In 2014 parliamentary general elections, the Apna Dal candidate from Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat, Anupriya Patel, backed by BJP, had established a lead of 25613 votes over her nearest BSP rival Samudra Bind in the Majhawan assembly segment. However, 2014 is not 2017. Three would be a bitter contest among the parties to claim to the seat in the coming 2017 elections.