Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for the first time after Lok Sabha defeat to Smriti Irani
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for the first time after Lok Sabha defeat to Smriti Irani

On 10 July, Rahul Gandhi will travel to Amethi -- a former Congress bastion that handed Smriti Irani a win by over 52,000 votes this Lok Sabha election.

   
Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacting with the villagers in Amethi | PTI

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi on July 10, his first visit after losing the parliamentary constituency to Union minister Smriti Irani in the recently-held general election.

He will be attending a party workers meeting there, sources said Monday.

In a historic poll battle, Irani defeated Gandhi in his bastion by more than 52,000 votes.

Gandhi had represented Amethi Lok Sabha seat since 1999.

He is currently a Member of Parliament from Wayanad constituency in Kerala.


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