Rahul Gandhi will contest not from his old constituency Amethi but from Rae Bareli, the Congress 'bastion' in Uttar Pradesh.The Congress also announced its candidate for Rahul Gandhi's old constituency Amethi on Friday morning. Kishore Lal Sharma, a confidant of the Gandhi family, has been given the ticket. The fifth phase of polling will be held in Amethi and Rae Bareli on May Kishore Lal Sharma, a confidant of the Gandhi family, has been given the ticket. The fifth phase of polling will be held in Amethi and Rae Bareli on May Friday was the last day for candidates to file their nominations for the two constituencies. Therefore, Rahul and Kishore Lal will have to file their nominations on the day of announcement of their names as candidates.
Outgoing BJP MP from Amethi Smriti Irani has already submitted her nomination papers. In Rae Bareli, the CPI(M) has nominated Uttar Pradesh Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh.Rahul Gandhi was the MP from Amethi for 15 years from 2004 to However, he lost to Smriti Irani in the last Lok Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi won the 2019 seat in Rae Bareli, defeating BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh.
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