Lucknow: Being seen as a move to strengthen its hold in lost territories in last assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party on Friday declared candidates for 142 constituencies out of 402 for 2017, sending the message loud and clear of its expectation and for partymen to start working . This move has given almost 12 months’ time to the candidates to prepare for the elections.

The party announced candidates for only those constituencies where it lost 2012 elections. It even chose those candidates who have come second or third in last elections.

“The Samajwadi Party will mark landslide victory and we are battle ready for 2017 polls. We are on a firm footing as it will show case its achievements and will go to the people with its report card,” SP general secretary and PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav said here on Friday.

Former Minister Ambika Chaudhry, who was dropped from the ministry, will contest from Fefna in Ballia while in Lucknow east Shweta Singh will replace party face Juhi Singh, who had contested last election.

Of 142 party has given ticket to 26 Muslims, 18 Yadavs and 12 women. It also declared candidates for 21 reserve constituencies. The list is clear indication that party means business and does not hesitate from poaching as Peace Party MLA Annisurrahman would contest election on SP ticket from Kaanth (Moradabad).  Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Maulana Ahmad Bukhari’s Son-in law Umar Ali Khan is candidate from Behat while independent MLA Vijay Singh is SP candidate from Farukhabad.

Meanwhile, party has employed services of a US agency to review the work of sitting legisaltors. Depending on that report party decide whether or not to retain sitting candidates, he said.

List of the candidates as follows:

Umar Ali Khan (Behat), Sanjay Garg (Saharanpur city), Abdul Wahid (Saharanpur dehat), Vimla Rahi (Rampur Manoharan) and Rudrasen Chaudhry (Gangoh) in Saharanpur district,

Two candidates were announced for Shamli district that include Kiranpal Kashyap (Thana Bhawan) and Manish Kumar Chauhan (Shamli). Party’s candidates for Muzaffarnagar district would be Mukesh Kumar Chaudhry (Charthawal), Usha Kiran (Purkaji) and Shyam Lal Bachchi Saini (Khatauli).

Party announced five candidates for assembly constituencies in Bijnore. This includes Abrar Alam Ansari (Nazibabad), Shekh Suleman (Badhapur), Munna Lal Premi (Nahataur), Sherbaz Pathan (Chandpur) and Naimul Hasan (Nurpur). The lone candidate from Moradabad is Annisurrahman (Kaanth).

In Meerut Atul Pradhan will contest from Sardhana, Sardar Parvinder Singh (Meerut Cantt), Rafiq Ansari (Meerut city) and Haji Abdul Chaudhry (Meerut South). In Baghpat candidates announced are: Haji Tarabuddin (Chaprauli), Chaudhry Sahib Singh (Badaut) and Kuldeep Ujjwal (Baghpat).

Ishwar Maawi (Loni), Vishant Tyagi (Muradnagar), Rashid Malik (Sahibabad), Dr Sagar Sharma (Ghaziabad) and Ram Asrey Sharma (Modi Nagar) are candidates from Ghaziabad district.

Party announced Tejpal Singh from Hapur and two candidates from constituencies under GB Nagar district which include Ashok Kumar Chauhan (Noida) and Vikram Singh Bhati (Dadri). In Bulandshahr district Abdul Rab is candidate from Sikandrabad, Md Mustaquim Alvi (Bulandshahr), Himayat Ali (Anupshahar), and Sunita Chauhan (Khurja).

In Aligarh Prashant Kumar Balmiki (Khair), Subhash Babu Lodhi (Barauli) and Kanhaiya Lala Diwakar (Iglas) are SP candidates.  Ram Narain Kake (Hathras) and Yashpal Singh Chauhan (Sikandramau) are two candidates from Hathras district constituencies.

In Mathura district party did not announce candidates for Mathura and Baldeo constituencies while Lokmani Kant Jadaun will be candidate from Chaata, Jagdish Nohwaar (Maath) and Kishore Singh (Goverdhan).

In Agra district Dr Prem Singh Baghel is candidate from Etmaadpur, Chandrasen Taplu (Agra cantt), Hemlata DiwakarAgra Rural, Raj Kumar Chahar (Fatehpur Sikri)Vindo Kumar Sikarwaar(Khairagarh) and Dr Rajendra Singh (Fatehabad).

Mahraj Singh Dhansar is candidate from Tudla and Shamshad Ahmad from Firozabad. Virendra Singh Solanki (Amapur), Udai Veer Singh Shakya (Bilsi) and Avnish Yadav (Data Ganj).

