Finally, Congress Party has announced its candidates for the much talked about Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats of UP. Due to Sonia Gandhi going to Rajya Sabha, now former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest elections from Rae Bareli seat. Whereas, Congress has fielded KL Sharma from Amethi seat. He will contest against Union Minister Smriti Irani. After the distribution of tickets, Congress candidate from Amethi KL Sharma has become the topic of discussion. Let us know some facts about him.
Sharma is close to Gandhi family
KL Sharma’s full name is Kishori Lal Sharma. He has been considered very close to the Gandhi family. According to the information, at one time KL Sharma used to be the MP representative of Rae Bareli MP Sonia Gandhi. He has been looking after the work of Amethi and Rae Bareli seats for the Congress Party for a long time. It is believed that even after getting the ticket from Amethi, he will look after the work of Rae Bareli for Rahul Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi brought Amethi from Punjab
Kishori Lal Sharma is originally from Ludhiana, Punjab. In the year 1983, former PM Rajiv Gandhi had brought Sharma to Amethi and Rae Bareli. After the death of Rajiv Gandhi, Sharma became even closer to the Gandhi family. Even when the Gandhi family did not have any MP from this area, Sharma used to look after the work of other MPs. He was continuously watching the work of Congress in this area. KL Sharma has also held the post of in-charge of Bihar Congress. Apart from this, he has also been a member of Punjab Congress Committee.
When are the elections in Amethi-Rae Bareli?
Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be held in a total of 7 phases. Elections will be held on 80 different seats of UP in seven phases one by one. The Election Commission has said that the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections will take place from April 19. At the same time, the seventh phase of voting will be held on June 1. Voting will be held in the fifth phase on May 20 in both Amethi and Rae Bareli seats. The results of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will come on June 4.
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