There are some like Sanjeev Maheswari, who is lodged in Mainpuri district jail and is facing several cases including that of murder.Another accused in the Krisnhnand Rai murder case, Prem Singh alias Munna Bajrangi is in Jhansi jail but his wife Seema is contesting from Madiyahun seat in Jaunpur on Apna Dal (Krishna Patel faction) ticket.Aman Mani Tripathi lodged in Dasna jail (Ghaziabad) in connection with the murder case of his wife Sara is contesting as an independent candidate from Nautanwa seat (Mahrajganj)His father Amar Mani Tripathi and mother are also in jail in connection with the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case.Some other known musclemen have also fielded their wards in thse assembly polls.Munna is lodged in Jhansi district jail and faces trial in eight criminal cases.His campaign was managed by sisters Tanushri and Alankrita, who left no stone unturned to ensure victory of their brother..
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari.Sanjeev managed to get a Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) ticket for his wife Payal Maheshwari from Muzaffarnagar and kept an eye on her campaigning. China Colorful Toilet Seats Factory Lucknow: Come polls and many jail birds land in the poll arena in Uttar Pradesh.Mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, a four-time MLA from Mau Sadar, tops the chart in the league.For Vineet his family is campaigning while he is managing things from jail. They are not in the fray directly but are very much in the poll arena.While there are many muscleman who are trying their luck in the ongoing state polls from behind the bars, there are others who are supporting their kin from behind the prison walls.Not only Mukhtar, his son Abbas and brother Sigbathullah Ansari are also in the fray from Ghosi and Mohammadabad seats and the don himself is trying his best to ensure they emerge victorious after he was denied parole by the court.Mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, a four-time MLA from Mau Sadar, tops the chart in the league.
