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​A video of some youths raising provocative slogans during a Muharram procession in amethi on Sunday went viral prompting the police to launch an investigation into the incident. According to news agency PTI, the video was taken when the procession passed the Musafirkhana police station. 'Agar Hindustan mein rahna hai toh, ya Hussain kehna hai (If you want to live in India, you will have to say 'ya Hussain')," the youths were seen sloganeering in the viral video.

Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma supports Rahul Gandhi's anti-trolling remarks on BJP's Smriti Irani, emphasizing that insults show weakness. Irani lost the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls in amethi to Sharma. Rahul Gandhi won from Rae Bareli; Priyanka Gandhi debuts in Wayanad. Praise from PM Modi, CM Yogi. Irani vacated her Delhi bungalow after losing by 1,67,196 votes.

Four people were killed in a car crash in amethi, Uttar Pradesh, with five others injured. The incident occurred in the Munshiganj area of amethi.

In amethi, Kanchan Singh's tragic death after being a witness to her husband's murder led to her sons Shivendra Pratap Singh and Brijendra Pratap Singh being cared for by their grandfather Kamlesh Singh.

Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma, who emerged as a giant killer by defeating Union minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani by a margin of over 1.67 lakh votes from amethi, on Wednesday met party's Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath in Delhi.

The Election Commission of India announced the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates, revealing a three-way battle in amethi with key candidates like Smriti Irani, Rahul Gandhi, and Kishori Lal Sharma. The constituency holds historical importance for the Congress party.

Rahul Gandhi claimed that if his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had contested elections from Varanasi, she would have defeated PM Modi by 2-3 lakh votes.

Congress reclaimed amethi with Kishori Lal Sharma defeating Smriti Irani by a significant margin, impacting the 2024 elections narrative.

Actor turned politician Smriti Irani faced a significant defeat in the amethi Lok Sabha constituency against a Congress party candidate. She received support from actor Mouni Roy after losing the election.

Smriti Irani, who had famously beaten Rahul Gandhi in 2019, lost to Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. After losing the amethi seat, her post garnered numerous reactions from fans and colleagues in the entertainment industry like Mouni Roy, Neena Gupta, Sonu Sood, showcasing a wave of support.

Kishori Lal Sharma, the new Congress MP from high profile seat of amethi in Uttar Pradesh met Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka and Rahul in Delhi today. Sharma, who emerged as a new giant killer after defeating BJP's Smriti Irani, also received an advise from the Gandhis. On being asked if he got any word of advise from the leaders, he said they asked him to "stay humble, just as I am." "Jaise humble ho, waise hi humble rehna hai. Koi ghamand nahi karna hai ki aap MP ho gye ho (be humble as you are. Don't be arrogant about being an MP)," Sharma said the Gandhis told him.

Results of Lok Sabha elections: Smriti Irani loses amethi seat in Ayodhya city, UP, shares graceful post on social media

In the 2019 amethi Lok Sabha elections, BJP's Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi, marking the first instance in twenty-five years that a member of the Gandhi family is not contesting from amethi.

Congress workers in Uttar Pradesh held a sit-in, urging the party to select a member of the Gandhi family for the amethi Lok Sabha seat. This constituency is slated for elections on May 20 as part of the fifth round of the seven-phase general elections. Anil Singh, the district spokesperson for the party, pointed out that with only three days left for filing nomination papers, the Congress has not yet declared a candidate for the seat.

Three minor cousins were killed when a speeding container truck rammed several vehicles at a railway crossing in amethi. The victims, natives of Sultanpur, were returning from Dewa Sharif in Barabanki.

Rahul Gandhi is expected to participate in the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli constituency, which was vacated by his mother. A supporter of the Congress leader might be nominated from amethi, as per sources on Thursday, as the party has not yet revealed its candidates for the constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

In Rae Bareli and amethi constituencies, more women voted than men in the fifth phase on May 20, with higher percentages compared to 2019 elections.