Samajwadi Party's candidate from Alapur Chandrashekhar Kanaujia died following a heart attack during an election campaign in Ambedkar Nagar. Kanaujia was campaigning ahead of the Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. The 38-year-old SP candidate was campaigning in Sabitpur region of the constituency when he suffered a heart attack. The Samajwadi Party had given Kanuajia the ticket against its current legislator Bhim Prasad Sonkar. (More details awaited)ALSO READ:Mulayam will campaign for us, Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance to win UP: Akhilesh to India TodayUttar Pradesh Assembly election: Despite EC's objections, parties use caste factor to woo voters

Source: India Today February 12, 2017 13:28 UTC