Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Congress stronghold Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi:
A complete of 49 constituencies throughout eight states are going to polls within the fifth section of Lok Sabha polls at this time. Within the fray this time are 695 candidates, together with a number of political heavyweights from each the ruling BJP and the Opposition.
Here’s a have a look at some key candidates on this section:
Rahul Gandhi: Among the many most watched candidates within the fifth section is Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who’s contesting from Raebareli. A stronghold of the Gandhi household, Raebareli was earlier represented by Sonia Gandhi, who has now moved to Rajya Sabha. Within the 20 occasions the Lok Sabha seat has gone to the polls, the Congress has received 17 occasions. This time, the BJP has fielded Uttar Pradesh minister and Legislative Council member Dinesh Pratap Singh in opposition to Mr Gandhi. Earlier a Congress chief, Mr Singh misplaced to Sonia Gandhi within the 2019 election by over 1.67 lakh votes.
Rajnath Singh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is the BJP’s candidate from Lucknow, a seat he received within the 2014 and the 2019 election. A veteran BJP chief who has labored as a minister within the cupboards of each Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi, Mr Singh has been a member of each Homes of Parliament in his lengthy political journey. The INDIA Opposition bloc has fielded Lucknow Central’s Samajwadi Occasion MLA and former Uttar Pradesh minister Ravidas Mehrotra to tackle the BJP veteran. Lucknow has been a BJP stronghold for over three a long time now, with Mr Vajpayee successful for 5 occasions in a row, adopted by veteran chief Lalji Tandon, earlier than Mr Singh received it within the 2014 election that introduced the BJP to energy.
Smriti Irani: The firebrand BJP chief and Union minister is contesting once more from Amethi, the place she scored a shocking victory in opposition to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi within the 2019 election. Ms Irani has been campaigning extensively in Amethi and has mentioned Mr Gandhi determined to not contest from there this time as a result of he fears defeat. The Congress has fielded Kishori Lal Sharma, a Gandhi household loyalist, within the status seat. Mr Sharma has earlier labored because the MP’s consultant in Amethi and Rae Bareli. Amethi is a status seat for the Congress and has been represented by Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi up to now. Main the celebration’s marketing campaign in Amethi and Raebareli is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Chirag Paswan: The 42-year-old chief is contesting from Bihar’s Hajipur, a seat that elected his father, the late Ram Vilas Paswan, eight occasions. Mr Paswan’s demise in 2020 was adopted by a fallout between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, who received the Hajipur seat within the 2019 election. Within the run-up to this election, the BJP concluded that the numerous chunk of Paswan votes is prone to rally behind Chirag Paswan. The BJP then cast an alliance with Chirag Paswan’s celebration, providing it 5 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. His uncle, Pashupati Paras, resigned as Union minister in protest. Nonetheless, he later mentioned that he’ll assist the NDA within the election.
Omar Abdullah: As Jammu and Kashmir votes in its first elections after it was stripped of its particular standing, bifurcated and become a Union Territory, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is within the ballot enviornment. Mr Abdullah is contesting from the Baramulla seat, which was received by his celebration Nationwide Convention’s Mohammad Akbar Lone within the 2019 election. The Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP, which had a fallout with Nationwide Convention within the run-up to the polls, has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Fayaz Ahmad Mir in Baramulla. The third heavyweight in what’s prone to be a three-way battle in Sajad Lone, who leads the Jammu and Kashmir Folks’s Convention and was additionally a part of Gupkar Declaration, a entrance comprising NC, PDP, CPM, Folks’s Convention and Awami Nationwide Convention, to demand the restoration of particular standing.