Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A look at the prominent candidates
By Moneycontrol News, June 4, 2024
Narendra Modi
(Varanasi)
PM Modi seeks a third term from Varanasi, the constituency that first brought him to the Lok Sabha.
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rahul gandhi
(wayanad & raebareli)
Congress leader is contesting from two seats. After losing Amethi in 2019, he entered the Lok Sabha from Wayanad.
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Amit Shah,(Gandhinagar)
The Union Minister aims for a second consecutive term from Gandhinagar, a seat traditionally held by BJP veterans.
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Shashi Tharoor
(Thiruvananthapuram)
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, a three-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram, faces a three-way contest against BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Rajnath Singh
(Lucknow)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh seeks a third term from Lucknow.
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Akhilesh Yadav
(Kannauj)
Former UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav surprised many by announcing his candidacy from Kannauj.
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Asaduddin Owaisi
(Hyderabad)
The Hyderabad constituency will see a major showdown between AIMIM chief Owaisi and BJP candidate Madhavi Latha.
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Smriti Irani
(Amethi)
Irani aims to retain the Amethi seat she took from Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Supriya Sule (Baramati)
The NCP leader wants to keep her family's longtime seat in Baramati, running against her sister-in-law, Sunetra Pawar.
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