Miss India runner-up, former MPs â UP panchayat polls grab eyeballs with bigshot candidates Candidates for this weekâs UP panchayat polls include former MPs Ram Sagar Rawat and Seema Upadhyay, and model Diksha Singh, a runner-up of 2015 Miss India pageant. Prashant Srivastava 12 April, 2021 12:02 pm IST Text Size: A+ Lucknow: Two former MPs, a Miss India runner-up, the wife of an alleged gangster â this weekâs Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections are drawing attention for the high-profile candidates in the fray. The four-phase panchayat elections start 15 April, with results scheduled for 2 May. The candidates include Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Sagar Rawat, 70, a four-time MP and three-term MLA, who is contesting from Barabankiâs Siddhaur area.Â