In Barailly district Veerpal Singh Yadav will contest from Bithri Chainpur, Sher Ali Zafar Alvi (Bareilly city), Haji Islam Babu (Bareilly cantt), Mahipal Singh Yadav(Aonla) while Neeraj gangwar will be candidate from Bisalpur in Pilibhit district.

Sharadveer Singh (Jalalabad), Anwar Alo (Tilhar) and Tanvir Ahmad (Shahajahanpur) – all are candidates from assembly constituencies in Shahajahanpur district. In Khiri Anita Yadav will contest from Pallia, Yashpal Chaudhry (Dharhaura) and Dr RA Usmani (Mauhmaddi). In Sitapur candidates are Manoj Kumar Rajvansi (Hargao) and Anil Kumar Verma (Laharpur) while in Hardoi district Padamraag Singh Yadav will contest from Swaijpur and Subhash Pal from Bilgram.

Bhagwati Prasad is candidate from Mohan and Manisha Deepak (Unnao), both in Unnao district.

Shweta Singh is party candidate from Lucknow east. In Rae Bareli Mayankeshwar Singh (Tiloi), RP Yadav (Rae Bareli sadar) and Vijay Kumar Pasi will contest from Jagdishpur. Vijay Singh will SP candidate from Farukhabad while Mahendra Katiyar to contest from Sikandra.

Sunil Shukla (Govind Bagar)), Rita Bahadur Singh (Arya Nagar) Om Prakash Mishra (Kidwai Nagar) Haji Pervez Ansari (Kanpur Cantt), Aruna Tomar (Maharajganj), Laakhan Singh Kushwaha (Madhogarh), Chaudhry Vishnu Pal Singh (Kalpi), Jyoti Lodhi (Lalitpur), Ramesh Kumar Khatik (Mahrauni), Ambesh Kumari (Raath), Sidhgopal sahu(Mahoba), Deepa Singh Gaur (Tindwari), Bharat Lal Diwakar (Naraini), Devraj Gupta(Banda), Nirbhay Singh Patel (Manikpur), Samarjit Singh (Bindki), Chandra Prakash Lodhi (Fatehpur), Daljit Nishad (Ayyashah), Md Shafir (Hussainganj) Om Prakash Gihar (Khaga).

Sanjay Pandey (Vishwanath Ganj), Hemant Kumat Tunnu (Manjhanpur), Chandrabali Singh Patel (Chail), Ujjwal Raman Singh (Karchchana), Jyoti Yadav (Allahabad west), Ram Dev Nidar (Korab).

Abbas Ali Zaidi (Rudauli), Rajesh Tripathi (Mahasi), Baijnath Dubey (Katra Bazar), Lalji Yadav (Baansi), Kamal Yusuf (Dumariaganj), Rana Krishna kinkar Singh (Kaptanganj), Anup Pandey (Rudhali), Subodh Chandra Yadav (Khalilabad), Krishna Bhan Singh (Paniyaara), Chinta Yadav (Kampiyar Ganj), sanjay Singh (Gorakhpur sadar), Yashpal Singh Rawat (Sahajanwa), Jokhu Paswan (Khajani), Keshav Yadav (Chauri Chaura), Sanjay Kumar Pahalwaan (Baansgaon), Rajendra Singh Pahalwaan (Chillupaar), Nuthunni Kushwaha (Khadda), Vijendra Pal Singh Yadav (Padrauna), PK Rai Tamukuhi Raj, Vishwanath Singh (Fazil Nagar).

Pradeep Yadav (Rudrapur), Darshan Yadav (Mubarakpur), Rajendra Mishra (Madhuban), Altaaf Ansari (Mau), Sanatan Pandey (Rasra), Ambika Chaudhry (efna), Md Javed Siddiqui (Jaunpur), Jwala Prasad Yadav (Mugra Badshahpur), Rajesh Kushwaha (Mohmadabad), Babu Lal Yadav (Mugalsarai), Prabhu Narain Singh Yadav (Sakadiha), Dr Ram Balak Singh Patel (Pindra), Lalji Sonkar (Ajgara), Arvind Maurya (Shivpur), Haji Abdul Samat Ansari (Varanasi North), Asfaq Ahmad Dabloo (Varanasi south), Ribu Srivastava (Varanasi cantt.)