Gangster-politicians Ahmad and Ashraf were shot dead in April by three assailants when they were being escorted by police to a medical college in Prayagraj. Ahmad was elected to the assembly as an Independent in 1989, 1991, 1993 and on a Samajwadi Party ticket in 1996. He returned to the House in 2002 on an Apna Dal ticket. He was elected as an MP in 2004.
