By-elections will be held on November 13 for nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. West Samau assembly seat in Kanpur city is also among these 9 seats. The BJP has fielded Suresh Awasthi as its candidate here. Irfan Solanki contested and won from Sisamau seat for the Samajwadi Party in the last three Assembly elections. In one case, the court sentenced him and Irrfan had to lose his membership of parliament. This is a predominantly Muslim seat. This seat has been occupied by the SP or rather the Solanki family.
There are many names being mooted by the BJP for the West Samau seat. The names of Neetu Singh and Rakesh Sonkar, daughters of former MP Satyadev Pachauri, were at the forefront. Neetu Singh has also sought votes in the Lok Sabha. Thereafter, lobbying efforts were made to the mayor, but the matter failed to be achieved. Apart from Neetu, discussions about another name are also going on in full swing. This is the name of old BJP worker Neeraj Chaturvedi.
Which side wins when?
From 2012 to 2022, Irrfan Solanki won the West Samau seat three times. Sanjeev Daryabadi won Congress seats from here back in 2002 and 2007. The seat was previously held by the BJP in 1991, 1993 and 1996. Rakesh Sonkar has won the title three times. Shiv Kumar Baria won from here in early 1989 on a Janata Dal ticket. Meanwhile, in 1980 and 1985, Kamla Dariyabadi had held high the banner of victory. He contested the election on a Congress ticket. The seat was previously occupied by the BJP and Congress in 1977 and 1974 respectively.
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BJP fielded candidates in 7 seats
- Suresh Awasthi from Kanpur Sisamau constituency
- Ramveer Singh Thakur from Kundalki, Moradabad
- Sanjeev Sharma from Ghaziabad
- Surendra Diler as Aligarh Ki Khair
- Anujesh Yadav from Maipuri Kahar
- Deepak Patel from Pulpur, Prayagraj
- Dharamraj Nishad from Katehri, Ambedkar Nagar.
- Suchismita Maurya from Majhwan, Mirzapur.
- Mirpur constituency of Muzaffarnagar is in the account of RLD.
