Lok Sabha elections 2019: Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Mulayam Singh's Azamgarh seat

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, the party announced on Sunday(March 24).

Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency seat was represented by his father Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The 79-year-old SP patriarch will contest from "safe seat" Mainpuri this time. The Party also announced that senior leader Mohd Azam Khan will contest from Rampur.

The announcement comes days after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said she will not contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.