Assembly polls: What's at stake in west Uttar Pradesh

Here are some facts about west UP where 73 constituencies are going on polls

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Polling underway in Aligarh

Last Updated : Feb 11 2017 | 1:54 PM IST

73 constituencies spread over 15 districts of western UP.

Important constituencies

Mathura, Agra, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut (City), Sardhana, Shamli, Noida, Baghpat, Hathras, Mathura, Bhatta Parsaul, Kairana,

The Electorate

Total of 2.60 crore voters

1.17 crore women

1,508 belonging to third gender category

26,823 polling stations

839 candidates.

Who to watch out for

Pankaj Singh (Noida seat), son of Home Minister Rajnath Singh,

Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Mathur (Mathura) vs BJP spokesman Srikant Sharma

Mriganka Singh (Kairana), daughter of BJP MP Hukum Singh

BJP MLAs Sangeet Som (Sardhana) and Suresh Rana (Thanabhawan)

Former BJP state president Lakshmikant Bajpai (Meerut)

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