Jailed Aman Mani Tripathi wins Nautanwa seat

LUCKNOW (INDIA): Independent candidate Aman Mani Tripathi today won Nautanwa seat in Mahrajganj by defeating nearest rival SP’s Kunwar Kaushal Kishore Singh alias Munna Singh by a margin of 32,478 votes.nnAfter being denied Samajwadi Party ticket, Aman Mani, accused of his wife Sara Singh’s murder, contested the election from jail as an independent candidate and his campaigning was managed by his sisters Tanushri and Alankrita.nnAman Mani’s father, Amar Mani Tripathi, a former minister, is serving life term along with wife Madhu Mani for murdering poetess Madhumita Shukla in 2003.nnAmar Mani was a four-time MLA from Nautanwa.nnSource: Press Trust of India