The Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat has been a strong bastion of the Gandhi family. Sonia Gandhi held the constituency for four consecutive terms. Following her election to Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is contesting the seat in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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Rahul Gandhi is the incumbent Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Wayanad. In 2024 elections, he is contesting from two seats -- Wayanad once again and Rae Bareli for the firs time. Rae Bareli has remained a Congress' stronghold for decades.
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Congress picks Rae Bareli for Rahul: Rahul Gandhi on Friday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, which has remained a Congress' bation for long. But what are the reasons behind it? Check out the video to know more.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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