Rahul Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha poll from Amethi: UP Congress leader

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AMETHI: A Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday 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 Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon.

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

In 2019 General Election, he lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani. He is now MP from Kerala’s Wayanad.