Key Contestant: PL Punia

Bureaucrat-turned-politician P L Punia is in the fray again from Barabanki, a seat he won in 2009 as the Congress candidate. He was considered close to BSP chief Mayawati, but joined the Congress before the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. He is presently the chairman of the SC/ST Commission.

Constituency: Barabanki
Party: Congress
Age: 69
Education: Doctorate
Assets: Rs 20,081,069