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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday declared 8 names of its Mayor candidates for 8 cities including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Jhansi, Meerut, Shahjahanpur, Firozabad and Ayodhya.
The names of the candidates were announced after the approval of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.
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The list was released by party's state president Naresh Uttam Patel.
The urban local body polls will take place in two phases on May 4 and May 11. The counting of votes will take place on May 13.