Smriti Irani becomes voter of Amethi Lok Sabha seat, fulfils promise to people
In Amethi, Smriti Irani fulfills her promise by becoming a voter, defeating Rahul Gandhi in 2019. BJP named her 2024 candidate after she entered her residence in Medan Mawai village.

Irani considers Amethi as her family. She has built his residence here to live among the Amethi family, he said.
With the construction of the house, she had started the process of making herself a voter from Amethi. The formalities have been completed now, Gupta said.
Irani, who is the Union women and child development and minority welfare
minister, has become a voter of booth number 347 in Medan Mawai village of Gauriganj assembly seat which falls under the Amethi parliamentary constituency, he said.
Irani entered her newly-constructed house in Maidan Mawai village on February 22, 2024.
BJP has declared Irani as the party's candidate from the seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, Irani had caused a major upset, defeating former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on the seat by a margin of about 55000 votes.
The Congress has so far not declared its candidate from Amethi. It is not yet clear whether Rahul Gandhi will contest the elections from the seat.
Polling in Amethi is slated for the fifth phase on May 20.
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