Shivpal Singh Yadav is said to be SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's righthand man. (Photo: PTI) In Jaswantnagar, Samajwadi Party's candidate Shivpal Singh Yadav defeated BJP's Vivek Shakya by 90979 votes. Contestants were SP's Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP's Vivek Shakya, BSP's Brajendra Pratap Singh, AAP's Gyanesh Kumar, Jan Adhikar Party's Madhu and independents Ashutosh Kumar and Vishwanath Pratap. In 2017, Shivpal Yadav had won from here as a candidate for SP and by a wide margin, of over 52,000 votes, defeating the second in the race and BJP’s Manish Singh Patre. In this SP stronghold, the party has won the last five elections. Despite the impressive victory, Shivpal left SP the very next year, angry with Akhilesh for trying to take control of the party and formed Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP). Last year, the chill between the uncle and nephew had seemed to thaw. SP and PSP had joined forces in a panchayat poll in Etawah, and had won 18 out of 24 wards. By December … [Read more...] about UP Election Results 2022: Shivpal Singh Yadav defeats BJP’s Vivek Shakya by over 90,000 votes in Jaswantnagar