Competing against Congress’ KL Sharma, Former Union Minister Smriti Irani lost by a margin of 1,67,196 votes. Smriti Irani suffered a massive defeat in her constituency. The people of her constituency highlighted various factors that led to the actor-turned-politician’s election debacle.
14 June,2024 12:27 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: In the Amethi Lok Sabha Elections, Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma secured victory over BJP's Smriti Irani, loyal to the Gandhi Family, by a significant margin of 167,196 votes. Irani graciously acknowledged her defeat, pledging to persist in serving Amethi's populace. Following her concession, Irani convened with BJP supporters in Amethi, where emotions ran high, witnessing tears shed by party members in response to the substantial defeat suffered at the hands of the Congress contender.
05 June,2024 11:20 AM IST
Smriti Irani speaking exclusively with ANI, slammed the Congress party over Gandhi family’s treatment of Maneka Gandhi, alleging that she was "stripped and assaulted" when she contested against Rajiv Gandhi from Amethi. Maneka Gandhi, the wife of late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi was reportedly keen on contesting from her husband's seat Amethi after his death. In 1984, she contested from the seat against Rajiv Gandhi in 1984. However, she lost by a huge margin and ended up losing her deposit."When Maneka Gandhi contested against the Gandhi family from here (Amethi)...a young widow with a young child...literally she is stripped, she is assaulted. And the message goes in the region, that if we didn't leave her, how will we spare you?" Irani said. "This whole subset, that is so enamoured by the giggling Gandhis, they don't realize the muck, violence, torture, they are capable of. Beneath that sheen, is so much of dirt," she added.
19 May,2024 11:28 AM IST
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on May 03 reacted to the questions from the ruling party BJP over his candidature. He claimed that no national media talked about his questions regarding Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case but only talked about his contesting from Amethi/Raebareli. Now that he is contesting from Raebareli, they are silent, he claimed. “No national media talked about this (question on Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case) but only talked about me contesting from Amethi/Raebareli. Now that I am contesting from Raebareli, they are all silent,” said Rahul Gandhi.
04 May,2024 12:26 PM IST
For the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress finally announced its candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats. Rahul Gandhi has ducked the fight against Smriti Irani in Amethi as he will contest from Rae Bareli. In Amethi, Congress has fielded Kishori Lal Sharma against the sitting MP, Union Minister Smriti Irani. Earlier, there were speculations that Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra may contest from Amethi. Feroze Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi represented the Rae Bareli seat in the Lok Sabha. Therefore, it is considered to be a bastion of the Gandhi Family. Sonia Gandhi has been the MP from the constituency since she won the 2006 by-poll. Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Dinesh Pratap Singh against Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli. Congress will contest 17 seats and the Samajwadi Party the remaining 63 seats in the electorally crucial state. Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.
03 May,2024 12:15 PM IST
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Union Minister Smriti Irani held a special interaction with businessmen in Bengaluru, Karnataka on April 05. In this special meeting, she urged the audience to vote for BJP in order to make India a developed country and the third-largest economy in the world. She also took a dig at the opposition, the Gandhi family and their politics over the years. She went ahead and also criticized them for rejecting the invitation to the inauguration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. During her address, the Union Minister took a jibe at the opposition and said “Gandhi family looted and cheated the citizens of India by smiling and clicking pictures.” She lambasted Rahul Gandhi for his divide India statements and for taking help of a terrorist organization’s leader’s support to win the election. She further said, “Our ancestors had seen those days when, if they needed a phone or gas cylinder then they had to be familiar with a politician and they don’t want today’s youth to face the same."
06 April,2024 02:10 PM IST
BJP MP and Union Minister Smriti Irani performed 'Griha Pravesh' rituals along with her husband Zubin Irani at their new residence in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Griha Pravesh is a Hindu ritual that encompasses a puja ceremony on an auspicious muhurta when a person moves into a new house. Visuals emerged of Smriti Irani Griha Pravesh ceremony where she was seen performing rituals along with her husband. In 2019, the minister announced that she would get a permanent house in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. She has challenged Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi seat this Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Notably, Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani in the 2019 elections from Amethi.
22 February,2024 03:55 PM IST
On 20th of February, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ reached UP’s Raebareli. Congress and BJP workers confronted each other with loud slogans during the rally. During his speech, Rahul Gandhi made a derogatory remark that sparked controversy. While addressing the public in Amethi, he said that "the youths of UP were on a trip after boozing by night. I went to Varanasi and I saw people lying on roads drunk. Furious by his remark BJP workers purified Rahul Gandhi’s speech area with ‘Ganga Jal’. On the other hand, UP Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh lambasted Rahul Gandhi and also appealed to him to apologize. Meanwhile, agitated WCD Minister Smriti Irani raised questions on Congress MP’s upbringing. Notably, a massive protest was staged by BJP workers during his rally in Amethi too on Feb 19. Carrying Lord Rama’s flags, the workers raised ‘Modi-Modi’, ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and ‘Rahul Gandhi Go Back’ slogans.
21 February,2024 11:42 AM IST
Union Minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani is on a 3-day visit to her parliamentary constituency, Amethi. While attending an event on December 29, she was approached by a group of upset retired school teachers. The retired teachers complained against the DIOS over unpaid salaries. Smriti Irani called the DIOS and appealed to her to clear “all the dues on her desk”.
30 December,2023 12:20 PM IST
A man’s bond with a wildlife bird has now turned into a political controversy. The case of Arif in UP who rescued an injured Sarus crane has led to a war of words between the ruling BJP and Samajwadi Party.
28 March,2023 06:25 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
