A total of 55 constituencies spread across nine districts will go to polls in the second of seven phase elections
The Second Phase
At least 55 constituencies spread across nine districts will vote from 7 am to 6 pm, sealing the fate of 586 candidates in India's most populous state.
The Second Phase
The districts include Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur
Polling Districts
source : HT
In the 2017 polls, the BJP had won 38 of these 55 seats, while the Samajwadi Party had bagged 15 and the Congress two
2017 election results
The constituencies going to polls have a sizeable chunk of Muslim voters, which the SP has an eye on. Saharanpur is home to the Darul Uloom Deoband
The key SP candidate is contesting the election from the jail from Rampur. Denied interim relief by the Supreme Court.
BJP campaigns has centered around reminding voters of the alleged lawlessness and Muzzffarnagar riots during the tenure of Akhilesh Yadav.