Lok Sabha polls: BJP candidate Maneka Gandhi files nomination from Sultanpur seat

May 1, 2024

Sultanpur: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat, Maneka Gandhi, filed her nomination papers on Wednesday.

Maneka is also the sitting MP from the Sultanpur seat. The BJP has again chosen to go with her in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Nishad Party chief and Uttar Pradesh minister, Sanjay Nishad, accompanied Maneka while filing the nomination. The Samajwadi Party has fielded Bheem Nishad from this seat. Sultanpur will vote on May 25, in the sixth phase.

After filing her nomination, Maneka Gandhi said, “It is always a competition, but I think we will win. This time, there is less challenge.
Responding to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s candidature from Amethi and Raebareli, Maneka said, “Only 2 days are left for nomination, I don’t know when they will reveal (the names).”

Lok Sabha Election 2019

In the 2019 general election, Maneka Gandhi got 4,59,196 votes, while Bahujan Samaj Party candidate, Chandra Bhadra Singh got 4,44,670 votes.
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