The Majhawan by-election featured three major contenders, Suchismita Maurya (BJP), Dr. Jyoti Bind (SP) and Deepak Tiwari alias Deepu (BSP).
The main contenders were Tej Pratap Singh Yadav from the SP and Anuj Pratap Singh from the BJP, with five other candidates also in the fray.
Buoyed by their success in the Rampur Lok Sabha bypolls, the BJP is going all out to woo the Pasmanda Muslim community of the constituency ahead of the Rampur Sadar assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh on December 5.