Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: Phase six today – 49 seats up for grabs

WITH 49 constituencies of seven districts of eastern UP going to polls on Saturday, fate of several leaders will be at stake – from jailed don Mukhtar Ansari and son Abbas in Mau to ministers Durga Prasad Yadav and Ram Govind Chaudhary in Azamgarh and Ballia; turncoats Narad Rai and Ambika Chaudhary – contesting as BSP candidates – and former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya, contesting on a BJP ticket from Padrauna. Prestige of Gorakhpur BJP MP Yogi Adityanath is also at stake with seven constituencies in the district, along with some in neighbouring districts – where the leader’s outfit Hindu Yuva Vahini has considerable influence – set to vote.