Lakhimpur Kheri (Hindi: लखीमपुर खीरी ज़िला, Urdu: لکھیم پور کھیری ضلع) is a district of Uttar Pradesh in the Lucknow division. It is located in India along the border with Nepal. The headquarters of the Lakhimpur Kheri District are situated in the city of Lakhimpur.

Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division and is the largest district in terms of area in the state (Total Area = 7680 sqr km). According to Government of India, the district Lakhimpur Kheri is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.

Lakhimpur Kheri is famous for Dudhwa National Park, the only national park in Uttar Pradesh. It is home to a large number of rare and endangered species including tiger, leopard, swamp deer, hispid hare, Bengal florican, etc. Being a Terai district it is rich in natural resources with lush green scenery and many rivers.

Lakhimpur is ranked at number 422 following Srinagar and Pilibhit in the Rank of Cities on Sanitation 2009–2010 with a rating of 16.968 points for sanitation, as per a study conducted by ministry of urban development.

Kheri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Kheri is located at 27°54′N 80°48′E / 27.9°N 80.8°E / 27.9; 80.8. It has an average elevation of 148 metres (485 feet).

As of 2001^[update] India census, Kheri had a population of 25,017. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kheri has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 48%, and female literacy is 37%. In Kheri, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: નરેન્દ્ર મોદી; born 17 September 1950) is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat. Born in a middle class family in Vadnagar, he was the third of six children born to Damodardas Mulchand Modi and his wife Heeraben. He has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since childhood also having interest in politics since adolescence. He holds a master's degree in political science. In 1998, he was chosen by L. K. Advani, the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to direct the election campaign in Gujarat as well as Himachal Pradesh.

He became Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001, promoted to the office at a time when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel had resigned, following the defeat of BJP in the by-elections. His tenure as chief minister of Gujarat began on 7 October 2001, and he is the longest serving Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat. In July 2007 he became the longest serving Chief Minister in Gujarat's history when he had been in power for 2063 days continuously. He was elected again for a third term on 23 December 2007 in the state elections, which he had cast as a "referendum on his rule".

Zafar Ali Naqvi is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Lakhimpur Kheri constituency. His political party is the Indian National Congress.

Zafar is a member of the Naqvi family, one of the prominent families in Lakhimpur.

Zafar Ali Naqvi attended University of Lucknow and is holding the degree of Bachelor in Arts(B.A.) and Bachelor in Law (L.L.B.).

Previously he has represented Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency twice in 1980 and 1989.

Zafar Ali Naqvi is the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education. He has previously held the responsibilities of Chairman of Minorities Commission, Delhi.

Zafar is a former Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of Bahujan Samaj Party, with a margin of 8,780 securing a total of 1,84,980 votes.

He was a prominent figure in a high profile Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Indian general election, 2009. Congress won 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh mainly because of the efforts from Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the state. The election saw the Indian National Congress, which represents developing India, to become the majority stake holder in Parliament.