Key Contestant: Ajit Singh

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh, a six-term MP from the Jat-dominated Baghpat who joined the UPA in 2012 to become the civil aviation minister, faces a formidable rival in the form of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh, who has been fielded by the BJP.

Age: 74
Education: Post Graduate
Assets: Rs 169,254,660