BSP has fielded Yogesh Dixit, who is trying to woo voters by promising good governance by party supremo Mayawati.
Lucknow Central is also witnessing a keen contest, where sitting SP MLA and cabinet minister Ravidas Mehrotra is facing an uphill task with Congress candidate Maroof Khan refusing to withdraw from the field despite a tie-up between the two parties.
BJP has given ticket to former MP Brijesh Pathak, a fromer Lucknow University student union president, who switched from BSP. BSP has given ticket to Rajiv Srivastava here.
