Samajwadi Party fields Mulayam Singh Yadav from ‘safest’ Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat

LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday released a list of six candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, fielding party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav from its stronghold Mainpuri.nnDharmendra Yadav will contest from Badaun, Akshay Yadav from Firozabad, Kamlesh Katheria from Etawah, Bhailal Kol from Robertsganj and Shabbir Valmiki from Bahraich, the party announced.nnThe list was signed by SP national chief general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav.nnThe party left Mainpuri, described as its “safest” seat, for Mulayam Yadav, who is MP from Azamgarh right now.nnHe represented Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha in 1996, 2004 and 2009. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mulayam Yadav contested from Azamgarh and Mainpuri and won both.nnIn Mainpuri, his victory margin was a massive 3.64 lakh votes.nnSource: Press Trust of India