Uttar Pradesh Election 2022: AAP Announces List of 20 Candidates For Polls

AAP has given tickets to Sunil Kumar Srivastava from Bikapur seat of Ayodhya, Shiv Govind Singh from Azamgarh seat, Nembutal from the Didarganj seat, Durvijay Singh from Phulpur Powai, ANI reported.

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New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced the list of 20 candidates for UP Polls.

AAP has given tickets to Sunil Kumar Srivastava from Bikapur seat of Ayodhya, Shiv Govind Singh from Azamgarh seat, Nembutal from the Didarganj seat, Durvijay Singh from Phulpur Powai, ANI reported.

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Apart from this, Sudhakar Gupta will contest from Rasra in Ballia district, Radheshyam from Naraini in Banda, Manoj Kumar Pal from Bindki in Fatehpur, Vijay Kumar Gautam from Khaga, Bablu Singh Katheria from Tundla seat of Firozabad.

The party has fielded Sanjay Kumar Pathak from Gaura in Gonda, Jai Ram Suman from Mankapur, Lal Bachan Dhobi from Gorakhpur's Bansgaon, Mansha Ram Yadav from Hardoi's Sawajipur, Shipra Awasthi from Dhaurahara seat, Raj Kumar Gupta from Khadda seat.

On the other hand, Guddu Thakur has been given tickets from the Nautanwa seat in Maharajganj, Ajit from Rampur Khas seat in Pratapgarh, Ramsurat Patel from Phulpur seat in Prayagraj, Devendra Pal from Sereni seat in Rae Bareli, and Kanhaiya Lal from Sidhauli seat in Sitapur.

UP Assembly Election 2022 — Polling Date, Schedule & Counting Day

The schedule for the 2022 UP Assembly Election is mentioned below with dates listed for the polls and counting of votes, according to ECI. The election will be conducted in seven phases.

1. 1st Phase: Feb 10
2. 2nd Phase: Feb 14
3. 3rd Phase: Feb 20
4. 4th Phase: Feb 23
5. 5th Phase: Feb 27
6. 6th Phase: March 3
7. 7th Phase: March 7
8. Counting Day: March 10

(With ANI Inputs)