Maneka Gandhi, the late Sanjay Gandhi's wife, returns to her old constituency of Pilibhit after her son, Varun shifted to Sultanpur. The former union minister and animal rights activist has won the seat five times in the past. She finds herself in a four-cornered contest with the BSP's Anis Ahmed, Sanjay Kapoor (Congress) and Budhsena Verma of the Samajwadi Party.
Constituency: Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
Party: BJP
Age: 57
Education: Class 12
Assets: Rs 374,132,826
Criminal Cases: 1