SP gives tickets to Mukhtar Ansari's brother, Azam Khan's son

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party state chief Shivpal Yadav on Saturday released a list of 23 candidates for the upcoming 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

The list, announced during a press conference, contains the name of Quami Ekta Dal leader Mukhtar Ansari's elder brother Sibakatullah Ansari. He has been allotted Mohammadpur seat of UP. It is to tell you that Mukhtar Ansari is currently in jail.

The list also comprises the name of Atiq Ahmed, the main accused in Raju Pal murder, who has been chosen to content elections from Kanpur Cantt constituency.

Shivpal also allotted SP tickets to senior BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui's brother Hasnuddin Siddiqui from Banda seat, Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam Khan from Suar constituency and former minister Raj Kishor's brother Brij Kishor aka Dimple from Rudauli seat.

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Significantly, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had strongly opposed Quami Ekta Dal's merger with the Samajwadi Party, which had irked his uncle Shivpal Yadav. But as the new list contains names of tainted politicians, the party has once again come in the radar of their opponents.

SP has also given ticket to Amarmani Tripathi's son Amanmani Tripathi. It is to inform you that Amarmani is currently in his wife's murder case.

Seven other candidates have been rejected this time who had sustained defeat in the previous assembly elections. The rejected candidates are Mukesh Kumar (Charthaval), Anwar Ali (Tilhar), Haji Parvez (Kanpur Cantt), Kamal Singh Maurya (Banda), Hemant Kumar 'Tunnu' (Manjhanpur), Anoop Pandey (Rudauli) and Pradeep Yadav (Rudrapur).

Condemning the inclusion of tainted leaders in the list of candidates, state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya said that his party was working for a crime-free and criminal-free society, while Samajwadi Party was shielding the criminals and torture the poor.

To see the entire list of 23 candidates of Samajwadi Party (SP) for the upcoming Assembly Polls, check the next slide: