839 candidates in fray

> Polling will be held in 73 assembly constituencies spread across 15 districts in the western part of the state > The 15 districts are: Meerurt, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Mathura, Hathras, Agra, Firozabad, Etah and Kasganj > A total of 839 candidates are in fray > The maximum number of candidates (26) are in Agra South > BJP has 73 candidates, BSP 73, RLD 57, SP 57, Congress 24, CPI 5, and CPM 4 > 826 companies of central forces have been stationed for the first phase of polling.