The constituency had seen an exodus of Hindu families in 2016 and their return later after huge efforts. The BJP has fielded Mriganka Singh, eldest daughter of late Hukum Singh who had won the seat several times.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday began his first political programme in Uttar Pradesh after the announcement of Assembly polls with a door-to-door campaign in Kairana city, in Shamili district of western Uttar Pradesh.
Accompanied by party workers and leaders wearing saffron caps and stoles with the BJP election symbol, Shah treaded the rain-drenched lane in the winter chill and distributed pamphlets mentioning the achievements of the BJP government, amidst intermittent shouts of "Jai Shri Ram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.