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In Photos: Rahul Gandhi to contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amethi

In Photos: Rahul Gandhi to contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amethi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was defeated in the 2019 general election by BJP's Smriti Irani, is all set to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh (Pics/PTI)

19 August,2023 03:20 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Smriti Irani: 'Giantslayer' who defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

Smriti Irani: 'Giantslayer' who defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

Union minister Smriti Irani emerged as a giant-killer by dealing a shock defeat to Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. Irani had put up a strong fight in 2014 but lost to Gandhi. The BJP fielded her again in this general election in which she trounced him by over 55,000 votes in his family pocket borough. First a model, then a TV star to now a politician, Smriti Irani has had a meteoric rise. We trace down her journey from her initial Miss India days to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minister

25 May,2019 09:03 AM IST

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