Dr Kafeel Khan
Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced the list of candidates for MLC elections of Gonda, Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur, Sitapur. Dr Kafeel Khan, a pediatrician dismissed in connection with the death of children in Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College and Hospital, is the party’s candidate from Deoria.
Khan had met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and presented a book written by him on the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy. After the meeting, he tweeted, “Met Hon’ble former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sir and presented him a copy of the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy.”
The Election Commission had announced on 6 February that the biennial elections to 36 Legislative Council seats spread over 35 local bodies in Uttar Pradesh would be rescheduled and held after the state assembly elections following requests from political parties. Polling for all 36 seats will be held on April 9 and counting of votes will take place on April 12. The term of 36 outgoing members of the council ended on March 7.