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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi surpassed Sonia Gandhi's 2019 victory margin from the Rae Bareli constituency and was now leading by 3,88,615 votes against his nearest rival Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP. Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Rae Bareli seat for the first time, was ahead of the BJP candidate since the beginning of the counting.
Singh is also a minister in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet.
In 2019, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi won the seat by a margin 1,67,178 votes against Dinesh Pratap Singh.
Rae Bareli Voting Details
Voting in Rae Bareli took place during Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.
Rae Bareli 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Sonia Gandhi, the former Congress president, won for the fifth consecutive time, including a bypoll, with a comfortable margin of 167,178 votes. She received 534,918 votes, accounting for 55.78% of the vote share. Her closest rival, BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh, garnered 367,740 votes, representing 38.35% of the total votes cast.
Rae Bareli 2014 Lok Sabha Elections
During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Sonia Gandhi secured a victory with 526,434 votes and a commanding vote share of 63.80%. Her nearest competitor, BJP candidate Ajay Agrawal, received 173,721 votes, making up 21.05% of the valid votes polled. Gandhi's victory margin over Agrawal was a substantial 352,713 votes.
Rae Bareli District Profile
Rae Bareli district, located in Uttar Pradesh, spans an area of 3,371 square kilometres, with its headquarters in the city of Rae Bareli. This district is part of the Lucknow Division in Uttar Pradesh.
Recognised as one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Rae Bareli has been a bastion of the Indian National Congress. From 1967 to 1977, the seat was held by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and from 2004 until her appointment to the Rajya Sabha in 2024, by Sonia Gandhi.
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