Amethi
Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
Amethi is a city situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Gauriganj is the administrative headquarters of the Amethi district. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of the state. Amethi was 72nd district of Uttar Pradesh which came into existence on 1 July 2010 by merging three tehsils of the erstwhile Sultanpur district namely Amethi, Gauriganj and Musafirkhana and two tehsils of the erstwhile Raebareli district, namely, Salon and Tiloi. The town is part of the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency and Amethi Assembly constituency, which became reputed as a stronghold of the Indian National Congress party. The Congress leaders belonging to Nehru-Gandhi family won several elections from Amethi during 1980–2014. In 2019, Smriti Irani of Bhartiya Janta Party won this seat.
News coverage
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Congress again skips call on Rae Bareli, Amethi; Rahul may visit old seat soon
IndiaTimes
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'Saale sahab kya karenge': Smriti Irani takes a dig on Rahul Gandhi amid buzz over Amethi candidacy
IndiaTimes
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'Congress prince' looking for another seat apart from Wayanad: PM Modi
DNA
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'After Amethi, Rahul Gandhi will have to leave Wayanad as well': PM Modi's swipe at Congress leader
IndiaTimes
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