KANNAUJ CONSTITUENCY
Akhilesh resigns from Karhal assembly seat in UP after election from Kannauj in LS polls
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav resigned from his Karhal assembly seat after winning the Lok Sabha election from Kannauj. Vidhan Sabha Secretary Pradeep Kumar Dubey confirmed Yadav's resignation, along with Awadesh Prasad's, who won the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat. Prasad, previously an SP MLA from Milkipur, surprised by defeating BJP's Lallu Singh in Faizabad. With Yadav's resignation, the SP will need to nominate a new leader of opposition in the UP assembly.
Kannauj Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024: Akhilesh Yadav vs Subrat Pathak, who will conquer this SP citadel?
Kannauj Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024: Kannauj, known as the 'perfume capital of India,' is set for a fierce contest between SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BJP's incumbent MP, Subrat Pathak. Despite being a Samajwadi bastion since 1998, the seat shifted in the 2019 election when Pathak secured a victory. Kannauj holds special significance for Akhilesh Yadav, who began his political career there in 2000.
UP gears up for fourth phase of polls in 13 constituencies
Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh covering 13 parliamentary constituencies will happen soon. Key candidates include SP president Akhilesh Yadav in Kannauj and Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni in Kheri. BJP is banking on 11 sitting MPs and has fielded new candidates in two constituencies. Over 2.46 crore voters are eligible. Campaigning saw heated exchanges, with PM Modi criticizing opposition parties' strategies and Rahul Gandhi predicting a significant win for the Congress-INDIA bloc.
Lok Sabha polls: 57.55 per cent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in UP
57.55% voter turnout in 13 UP Lok Sabha constituencies. Allegations of rigging and booth capturing. Notable candidates include Akhilesh Yadav and Ajay Mishra Teni. Bypoll in Dadraul. Tharu tribe and transgender community participation. Police misbehavior reported in Kannauj.
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"Sab aayenge ab toh...": Akhilesh Yadav's big hint on Rahul Gandhi's LS candidature from Amethi
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has announced that the gathering for the Lok Sabha polls will be in Uttar Pradesh, following reports of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Amethi seat. Yadav was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in 2000 and has been re-elected twice. The party has declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate. The Congress is contesting 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party has the remaining 63 seats.
Akhilesh Yadav maintains suspense over his candidature from Kannauj seat
Speculation arose regarding Akhilesh Yadav's potential candidacy in the Kannauj parliamentary seat, just days after the Samajwadi Party declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate for the constituency. When questioned by reporters, Yadav hinted at the possibility of his candidacy, suggesting that the decision would be revealed closer to the nomination process.
Samajwadi Party fields Tej Pratap Yadav from Kannauj seat
The Samajwadi Party announced Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, dispelling speculation of party chief Akhilesh Yadav's potential candidacy in the Lok Sabha constituency. Additionally, the party designated Sanatan Pandey for the Ballia seat.
Taking along smaller parties Congress' responsibility: Akhilesh Yadav
When asked about West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha elections, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said, "Mamata Banerjee has said to fight (alone) so Congress should persuade her. It is the big responsibility of Congress to take along smaller parties."
MP assembly polls: Doctor, engineer vying for electoral honours in tribal-dominated Manawar seat
Shivram Kannauj, a 27-year-old engineer and BJP leader, is set to make his assembly poll debut in Madhya Pradesh from the Manawar seat. He is running against sitting Congress MLA Dr Hiralal Alawa. However, the denial of a ticket to former minister Ranjana Baghel has caused trouble for the ruling party in this seat. Kannauj is hopeful that Baghel will support him in the state polls.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hints at contesting 2024 LS polls from Kannauj
To a question as to why he has fielded his wife Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri in the December 5 bypoll as she had previously contested from Kannuaj, the SP chief said, "Elections are in 2024 again." The bypoll in Mainpuri has been necessitated following the death of sitting MP and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Dimple Yadav to file nomination for Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll
Ahead of filing papers for contesting the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav on Monday said she dedicates the nomination to principles and values of party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Bypolls: SP names Dimple Yadav as its candidate from Mainpuri
Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced the name of Dimple Yadav as its candidate for Mainpuri parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after the death of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. The bypoll on the seat will be held on December 5 and result will be declared on December 8.
UP's perfume capital Kannauj heads for a close battle between BJP & SP
Kannauj district has three seats - Kannauj Sadar- a reserved seat, Tirwa and Chhibramau. Kannauj Sadar has garnered much attention due to the BJP’s nomination of Asim Arun, an IPS officer who was commissioner of Kanpur in his most recent stint and who applied for voluntary retirement scheme to join politics.
Cops detain Akhilesh Yadav after he sits on dharna on road, breaks cordon
Police soon arrested him for violating Covid-19 norms and took him to Eco Garden. The police vehicle was surrounded by a sea of SP workers and some climbed atop the vehicle. Yadav was released three hours later. Many SP leaders and workers were also arrested in different parts of the state
13 parliamentary constituencies to vote in fourth phase in UP
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, barring Kannauj, the BJP had registered wins on rest of the 12 seats.
Electioneering ends for 13 UP seats; Modi, Priyanka hold meetings
Modi addressed rallies in Kannauj and Hardoi, two of the UP seats which go to the polls in the fourth phase of voting on Monday.
Kannauj may see perfume politics in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
As per a plan document prepared by the UP government, a new brand of perfume having a “point of difference” will be launched and marketed by the UP government in India and abroad.
Akhilesh Yadav to contest Lok Sabha poll from Kannauj
"I will like to contest from Kannauj," he told reporters here after paying tribute to veteran socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra on his death anniversary.
Akhilesh Yadav may have to enter Lok Sabha fray to secure Kannauj
Yadav had announced last month that his wife would not contest the next general election, a move aimed at quelling allegations of promoting “dynasty” in the party.
84 IAS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh; Noida, Ghaziabad get new District Magistrates
DM Shamim Ahmad Khan of Etawah, the pocketborough of the Mulayam Singh Yadav clan, has been shifted as Special Secretary of Urban Development Department and Selva Kumar J. has been named as Etawah DM.
Polling on for Phase-III of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's Lok Sabha constituency Lucknow, and SP strongholds Kannauj, Mainpuri and Etawah, figure in this round.
Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav to ink deal with France to revive UP's perfume industry
The Kannauj-Grasse pact is expected to revive and modernise the struggling indigenous perfume industry and help it tap international markets.
Will never allow Uttar Pradesh to become PM Narendra Modi's state: SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav
SP chief Mulayam said Akhilesh Yadav government was committed for the development of the state and laying special emphasis on development work.
SP government has done more development work than any govt in UP: Dimple Yadav
The SP MP said the development of the constituency is her responsibility and she would work towards Kannauj discovering its own identity.
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav files nomination from Kannauj seat
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife and local MP Dimple Yadav today filed her nomination papers for Kannuaj Lok Sabha constituency.
I will fight for women's rights in Parliament: Dimple Yadav
Dimple Yadav, the newly-elected MP from Kannauj, today said she would fight for women's rights in Parliament.
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav resigns as Lok Sabha MP
Yadav, who became the Chief Minister of UP in March, was recently elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council.
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