Updated On: 19 August, 2023 03:20 PM IST | ronak mastakar
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)

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Newly elected Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai confirmed that Rahul Gandhi will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi
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"Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," Ajay Rai said

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Ajay Rai was the Congress candidate in Varanasi both in 2014 and 2019 and lost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Amethi used to be a Congress stronghold in Uttar Pradesh, where Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani by a margin of around 55,000 votes in the 2019 elections

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Amethi, along with Rae Bareilli used to be well-known Congress strongholds
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