Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.
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The Congress had kept the suspense going over whether or not Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would contest from Amethi and Raebareli, till the early morning of the last day of nomination filing. The declaration came with a twist, Rahul Gandhi opted out from Amethi.
Congress leader and former MLA Indranil Rajguru courted controversy after he used the term "cunning" for Mahatma Gandhi. The Congress leader also praised Rahul Gandhi and compared him with Mahatma Gandhi.
Smriti Irani criticizes Congress' decision to field Kishori Lal Sharma in Amethi, citing the absence of the Gandhi family from the electoral battle as an acceptance of defeat. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from Rae Bareli, accompanied by prominent party members.
Rahul Gandhi files nominations for Rae Bareli: The Congress leader was accompanied by Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The constituency has always been represented by family members and friends of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
Rae Bareli constituency has long been synonymous with the Congress party and the indomitable Gandhi family's influence in Indian politics. The seat has witnessed the rise and resilience of the Gandhi family's political dynasty, making it a focal point of attention during each Lok Sabha election.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades.
Amethi has been a stronghold of the Congress party for decades. The seat is also known as the Gandhi family bastion until being won by Smriti Irani in 2019 against Rahul Gandhi.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Rae Bareli will see an interesting contest this time as the Congress party has fielded senior leader Rahul Gandhi from this seat against the BJP.
Congress has announced its candidates on the two key seats in Uttar Pradesh -- Amethi and Rae Bareli with Rahul Gandhi contesting on the latter and Sonia Gandhi loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma fighting on the Amethi seat against BJP's Smriti Irani.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress announced its candidates on the last day of filing of nominations for Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The polling at these two seats is scheduled to take place on May 20.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Highlights: The campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections is underway as the third phase of the polls nears on May 7. Today is the last day for filing nomination papers on the Amethi and Raebareli seats. PM Narendra Modi is in West Bengal to hold three poll rallies.
The speculations continue over Congress' candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli seats for the Lok Sabha elections. Friday (May 3) is the last date for filing of nominations for the seats that will go to polls on May 20.
The Congress party's nomination of Tsering Namgyal for the Ladakh constituency signals its determination to contest strongly in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. This move follows NC's unexpected decision to nominate Haji Hanifa Jan as their joint candidate with Congress.
The Amethi seat has been represented by Rahul Gandhi from 2004 and he remained the member of Parliament from the constituency for three consecutive terms till 2019. He currently represents the Wayanad constituency in Kerala from where he has contested this time also.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he should apologise to the women of India for seeking votes for the "mass rapist". Prajwal Revanna's 'obscene video' case turned into a big poll issue ahead of the third phase of polling on May 7 in Karnataka.
In this fact check, it was found that the Congress party has not officially released any press release announcing its candidates for Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha constituencies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted Congress after Pakistan's former Minister Fawad Chaudhary praised Rahul Gandhi. He said we always knew that Pakistan is fond of Congress.
Sonia Gandhi is reportedly keen on strategically positioning her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. However, there seems to be a slight hitch in Sonia's plan as Rahul Gandhi is hesitant about running for elections from two separate seats.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE Updates: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha began on April 19 (Friday) followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes will be done on June 4.
Amidst the proliferation of fake news on social media, a video surfaced alleging that Rahul Gandhi facilitated the conversion of a Hindu temple into a Muslim establishment in Wayanad, Kerala. However, a fact check by India TV debunked this claim, revealing that the video misrepresented events.
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