New Delhi: Surprising nominations Rahul Gandhi from uttar pradesh Ray Barelli Bringing focus back to the VVIP segment, which was initially represented in the Lok Sabha by former MPs congress The president’s grandfather, Feroz Gandhi, was president in the first two elections after independence.solid foundation feroz gandhi The constituency’s influence was later nurtured and strengthened by his wife and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who won seats in the constituency in 1967, 1971 and 1980, followed by friends from the constituency with family. gandhi family.
In 1980, Indira Gandhi contested between the Rae Bareli and Medak seats in Telangana and ultimately chose to retain the Medak seat. Arun Nehru won the 1980 and subsequent 1984 elections.
From late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s right-hand man Arun Nehru to another Gandhi relative Sheela Kaur, Ray Bareilly returned several Gandhi family members and aides to the Lok Sabha.
The seat was held by Congress MP RP Singh in a by-election in 1960 after the death of Feroz Gandhi and in 1962 by another Congress leader Baij Nath Kureel.
Indira Gandhi’s aunt Sheila Kaul represented the seat in 1989 and 1991.
In 1999, another friend of the Gandhi family, Satish Sharma, represented Rae Bareli constituency until Sonia Gandhi moved there.
The only time the Congress did not represent the seat was after the Emergency in 1977, when the BJP’s Raj Narain defeated then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and in 1996 He defeated the BJP’s Ashoke Singh in 1998 and 1998.
Although Sonia Gandhi chose to contest from the neighboring Amethi Lok Sabha seat (which her husband Rajiv Gandhi had earlier held) when she entered electoral politics in 1999, she soon The seat was vacated when son Rahul entered politics for the first time in 2004.
Sonia Gandhi subsequently faced Rae Barelli four times between 2004 and 2019, although her winning margin has begun to shrink recently.
The party’s plan to elect Rahul from Rae Bareli over Amethi is also based on the conclusion that for the former Congress president, Rae · Rae Bareli is a better and safer seat, having lost Amithi to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019 by nearly 50,000 votes .
Sources said that despite criticism of the Congress party for ousting Amethi’s Irani, the party wisely believed that Rai Bareilly’s historical, emotional and electoral importance to the Gandhi family was greater than Amethi’s.
While bidding farewell to the people of Rae Bareilly, Sonia Gandhi expressed confidence that the seats that have always supported her and the Gandhi family will continue to support her family in the future.
In a message on February 15, former party president Sonia Gandhi informed voters in her Rae Bareli constituency that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls due to health and age issues.
In her emotional message to voters from the group she has represented since 2004, the 77-year-old also subtly hinted that one of her family members from Rae Bareli might be on board.
She said, “I am proud to say that whatever I am today, it is because of you and I have always tried my best to honor your trust. Now, due to health and age issues, I will not contest in the next Lok Sabha elections .
“With this decision, I will not have the opportunity to serve you directly, but my heart and soul will always be with you. I know you will support me and my family in the future as you have in the past,” she said. said.
The message to voters comes a day after she filed her nomination for a federal assembly seat in Rajasthan.
She entered the House of Representatives for the first time and was the second member of the Gandhi family to enter the House of Representatives after Indira Gandhi, who served as a member of the House of Lords from 1964 to 1967.
In her message to voters, Sonia Gandhi further said, “My family in Delhi is incomplete without you. When I came to Rae Bareilly and met you all, it became complete. I am with you The connection goes back a long way.”
She noted that her family’s relationship with Ray Bareilly, who she said fielded her father-in-law Feroze Gandhi in the Lok Sabha in the first general election held after independence, was “very deep-rooted”.
Since then, you accepted my mother-in-law Indira Gandhi, she pointed out, adding that since then, despite the ups and downs of life, our relationship has grown stronger on the difficult emotional road and we Confidence in this bond is also strengthened.
“You gave me the space to walk on this glorious path. I came to you after losing my mother-in-law and my husband and you accepted me with open arms,” the former Congress president said.
In her message, she expressed her respect for her elders and her love for young people, “I’ll see you soon.”
In 1980, Indira Gandhi contested between the Rae Bareli and Medak seats in Telangana and ultimately chose to retain the Medak seat. Arun Nehru won the 1980 and subsequent 1984 elections.
From late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s right-hand man Arun Nehru to another Gandhi relative Sheela Kaur, Ray Bareilly returned several Gandhi family members and aides to the Lok Sabha.
The seat was held by Congress MP RP Singh in a by-election in 1960 after the death of Feroz Gandhi and in 1962 by another Congress leader Baij Nath Kureel.
Indira Gandhi’s aunt Sheila Kaul represented the seat in 1989 and 1991.
In 1999, another friend of the Gandhi family, Satish Sharma, represented Rae Bareli constituency until Sonia Gandhi moved there.
The only time the Congress did not represent the seat was after the Emergency in 1977, when the BJP’s Raj Narain defeated then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and in 1996 He defeated the BJP’s Ashoke Singh in 1998 and 1998.
Although Sonia Gandhi chose to contest from the neighboring Amethi Lok Sabha seat (which her husband Rajiv Gandhi had earlier held) when she entered electoral politics in 1999, she soon The seat was vacated when son Rahul entered politics for the first time in 2004.
Sonia Gandhi subsequently faced Rae Barelli four times between 2004 and 2019, although her winning margin has begun to shrink recently.
The party’s plan to elect Rahul from Rae Bareli over Amethi is also based on the conclusion that for the former Congress president, Rae · Rae Bareli is a better and safer seat, having lost Amithi to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019 by nearly 50,000 votes .
Sources said that despite criticism of the Congress party for ousting Amethi’s Irani, the party wisely believed that Rai Bareilly’s historical, emotional and electoral importance to the Gandhi family was greater than Amethi’s.
While bidding farewell to the people of Rae Bareilly, Sonia Gandhi expressed confidence that the seats that have always supported her and the Gandhi family will continue to support her family in the future.
In a message on February 15, former party president Sonia Gandhi informed voters in her Rae Bareli constituency that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls due to health and age issues.
In her emotional message to voters from the group she has represented since 2004, the 77-year-old also subtly hinted that one of her family members from Rae Bareli might be on board.
She said, “I am proud to say that whatever I am today, it is because of you and I have always tried my best to honor your trust. Now, due to health and age issues, I will not contest in the next Lok Sabha elections .
“With this decision, I will not have the opportunity to serve you directly, but my heart and soul will always be with you. I know you will support me and my family in the future as you have in the past,” she said. said.
The message to voters comes a day after she filed her nomination for a federal assembly seat in Rajasthan.
She entered the House of Representatives for the first time and was the second member of the Gandhi family to enter the House of Representatives after Indira Gandhi, who served as a member of the House of Lords from 1964 to 1967.
In her message to voters, Sonia Gandhi further said, “My family in Delhi is incomplete without you. When I came to Rae Bareilly and met you all, it became complete. I am with you The connection goes back a long way.”
She noted that her family’s relationship with Ray Bareilly, who she said fielded her father-in-law Feroze Gandhi in the Lok Sabha in the first general election held after independence, was “very deep-rooted”.
Since then, you accepted my mother-in-law Indira Gandhi, she pointed out, adding that since then, despite the ups and downs of life, our relationship has grown stronger on the difficult emotional road and we Confidence in this bond is also strengthened.
“You gave me the space to walk on this glorious path. I came to you after losing my mother-in-law and my husband and you accepted me with open arms,” the former Congress president said.
In her message, she expressed her respect for her elders and her love for young people, “I’ll see you soon.”
