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Rahul Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha polls from Amethi: U.P. Congress leader

Mr. Gandhi, a former Congress president, represented Amethi in Parliament from 2002 till 2019

March 06, 2024 11:13 am | Updated 01:28 pm IST - Amethi

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI

An Uttar Pradesh Congress leader on March 6 said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Amethi — a constituency he has represented several times since 2002.

Congress district president Pradeep Singhal, who returned after a meeting in Delhi, said Mr. Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon.

Mr. Gandhi, a former Congress president, represented Amethi in Parliament from 2002 till 2019.

In 2019 general election, he lost to BJP's Smriti Irani. He is now MP from Kerala's Wayanad.

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Indian National Congress / Amethi / Uttar Pradesh / General Elections 2024 / Bharatiya Janata Party

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