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End of an era: Amethi sees first non-Gandhi contender in 25 years
The last non-Gandhi candidate to contest from Amethi was Satish Sharma in 1998, who lost to the BJP's Sanjaya Sinh. Sonia Gandhi reclaimed the seat in 1999, defeating Sinh by over 3 lakh votes.
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Rahul Gandhi From Amethi, Priyanka From Rae Bareli? Congress Proposes Names For Key Seats
While the BJP has renominated Smriti Irani from Amethi, it's yet to announce its candidate from Rae Bareli. Sonia Gandhi, who won from the Rae Bareli in 2009, 2014 and 2019, vacated the seat this ...