Amethi is one of the most interesting battles to watch out for in the 8th phase of Lok Sabha Polls as it is the first time that the Congress scion , Rahul Gandhi is challenged by high profile candidates from opposition parties in the home constituency.
The eighth phase of General Elections covers 64 Lok Sabha seats covering seven states including Andhra Pradesh (25), Bihar (7), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Uttar Pradesh (15), Uttarakhand (5) and West Bengal (6). Fate of big guns like Rahul Gandhi, Paswan and Rabri, Smriti Irani will be sealed today.
Baba Ramdev casted his vote in Haridwar and requested all the citizens to do the same.
Many voters in Salon, Amethi faced disappointment as their names went missing from the voters list.
The fate of 1,737 candidates, including Rahul Gandhi (Amethi), his cousin Varun (Sultanpur), Union minister Beni Prasad Verma (Gonda), cricketer-turned-politician Md Kaif (Phulpur-all in UP), Ram Vilas Paswan (Hajipur), Rabri Devi and Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Saran-all in Bihar) is in the hands of 18.47 crore voters who will caste their votes today in the eighth phase of LS polls.
BJP`s PM candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally in Varanasi on May 8, the polls being on May 12.
Polling begins for 64 constituencies in 8th phase,as many as 18.47 crore voters will cast their votes today
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Rahul Gandhi, Vice President of the Indian National Congress party and sitting MP from the constituency of Amethi, is trying to retain this seat third time.