Raebareli Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress Wayanad MP, Raebareli Candidate Rahul Gandhi Arrives at Polling Station in Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Constituency To Inspect Poll Booths (Watch Video)

In a surprising turn of events, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made an unexpected visit to Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday, May 20, during the ongoing Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Elections. A video shared by news agency ANI showed Rahul Gandhi inspecting a polling booth in Raebareli. The Congress leader, who is also contesting from Kerala's Wayanad, where he is a seating MP arrived in Raebareli earlier in the day.  Reports suggest he plans to visit additional voting centers across the parliamentary seat today. Voting is currently underway across 49 Lok Sabha constituencies in six states and two Union Territories, including the high-profile Rae Bareli and Amethi seats. Sonia Gandhi had earlier vacated her seat in this Uttar Pradesh constituency, paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to contest. Other key contenders from Uttar Pradesh include Union ministers Smriti Irani from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi and Rajnath Singh from Lucknow. Raebareli Lok Sabha Election 2024: Rahul Gandhi to Take on BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh at Congress' Bastion.

Rahul Gandhi Visits Polling Station in Raebareli

#WATCH | Congress MP and candidate from Wayanad (Kerala) and Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) Rahul Gandhi, arrives at a polling booth in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh to inspect it. pic.twitter.com/nwpsks2oCP

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024

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