File photo of BJP's VK Singh.
With 22.63 lakh voters, Ghaziabad is the second largest Lok Sabha constituency after Malkajgiri in Andhra Pradesh. The constituency has a fair sprinkling of Rajputs, (
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Brahmins, Baniyas and Jats, and, with the exception of 2004, has voted for the BJP since 1991.
Party president Rajnath Singh won it in 2009, but after he shifted to Lucknow, the BJP nominated former Army Chief, Gen (Retd) VK Singh from this seat, which borders the capital.
(Elections schedule)He is locked in a four-cornered contest with former journalist Shazia Ilmi of the AAP, filmstar-turned-politician Raj Babbar (Congress) and BSP's Mukul Upadhyaya.
Candidates
Name: Vijay Kumar Singh
Party: BJP
Age: 62
Education: Doctorate
Assets: Rs. 4,11,37,044
Name: Shazia Ilmi Malik
Party: AAP
Age: 43
Education: Post Graduate
Assets: Rs. 30,33,42,609
Name: Raj Babbar
Party: Congress
Age: 63
Education: Class 12
Assets: Rs. 19,72,33,950
Name: Mukul Upadhyay
Party: BSP
Age: 41
Education: Class 10
Assets: Rs. 16,73,55,710