The CPI and CPI (M-l) announced candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the lok Sabha elections with Communist Party of India announced eight candidates and Communist Party of India (Marxist-lennist) announced 11 candidates.
Among the eight candidates declared by CPI two are from the minority community while three belong to schedule castes. CPI, State secretary Dr Girish said here that party's national secretary Atul Kumar Anjan would contest from Ghosi seat, Dr Ramchandra Saras from Banda, Subhash Chandra Gautam from Macchilishahr (Reserved), Masrat Qarsi alias Pappu Bhai from Bareilly, Ashok Kumar Kanaujiya from Robertsganj (Reserved), Noor Ali from Muzaffarngar, Om Prakash from Gonda and Vipnesh Shukla from lakhimpur Kheri.
The party's state unit has called for a two-day emergency meeting here on March 13 and 14, to decide the strategy for the coming General elections. The CPI (M-l) party state secretary Ramji Rai and central committee member Ishwadi Prasad Kushwaha released the list of candidates in 11 constituencies.
According to the list, Ram Chaudhary will contest from Salempur, Ishwari Prasad Kushwaha from Ghazipur, Ramdular Bind from Chandauli , Jeera Bharti from Mirzapur, Shankar Kole from Robertsganj (Reserved), Rajesh Sawhney from Gorakhpur, Gaya Prasad from Dhauraha, Krishna Adhikari from lakhimpur Kheri , Autar Ram Verma from Pilibhit , Ram Singh fromJalaun (Reserved) and Balmukund Dhuria from Ambedkarnagar. Among the candidates two are women and three Dalits.