Lucknow Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituency comprises five assembly constituencies – Lucknow West, Lucknow North, Lucknow East, Lucknow Central and Lucknow Cantt. Being the capital of

India’s most populous state,Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is one of the most important political seats in the country. It saw two noted women freedom fighters – Vijayalakshmi Pandit and Sheorajvati

Nehru – as its first two MPs in the first ever Lok Sabha; both were incidentally relatives of Jawaharlal Nehru, then PM of India. Lucknow is also the home constituency of ex-Prime Minister

Atal Bihari Vajpayee who was elected to the LS from here five times starting 1991 General Elections. Since then, it has been a stronghold of the BJP. According to the website of the Chief

NOTE – MAP FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSE | SOURCE – HTTP://DATAMEET.ORG 2014 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS In the 2014 elections, of the 19.49,956 registered voters (10.52 lakh men and 8.97 lakh women),

only 53.02% i.e. around 10.33 lakh cast their votes (5.82 lakh men and 4.51 lakh women). CANDIDATE NAME PARTY VOTES SECURED % VOTE SHARE (OVER TOTAL POLLED) Raj Nath Singh BJP 561106 54.23

Prof. Ritu Bahuguna Joshi Indian National Congress 288357 27.87 Nakul Dubey BSP 64,449 6.23 Abhishek Mishra SP 56,771 5.49 NOTA 4,696 0.45 Source: ECI KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES Fifteen candidates

are contesting from Lucknow this time, of whom only three are independents while the remaining 12 represent political parties / groups. Links to their affidavits can be found towards the

end of this article. The final list of candidates is after the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected nominations of 36 people (total of 49 applications with some people filing twice or

more). Only one woman is contesting from the constituency this time. Rajnath Singh, BJP Rajnath Singh of the BJP is the incumbent MP from this seat. An ex-Chief Minister of UP (2000-02), a

member of the Rajya Sabha twice, and a Cabinet Minister during the Vajpeyee era, he is currently the Home Minister of India. Pic: Facebook page ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Year Assets (Movable +

Fixed; Self + Spouse + Dependents) Liabilities Self + Spouse + Dependents) Lok Sabha 2019 5.15 Crores+ (MA: 164.58L + 53.03L = 2.17 Cr FA: 2.97 Crores) Nil Lok Sabha 2014 2.92+ Crores Nil

Lok Sabha 2009 1.49 Crores Nil More information about the official positions held by him can be found here. As a minister, MPs do not sign attendance, ask questions or introduce private

member bills. However, an overview of his record in the current term mentions his participation in 126 debates, introduction of 11 government bills and one special mention. IN THE NEWS As

the Home Minister, Rajnath Singh has been in the news very often. Poonam Shatrughan Sinha, SP Poonam Sinha, a recent entrant into the field of politics, is representing the Samajwadi Party

here. Poonam is an actress who acted in a couple of Hindi movies under the name Komal during the 1970s. She officially entered into the world of politics when she joined the SP this April. A

resident of Mumbai, she is the SP-BSP-RLD candidate in Lucknow. Pic: Wikimedia * Age: 68 years * Edu: BA * Background: Wife of Shatrughan Sinha, the actor turned politician who was an MP

representing BJP but who moved to the INC a few weeks prior to the current LS elections. * Voter in: Andheri West Maharashtra assembly constituency * Email: [email protected] * Phone:

98206 03128    022 26207732 * Pending criminal cases: One. Case 19/2014, Shahjahanpur Police Station, Patna, Bihar. Section 171 (H) / 188 IPC — 1 charge related to illegal payments in

connection with an election, AND 1 charge related to disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ASSETS (MOVABLE + FIXED) LIABILITIES Lok Sabha 2019

193.54 Crores (MA: 27.27 Crores FA: 166.27 Crores) 28.46 Crores IN THE NEWS Within days of filing her nomination, Poonam became known as the richest candidate in the 5th phase of the current

Lok Sabha elections. She is currently campaigning for her husband who is a Congress candidate in Patna Sahib constituency; he in turn is campaigning for her in Lucknow. Acharya Pramod

Krishnam, INC He is best known as the founder of Shri Kalki foundation, and the Peethadheshwar of Sambhal Peeth. This is the second time he is contesting the LS elections. He had lost to

2014 elections while contesting from Sambhal.  Before he got a Congress ticket in 2014, he had founded the Hindusthan United Movement with Bareilly-based cleric Tauqir Raza. Pic:

http://acharyapramodkrishnam.com * Age: 56 years * Education: MA (Social Science) * Voter in: Asmauli Parliamentary Constituency, UP * Email: [email protected] * Phone: 98112 78149 *

Pending criminal cases: Currently None ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN THE NEWS FULL LIST OF CANDIDATES (click on a candidate’s name to access his / her affidavit) Candidate Name Party Symbol

Poonam Shatrughan Sinha (F) 68, Graduate, Business Samajwadi Party Cycle Acharya Pramod Krishnam 56, PG, Agriculture Indian National Congress Hand Rajnath Singh 67, Post Graduate, Social

worker, Agriculturist Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus Amar Kumar Raizada 66, M Sc (Chem); LLB; Advocate Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Battery Torch Kapil Mohan Chowdhary 47, B Sc (Comp Sc),

Business and Agriculture Mera Adhikaar Rashtriya Dal Boat with man and sail Ganesh Chaudari 46, Graduate Professional, Insurance Agent /  Investment Consultant Saaf Party Hat / cap Girish

Narain Pande 64, M Sc (Phy); LLB; MBA; Retired Principal Chief Commissioner Income Tax, ex-Forest Service, Advocate Sarvodaya Bharat Party Camera Mo Fahim aka Haji Fahim Siddiqui 65, 10th

Pass, Social worker Indian National League Iron Dev Narayan Singh aka Prof. D N N S Yadav 59, LLB, LLM, LLD; Professor People’s Party of India (Democratic) Carrom Board Ramesh 29, Literate,

Driver All India Forward Bloc Lion Ram Sagar Pal 37, BA, Social Worker Awami Samta Party Tractor chalata Kisan Shamim Khan 49, 8th Pass, Business Nagrik Ekta Party Television Avinash Chandra

Jain 69, B Sc, Dip in Public Administration; Business Independent Biscuit Jimidar Singh Yadav 39, Literate, Labourer (Mazdoori) Independent Airconditioner Sanjay Singh Rana 38, Graduate,

Business Independent Auto-rickshaw