Other prominent candidates were Nitin Agarwal, son of SP leader Naresh Agarwal, BSP turncoat Brijesh Pathak from Lucknow (Central) on the BJP ticket and Congress turncoat Rita Bahuguna Joshi from Lucknow Cantt, who is pitted against Aparna. The contest in Lucknow Cantt is considered to be a matter of prestige for both Bahugana and Aparna, who is making her debut in this election.
The maximum votes were cast in the Sitapur and Barabanki districts, which registered turnouts of 69.5 per cent and 68.3 per cent, respectively. In the 2012 Assembly and 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the turnout in these areas was 59.96 per cent and 58.43 per cent, respectively.
