Lok Sabha Election: Samajwadi Party Releases Fresh List of 7 Candidates In Uttar Pradesh

As per the list released by the Samajwadi Party, current MP from Shravasti and former BSP member Ram Shiromani Verma will contest from the same constituency.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with party leaders at an election campaign meeting ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Mirpur, Muzaffarnagar, Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Source : PTI

The Samajwadi Party announced seven more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, nominating former MP Bhishm Shankar 'Kushal' Tiwari for the Domariyaganj seat.

With this announcement, the party led by Akhilesh Yadav has revealed a total of 57 candidates for the state, party officials stated, PTI quoted saying.

Samajwadi Party's Candidates

As per the list unveiled by the SP on X, current MP from Shravasti and former BSP member Ram Shiromani Verma will contest from the same constituency. Additionally, former MLA Laxminath, also known as Pappu Nishad, has been designated as the party's candidate for the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha seat.

The SP has also bestowed the ticket upon Babu Singh Kushwaha, formerly a close associate of BSP chief Mayawati, assigning him as the candidate for Jaunpur, stated party spokesperson Rajpal Kashyap.

Ramashankar Rajbhar, a former BSP MP representing Salempur from 2009 to 2014, has been nominated by the SP for the upcoming elections.

Apart from this, the SP has also fielded their candidates Amarnath Maurya from Phoolpur and Priya Saroj from Machhlishahr.

Kashyap noted that Bhishm Shankar 'Kushal' Tiwari, the candidate for Domariyaganj, served as the MP for Sant Kabir Nagar from 2009 to 2014 and for Khalilabad from 2007 to 2009. Tiwari was formerly associated with the BSP and joined the SP in December 2021.

Babu Singh Kushwaha's Jan Adhikar Party was part of the Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha coalition in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, but the party did not secure any seats in the election.

Recently, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday also launched his party's poll manifesto named 'Janta Ka Maang Patra - Humara Adhikar' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. The manifesto pledges a caste-based census by 2025 to ensure justice and equity for all by 2029. The party also aims to "end the Agnipath scheme and introduce regular recruitment in the armed forces," PTI reported. 

The 'vision document' was released at the SP headquarters in Lucknow in the presence of senior party leaders.

The party stated in its manifesto that by 2025, it would appoint members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to all government positions. They hope to guarantee the involvement of every section of society in the private sector by taking this action.