Priyanka Gandhi Vadra congratulates Kishori Lal Sharma for leading against Smriti Irani in Amethi, expressing confidence in his victory. Early trends show Irani trailing by over 50,000 votes. The latest data from the Election Commission reveals a 29,400-vote deficit for Irani.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra extends congratulations to Kishori Lal Sharma for his robust performance against Smriti Irani in Amethi, expressing unwavering confidence in his victory. Early trends indicate the BJP’s Smriti Irani trailing behind Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, with a gap of over 50,000 votes, according to Election Commission data. Despite Smriti Irani’s confidence in retaining the Amethi seat, she currently trails with 1,19,069 votes, compared to Kishori Lal Sharma’s 1,69,827 votes.
As per the latest data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Smriti Irani is trailing behind Congress’s Kishori Lal Sharma by 29,400 votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi as of 11:16 am.
The official ECI website reports that out of the total 976,053 votes cast via Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), approximately 148,000 votes, constituting 15.2% of the total, have been counted.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Smriti Irani secured victory in Amethi, a seat historically associated with the Gandhi family, by defeating Rahul Gandhi, who held the position for 15 years, with a margin of 55,120 votes.
The electoral history between Irani and Gandhi saw Gandhi emerging victorious in their first electoral clash in 2014, with Amethi being a stronghold of the Congress party until 2019.
Amethi comprises five assembly segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj, and Amethi. Voting for the Amethi seat took place during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.
(With inputs from agencies)
