Shahjahanpur seat will go to polls in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on February 14. The result of Shahjahanpur assembly election will be declared on March 10. A total of 15 candidates are in the fray for Shahjahanpur assembly constituency.
Voting is to be held in 55 assembly seats of the state spread over nine districts of western UP, Amroha, Bareilly, Bijnor, Badaun, Moradabad, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sambhal and Shahjahanpur.
Elections in Shahjahanpur constituency are centered around state Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, who is looking for a ninth consecutive term on a BJP ticket. Concerned about an anti-incumbency wave in a constituency with a large Sikh population, the saffron party has campaigned extensively in areas considered strongholds of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. Lakhimpur Kheri violence can also be a reason for people voting against BJP.
The SP has fielded Tanveer Khan, while Sarvesh Chandra Dhandhu is the BSP candidate. With the Congress raising “women-centric” issues, the party has fielded Poonam Pandey. One of the two women candidates contesting from Shahjahanpur, she is an ASHA worker who was allegedly beaten up during an agitation demanding an increase in honorarium.
Shahjahanpur is a ‘red alert constituency’ as at least three candidates, including SP and BSP candidates, have criminal cases registered against them. It is also a constituency with five ‘millionaire’ candidates.
Following is the complete candidate list from Shahjahanpur assembly seat along with details of his 2022 election affidavits analyzed by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR):
Suresh Kumar Khanna, Bharatiya Janata Party
Khanna has been crowned MLA eight times since 1989 and is looking for a ninth consecutive victory. The state finance and parliamentary affairs ministers have always won by a huge margin, and the BJP is confident that he will win again. Khanna is one of the five candidates from the ‘crorepati’ class of this assembly constituency. According to the election affidavit, he has total assets worth Rs 1.8 crore, of which Rs 82.7 lakh are movable and Rs 96.2 lakh are immovable. He has a liability of Rs.60,000. The 68-year-old graduate has not declared any criminal case in his affidavit and his own income is Rs 8.9 lakh.
Poonam, Indian National Congress
With the “women-centric” approach adopted by the Congress, Poonam is an ASHA worker who was part of the movement demanding an increase in honorarium. She is one of the two women candidates for the Shahjahanpur assembly constituency and one of the young candidates. as well as candidates. In his election affidavit, the graduate has not declared any criminal case. He has declared total assets of Rs 5.8 lakh, which is also his movable property. He has no liabilities, immovable assets or even his own income.
Tanveer Khan, Samajwadi Party
One of three candidates with criminal records declared in his election affidavit, Khan is the SP’s elect to take on BJP’s “Ajeya” Khanna. One of the five ‘millionaire’ candidates, the 51-year-old graduate has a net worth of Rs. 3.1 crore and liabilities of Rs 10 lakh. He has movable assets worth Rs 41.5 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 2.7 crore. He has declared his own income of Rs 1.6 lakh and a criminal case against him.
Sarvesh Chandra Dhandhu, Bahujan Samaj Party
Another “optimist” to end Khanna’s winning spree, Dhandhu is a ‘crorepati’ candidate with a net worth of Rs 1.6 crore and no liabilities. He has declared a criminal case against him in his election affidavit. He has movable assets of Rs 20.8 lakhs and immovable assets of Rs 1.3 crores. The 47-year-old graduate has declared his own income of Rs 4.9 lakhs.
Rajeev Kumar, Aam Aadmi Party
Rajeev Kumar is a graduate with a net worth of Rs 22.2 lakh and no liabilities. The 55-year-old has movable assets worth Rs 3.2 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 19 lakh. He has not declared self-income and criminal record in his election affidavit.
Manoj Kumar, National Socialist Party
According to his election affidavit, Manoj Kumar has not declared any criminal case. He has declared total assets of Rs 1.9 lakh, which includes his movable assets. The 43-year-old graduate has not declared any liabilities, immovable assets or even own income.
Rajiv Kumar Saxena, Bharatiya Krishak Dal
He has four criminal cases registered against him, Saxena is a graduate with total assets of Rs 3 crore and has no liabilities. The 55-year-old ‘crorepati’ candidate has movable assets worth Rs 63 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 2.3 crore. He has declared self-income of Rs.2.8 lakh.
Ram Dayal, Indian Subhash Sena
Dayal is a Class 5 pass out and has a net worth of Rs 48.2 lakh and liabilities of Rs 1.6 lakh. The 62-year-old has movable assets worth Rs 1.2 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 47 lakh. He has not declared his own income or criminal record in his election affidavit.
Rahul Mohan, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Rahul Mohan, 31, a graduate, is the youngest candidate to contest from this assembly seat and has not declared any criminal case in his affidavit. He has declared total assets of Rs 13.3 lakh, out of which Rs 1.3 lakh are movable and Rs 12 lakh are immovable. He has no liabilities or self-income.
Shahdev Kumar, Sabka Dal United
Shahdev Kumar, 47, a graduate, has not declared any criminal case in his affidavit. He has declared total assets of Rs 4.9 lakh, out of which Rs 1.9 lakh is movable and Rs 3 lakh is immovable. He has no liabilities or self-income.
Ajay Mera Pandey, Independent
One of five independent candidates in the fray for Shahjahanpur, Pandey has declared total assets of Rs 8.3 lakh, out of which he also has movable assets. The 68-year-old postgraduate has no liabilities or immovable assets. He has declared his income of Rs.3.8 lakh. He has not declared a criminal record in his election affidavit.
worship, independent
The second female candidate, Aradhana is a ‘crorepati’ candidate with a net worth of Rs 1.6 crore, of which Rs 20.8 lakh is movable and Rs 1.3 crore is immovable. The 42 year old graduate has no liabilities and his own income is Rs 4.9 lakh. He has not declared a criminal record in his election affidavit.
Lokesh Srivastava, Independent
Srivastava has declared total assets of Rs 76.8 lakh, of which Rs 16.8 lakh is movable and Rs 60 lakh is immovable. The 46 year old graduate has no liabilities and has an own income of Rs 4.6 lakh. He has not declared a criminal record in his election affidavit.
Waqar Ahmed Khan, Independent
Khan has declared total assets of Rs 16.6 lakh, out of which Rs 1.6 lakh is movable and Rs 15 lakh is immovable. The 50 year old Class 10 pass-out has no liabilities or self-income. He has not declared a criminal record in his election affidavit.
Sanjay Kumar, Independent
According to the election affidavit, Sanjay Kumar is the candidate with the weakest financial background. He has declared total assets worth Rs 6,700, which includes movable assets. The 41-year-old “illiterate” person has no liabilities, or immovable property, or even income of his own. He has not declared a criminal record in his election affidavit.
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