Samajwadi Party’s fourth list: reports say Akhilesh to contest from Mubarakpur
The Samajwadi Party published its fourth list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election on Monday. According to reports, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is set to contest from Mubarakpur, while Aparna Yadav has been named for Lucknow Cantt.
Earlier announcements
The new list followed one released a day earlier, on Sunday, when the party named its candidates for 77 seats in the state.
Seat sharing with the Congress
The Samajwadi Party is fighting this election in alliance with the Indian National Congress. Under the arrangement, the Congress accepted 105 seats, while the Samajwadi Party is contesting 298.
What happened next
In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the BJP won 312 seats, the Samajwadi Party 47 and the BSP 19. Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister after the election.
See also: Samajwadi Party, Indian National Congress and Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha members
Originally published on 24 January 2017. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.
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