Chunav Flashback: Rahul Gandhi found a saviour in Wayanad constituency when his chances of winning from Amethi were slim in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Before him, it was Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi who contested from constituencies from south India.
Polling in Rae Bareli is scheduled to take place in the fifth phase on May 20. It's one of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Congress patriarch is the incumbent MP from Rae Bareli, however, she is not contesting Lok Sabha elections.
In 1999, Sonia Gandhi too entered politics and won the Amethi seat. She retained it before shifting to Rae Bareli in 2004 and fielding Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
Chunav Flashback: The interesting part of the 1998 Lok Sabha election in West Bengal was that the BJP and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) contested polls in alliance against CPI(M) and Congress.
Chhindwara seat in Madhya Pradesh has always remained a Congress stronghold. Kamal Nath has won this seat for nine times. In 2019 polls, Kamal Nath's son Nakul had won election on this seat. In 2024, Nakul Nath is pitted against BJP's Vivek 'Bunty' Sahu.
Bellary remained a Congress stronghold from 1952 to 2000, however, from 2004 to 2018, the seat was with the BJP. The saffron party lost it to Congress in 2018 bypolls but won it again in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Chunav Flashback: Coincidentally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Sam Pitroda created trouble for Congress with his 'hua-to-hua' remark on Sikh riots compelling Congress to issue a statement.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served three terms as the Prime Minister of India - first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.
Chunav Flashback: Throughout his tenure, Rajiv Gandhi proved to be an indomitable force in the electoral arena, maintaining a stronghold over Amethi constituency. A day after election in Amethi in 1991, during an election rally in Tamil Nadu, Rajiv Gandhi fell victim to an LTTE suicide bomber.
The bypoll in Bijnor Lok Sabha seat happened after the death of then Congress MP Girdhari Lal. Meira Kumar, a debutant, had quit Indian Foreign Service. She is the daughter of former deputy Prime Minister and prominent SC leader Jagjivan Ram.
There was anger among the people due to the forced sterilisation by Sanjay Gandhi in the 1977 general elections which resulted in disaster for the Congress.
Chunav Flashback: As elections draw near, political parties traditionally turn to catchy slogans to woo their supporters. From urban hubs to rural hamlets, these rallying cries hold significant sway, moulding public opinion and impacting election results.
Chunav Flashback: The fourth Lok Sabha election proved pivotal in reshaping the nation's political landscape, notably with Jan Sangh achieving a remarkable feat by clinching victories in six out of seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi.
Chunav Flashback: Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a deep connection with Balrampur. He reached Parliament in 1957 by winning the election from here on Jan Sangh ticket. But in the next election, he had to face defeat due to a rumour.
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