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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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at his election rally that Rahul was losing in Wayanad, Kerala, and this was the reason why he opted for a safe seat in Rae Bareli.
In a letter to Siddaramaiah, Gandhi condemned the actions of Revanna, an MP from the southern state, and accused him of enjoying immunity with the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's decision to file a second nomination for the Lok Sabha Elections, this time from Rae Bareli in addition to his incumbent seat in Wayanad, has sparked mixed reactions. While some see it as a strategic move to strengthen the Congress' position, others express concerns.
Polling in Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase on May 20. Amethi, where the Congress scion lost to BJP's Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,000 votes in 2019, will also vote in the fifth phase.
Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Rae Bareli, a Congress' stronghold, in the presence of Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge, ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Robert Vadra.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The voting for Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase of elections on May 20. The main contest is between Rahul Gandhi and BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh.
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Though all members of the Gandhi family and party president Mallikarjun Kharge were present when Rahul Gandhi filed the nomination, Raebareli is going to be a tough contest for him. In the last parliamentary election, Sonia Gandhi’s victory margin dropped by almost half.
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.
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