking to the people of his parliamentary constituency. Voting in Karhal will be held on February 20.

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