The former Amethi MP has always been a fierce critic of the Congress leader and often cornered him over neglecting the constituency.

After actor-politician Smriti Irani lost the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency to a Congress party candidate, she has been enormous support from her friends in the film and television industry. One such friend of Smriti Irani is Mouni Roy, who also stood in support of her. Check out what she said.

Lok Sabha election results: The results of general elections came as a shocker for some bigwigs as they suffered defeat, the list includes Union Minister Smriti Irani, NC leader Omar Abdullah and others.

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Irani, who had clinched the Amethi Lok Sabha seat after defeating Rahul Gandhi in 2019, was trailing Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, by over 1.39 lakh votes as of 4:00 pm.

Uttar Pradesh voted in all the seven phases during the Lok Sabha election 2024. The state has the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats which is 80. Counting of votes in all the seats is underway today. Take a look at leading candidates, party in Uttar Pradesh.

Amethi Election Lok Sabha Results 2024: Amethi has always been a hot seat with the BJP and Congress face-off.

While Varanasi is considering electing PM Modi for the third time in a row, all eyes are set on Rahul Gandhi who is contesting from Rae Bareili after losing Amethi in 2019. Let's have a look at the key candidates:

In the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, 14 out of 80 seats will go to polls on Monday. BJP's five Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani are in the fray. Rae Bareli, from where Rahul Gandhi is contesting, will also go to polls in fifth phase.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on May 20 (Monday) in which voters in 49 constituencies will use their franchise. Eight states and Union Territories including UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand will go to polls in the fifth phase.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Smriti Irani mocked Rahul Gandhi after he accepted an invitation to debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Lok Sabha polls.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases till June 1. The counting of votes will be done on June 4.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ) for the attack in which some Congress workers also sustained injuries, as claimed by the party. Kishori Lal Sharma has been pitted against against the BJP's Smriti Irani from Amethi.

The report's release, just 10 days before Telangana's Lok Sabha polls on May 13, adds a political dimension to the case. Rohith's suicide in 2016 sparked nationwide protests, particularly over allegations of discrimination against Dalit students.

Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amethi in Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 20 (Monday). The counting of votes will be done on June 4 (Tuesday).

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.

Smriti Irani, in an exclusive conversation with India TV, exuberated confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win all the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, to achieve NDA's target of 400-plus seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

Meanwhile, Congress has yet to field a candidate for this constituency. Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a 'few days'.

Rahul Gandhi had won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections defeating CPI's PP Suneer with a margin of over 4.31 lakh votes. The BJP has fielded its Kerela unit president K Surendra against the Congress leader from Wayanad. Gandhi is a sitting MP of the constituency.

AAP Minister Atishi held a press conference as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to six-day ED custody by Rouse Avenue court in Delhi, saying the BJP wants to win the election with the help of ED.