The Wire's Mukul Singh Chauhan speaks to the Congress's candidate from Noida Pankhuri Pathak about the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. They discuss issues of unemployment and development, which Pathak says are going to influence the outcome of the polls, which will be held in seven phases starting on February 10. She also discusses the Congress party's decision to reserve 40% of the seats for women.

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