Key Contestant: Jagdambika Pal

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader switched his allegiance to the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections after lavishing praise on its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. He has been nominated again from Domariyaganj, a constituency he won in 2009.

Constituency: Domariyaganj
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Age: 64
Education: Post Graduate
Assets: 17,822,082