Four persons with same name -- Akhilesh Yadav -- are contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022. Akhilesh Yadav is the former chief minister and Samajwadi Party president.
Of the four Akhilesh Yadav contesting the election, two are from Samajwadi Party, one from Congress and one independent candidate.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is in the fray from Karhal assembly constituency in Mainpuri district where polling was held in the third phase of assembly elections.
Another Akhilesh Yadav, also from the Samajwadi Party, is a candidate from Mubarakpur constituency in Azamgarh district. He had contested the 2017 assembly election also but had lost to the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.
The Congress candidate from Bikapur assembly seat in Ayodhya district is also Akhilesh Yadav. Polling in this constituency was held in the fifth phase of elections on February 27.
Another Akhilesh Yadav is also in the fray as an independent candidate from Gunnaur constituency in Sambhal district.