BJP MP’s wife challenges him in electoral battle for Etawah seat

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The upcoming election has transformed into a personal showdown within one household. In an unexpected turn of events, Mridula Katheria, the wife of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ram Shankar Katheria, is set to challenge him directly for the Etawah seat in Uttar Pradesh.

Taking a bold step, Mridula has officially submitted her nomination as an Independent candidate for the Etawah Lok Sabha constituency, positioning herself as a contender against her own husband.

Expressing her determination, Mridula told ANI, “I have submitted my nomination as an Independent candidate. I am committed to contesting this election and will be running against him (BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria).”

#WATCH | UP: Independent candidate Mridula Katheria filed a nomination from the Etawah Lok Sabha seat on April 24; to contest against her husband, BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria. pic.twitter.com/USnamcqLEa

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) April 25, 2024

Etawah constituency will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13. The deadline for filing nomination papers is May 25 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is May 29.

The Etawah Lok Sabha seat comprises Etawah, Bharthana, Auraiya, Dibiyapur, and Sikandra Assembly segments. It has 18.23 lakh voters.

In the 2019 General Elections, Mridula had filed nomination papers from Etawah but later withdrew them. Katheria won the seat by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Kamlesh Kumar by over 64,000 votes.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow