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Everything you need to know about Amethi Edso: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Women must be active agents in development: Rahul Gandhi

June 15, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday that holistic development of society was not possible without the active participation of women.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi Thursday

June 11, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting his parliamentary constituency Amethi to interact with party workers June 13, party leaders said Tuesday.

UP Govt to challenge Varun Gandhi in hate speech, vandalism case

May 15, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Lucknow, May 15 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to challenge a Pilibhit court's order that acquited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi in two hate speech cases and one vandalism case.

Five die after drinking hooch in Amethi

May 8, 2013 at 4:24 PM

Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) Five people died in Amethi after consuming illicit liquor, police said Wednesday. Three people, including the liquor supplier, were arrested.

Five people die after consumption of spurious liquor in Amethi

May 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 (ANI): At least five people died in Amethi after consuming adulterated liquor.

Rae Bareli, Amethi get 24X7 power again

April 13, 2013 at 8:44 AM

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Pushed on the backfoot after "strong political reactions" from New Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday restored 24x7 power supply to Rae Bareli and Amethi - parliamentary constituencies of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Amethi, Rae Bareli lose 24x7 power supply

April 12, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has ended 24x7 power supply to Amethi and Rae Bareli, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, indicating a rift between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.

24x7 power supply status to Amethi, Raebareli withdrawn

April 12, 2013 at 10:04 AM

Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) In a move suggesting growing differences between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has withdrawn the 'VIP' status of Raebareli and Amethi with regard to 24x7 power supply.

Rahul Gandhi takes on Akhilesh Govt., says UP lags behind in development

February 8, 2013 at 7:31 PM

Amethi, Feb. 8 (ANI): Taking potshots at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) Government for the lack of development, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the farmers and youth were unhappy as they were not getting the benefits of central schemes.

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi bats for youth employment, says 'visiting Amethi feels like coming home'

February 7, 2013 at 1:15 PM

Amethi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi, who made his first public appearance in his parliamentary constituency Amethi today after becoming the vice-president of the Congress Party, said that the youth of the country need to be employed properly.

Rahul to undertake first visit to Amethi as Congress Vice President

February 7, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Amethi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi beginning today.

Bad weather forces Rahul, Rajnath to put off UP trips

February 5, 2013 at 6:35 PM

Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) With the rainy weather showing no signs of abating, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh postponed their trips to Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, party leaders said.

Rahul will now undertake first visit to Amethi as Congress Vice President on Feb. 7

February 5, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Amethi, Feb. 5 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, postponed his visit due to bad weather conditions.

Rahul will not undertake first visit to Amethi as Congress Vice President on Feb. 7

February 5, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Amethi, Feb. 5 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was scheduled to undertake a two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, postponed his visit due to bad weather conditions.

Winter chill returns in UP

February 5, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Incessant rain brought back the winter chill in most parts of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday. The weather department predicted more showers in the next two days.

Rahul Gandhi to vist Amethi

February 2, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi Feb 5, his first trip to his constituency after being elevated as Congress vice president, an official said Saturday.

Have emotional bond with Amethi's people, says Rahul Gandhi

December 7, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said he shared an emotional bond with the people of his parliamentary constituency as he asked party workers to begin work for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and propagate the UPA's good work and people-friendly schemes.

Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party takes a jibe at Congress leader Digvijay Singh

November 25, 2012 at 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Nov. 25 (ANI): India Against Corruption (IAC) turned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday took a jibe at Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh over his remarks against activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal.

Amethi returning officer can probe Gandhi's affidavit: EC

November 17, 2012 at 7:22 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Acting on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's complaint, the Election Commission has asked Amethi's returning officer to probe allegations that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave wrong information about his assets while filing nomination papers in the 2009 polls.

Is Mulayam gearing up to 'divorce' UPA? (News Analysis)

November 16, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit politically, on the Congress Friday as the party released its list of 55 candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Is Mulayam gearing up to 'divorce' UPA? (News Analysis)

November 16, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit politically, on the Congress Friday as the party released its list of 55 candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Forget the past, prepare for 2014 polls, Rahul tells Amethi

November 8, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Amethi, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged the people of Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, to "forget the past and move on".

Gandhi clan converges on Uttar Pradesh

November 8, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son party general secretary Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Vadra were Thursday touring Uttar Pradesh's Amethi-Rae Bareli area, a rare gathering of the Gandhi family in what is seen as their pocket borough.

SC reserves verdict on petitioner against Rahul Gandhi

October 1, 2012 at 9:10 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reserved its order on a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order imposing a cost of Rs.50 lakh and ordering a CBI probe against a former Samajwadi Party legislator who made an allegation of abduction and rape of a woman by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

High Court bars Amethi's name change

September 21, 2012 at 7:07 PM

Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday struck down the notification of the then Mayawati government, changing the name of Amethi district to Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar.

Rahul faces hostility from Amethi college girls

September 13, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi faced hostile college girl students on the first day of his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi Thursday.

Rahul to visit Amethi

September 12, 2012 at 8:18 PM

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh over the next two days, his office informed Wednesday.

Dump plea against me, Rahul Gandhi urges SC

July 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a plea against an Allahabad High Court order absolving him of allegations that he detained and raped a girl in Uttar Pradesh.

Assam puts ferry tragedy toll at 63

May 2, 2012 at 7:50 PM

Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) Assam authorities Wednesday put the death toll in the ferry tragedy at 63 but furious locals insisted that not less than 200 perished in the Brahmaputra.

Rahul in Amethi to motivate workers

April 30, 2012 at 3:51 PM

After the major debacle of the Congress in the recently held Uttar Pradesh assembly election, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited to Amethi to

Rahul Gandhi visits UP to assess poll disaster

April 30, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Lucknow, Apr 30 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Monday to take part in a post- Assembly poll review.

Rahul in Amethi to 're-motivate' Congress workers

April 30, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 30 (IANS) Hoping to 're-motivate' party workers in his parliamentary constituency, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Monday on a three-day visit, his first after the party's defeat in the state assembly elections.

Rahul to visit Maharashtra, Amethi

April 26, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Mumbai/Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) In his first major political engagements outside the national capital after the recent assembly polls, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Maharashtra this week and his parliamentary constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh later this month.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi April 30-May 2

April 26, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi would be in his Amethi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh from April 30-May 2. This would be his first visit to the state after the party's drubbing in the assembly polls, party sources said Wednesday.

Priyanka Gandhi hopeful of Congress winning all seats from Amethi

February 16, 2012 at 5:22 PM

Amethi, Feb 16 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi, the star campaigner for the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday expressed hope of the party winning all seats from their family bastion, Amethi, in the ongoing state assembly polls.

Voters in UP look for corruption free government

February 15, 2012 at 12:26 PM

Allahabad/Amethi, Feb 15 (ANI): Voters, who exercised their rights in the ongoing third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Wednesday appeared to be very excited, and said that they used their right to vote to ensure that a strong and corruption free government is formed in the state.

Sushma Swaraj wants Manmohan Singh to dismiss Salman Khurshid

February 12, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Varanasi, Feb 12 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to dismiss Salman Khurshid after the Election Commission complained to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil against the Law Minister for his repeated efforts to woo Muslims with job quotas during the campaign for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.waraj said appropriate step must be taken to rest the controversy.

Sushma Swaraj wants Manmohan Singh to dismiss Salman Khurshid

February 12, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Varanasi, Feb 12 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to dismiss Salman Khurshid after the Election Commission complained to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil against the Law Minister for his repeated efforts to woo Muslims with job quotas during the campaign for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.waraj said appropriate step must be taken to rest the controversy.

Will join politics if I think I can make a difference in peoples' lives: Robert Vadra

February 6, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, on Monday said he would consider joining active politics if he thought he could make a difference to peoples' lives.

Robert Vadra stopped in UP for violating model code of conduct

February 6, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.6 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra was stopped by an election observer in the Salon area of Uttar Pradesh's Amethi District for violating the Election Commission's model code of conduct.

Will join politics if I think I can make a difference in peoples' lives: Robert Vadra

February 6, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh): Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, on Monday said he would consider joining active politics if he thought he could make a difference to peoples' lives.

Robert Vadra stopped in UP for violating model code of conduct

February 6, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.6 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra was stopped by an election observer in the Salon area of Uttar Pradesh's Amethi District for violating the Election Commission's model code of conduct.

Girija Vyas condemns shoe-hurling incident on Rahul Gandhi

January 24, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Dehradun, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress leader Girija Vyas on Tuesday condemned the shoe attack on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, stating that the latter is receiving enough love from the public and such insane people should be ignored.

'Priyanka has every right to campaign for Rahul', says Singhvi

January 17, 2012 at 9:27 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday said Priyanka Gandhi had every right to campaign for her brother Rahul Gandhi in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

'Will do anything to help Rahul in polls', says Priyanka

January 17, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Amethi, Jan 17 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said she will do anything to help her brother in the upcoming assembly elections.

Priyanka Gandhi begins campaigning in UP

January 16, 2012 at 7:57 PM

Amethi, Jan 16 (ANI): In an endeavor to reach out to the voters ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi today began her tour of Congress strongholds Amethi and Rae Bareli in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Priyanka Gandhi begins campaigning in UP

January 16, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Amethi, Jan 16 (ANI): In an endeavor to reach out to the voters ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi today began her tour of Congress strongholds Amethi and Rae Bareli in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Medha Patkar urges Govt. to bring strong Lokpal Bill

December 21, 2011 at 7:53 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 21 (ANI): Asserting that every citizen of the country wanted the lawmakers, judiciary and bureaucracy to come under the Lokpal Bill ambit, social activist Medha Patkar on Wednesday urged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre to bring a strong and effective anti-graft bill to curb the rampant corruption in the country.

Digvijay rubbishes Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's claims, says 'he is free to go anywhere'

November 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM

New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday rubbished spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's claims that his visit to Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency of Amethi was cancelled due to political pressure from Delhi, and said he is free to go anywhere he wishes in the country.

Anna Hazare supporters conduct campaign in Amethi

October 3, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Amethi, Oct 3 (ANI): Supporters of India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has started a fresh campaign by targeting Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi constituencies in Amethi to garner support for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill.

UP Congress celebrates Rahul Gandhi's b'day as 'Kisan Adhikar Diwas'

June 19, 2011 at 6:46 PM

Lucknow, June 17 (ANI): Congress Party workers in Uttar Pradesh are celebrating Rahul Gandhi's birthday as Kisan Adhikar Diwas (Farmers' Rights Day). ith Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh due early next year, Gandhi's 41st birthday is being utilised by the state unit to reach out to farmers.

Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust re-purchases Amethi cycle factory

June 18, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Amethi, June 18(ANI): The trust of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has re-purchased an old cycle manufacturing company in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, for 116 million rupees.

Twelve killed in Uttar Pradesh road mishap

April 12, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Jagdishpur, Apr 12 (ANI): At least twelve people were killed and 32 others injured when a vehicle rammed into a tree in Jagdishpur area of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar, Amethi last night.

Rahul Gandhi blames Mayawati for deteriorating law and order condition in UP

February 10, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Amethi, Feb 10 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the deteriorating law and order condition of the state and raised questions about the safety and security of women in Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi organises people's courtroom in Amethi

September 3, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi organized a 'Janta Darbar', or people's courtroom here on Friday to address grievances of the locals in the region.

Angry Rahul Gandhi asks Amethi police reasons for poor handling of murder case

September 3, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Amethi, Sep 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi who is on a three-day visit to his Amethi constituency, expressed his anger with the local police for not investigating a murder case properly.

Rahul Gandhi launches 3G services in Amethi

September 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has launched 3G services in his parliamentary constituency of Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi launches plantation drive in Amethi

September 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi launched a mass plantation drive to enhance productivity of his constituency during his three-day visit to Amethi.

Congress leaders express dissatisfaction over creating new district from Amethi constituency

July 2, 2010 at 12:29 PM

Amethi/Lucknow, July 2 (ANI): Congress party lawmakers on Thursday criticized a move by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to create a new district out of the Amethi constituency, and renaming it Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar.

Rahul Gandhi turns 40

June 19, 2010 at 2:27 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Congress General Secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi turned 40 on Saturday.

Mayawati set to rename Gandhi bastion of Amethi

March 28, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Lucknow, Mar.28 (ANI): Following a Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court order to the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider its earlier decision to carve out a brand new district of Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar out of Rae Bareli and Sultanpur, Chief Minister Mayawati is likely to take her fight against Congress AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to a new level by renaming his parliamentary bastion Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi relishes a samosa at Amethi roadside joint

March 28, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Jais (UP), Mar 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi stopped at Amethi roadside joint to relish a 'samosa' on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi visits Amethi

March 27, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 27 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited his parliamentary constituency Amethi to take stock of ongoing development programmes.

Uttar Pradesh cop suspended for thrashing a Dalit woman

February 18, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): An Uttar Pradesh policeman was on Thursday suspended after being caught on camera for thrashing a Dalit woman inside the police station in an attempt to extract a confession from her.

Rahul Gandhi interacts with people in Amethi

December 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM

Munshiganj/ Jayas/ Jagdishpur (UP), Dec 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had a busy schedule on the second and last day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi visits a school in Amethi

December 23, 2009 at 12:24 PM

Jayas (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 23 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited a school in the Jayas area of Amethi on Tuesday.

More women should be associated with self-help groups: Rahul Gandhi

November 20, 2009 at 5:41 PM

Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.

Rahul- Priyanka commence Amethi tour

November 20, 2009 at 1:29 PM

Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka have begun their two - day visit of Amethi constituency.

UP Govt. creating hurdles in Amethi's development, says Rahul

August 17, 2009 at 10:10 PM

Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.17 (ANI): Congress General secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for creating hurdles in the development of his parliamentary constituency, Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi today

August 17, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Amethi, Aug 17 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will arrive here today on a three-day visit.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi on Aug 17

August 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Amethi, Aug 13 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi from August 17.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi today

July 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Amethi, July 17 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will arrive here today to interact with the people of the constituency who have been suffering from shortage of power supply.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi tomorrow

July 16, 2009 at 5:29 PM

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi on Friday to interact with the people of the constituency who have been suffering from shortage of power supply.

Congress comeback in Uttar Pradesh that no one predicted

May 16, 2009 at 7:26 PM

Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) The dramatic comeback of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh was not foreseen even by its own leadership.

Rahul Gandhi leads

May 16, 2009 at 9:18 AM

Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was Saturday leading over his rivals in Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, officials counting votes polled in the Lok Sabha election said.

We Indians have a habit of complaining: Priyanka

April 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM

Rae Bareli, April 28 (IANS) Indians have a habit of complaining instead of striving for a better future, Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, observed Tuesday.

Come in large numbers, Sonia tells Rae Bareli voters

April 25, 2009 at 8:02 PM

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), April 25 (IANS) Three days after the voting percentage disappointed the Congress in Amethi, party chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday came to her citadel in Rae Bareli and asked people to turn out in large numbers next week.

Priyanka Gandhi shocked by low voter turnout in Amethi

April 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

Rae Bareli, April 24 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Friday said she was shocked by the low voter turn out in Amethi, her brother Rahul Gandhi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

44 percent voting in second phase of Uttar Pradesh polls

April 23, 2009 at 7:43 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) The second phase of polling in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday with 44 percent voter turnout, state Election Commission officials said here.

Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh rises to 26 percent

April 23, 2009 at 4:21 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) About 26 percent of 25 million-odd eligible voters cast their ballot in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh till 2 p.m., election officials said here Thursday.

Voter turnout improves marginally in Uttar Pradesh

April 23, 2009 at 4:21 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) About 14.5 percent of the 25 million-odd Uttar Pradesh voters eligible to vote Thursday exercised their franchise in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies till noon, election officials said here.

Poor turnout in Amethi in initial hours of polling

April 23, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's most high profile parliamentary constituency Amethi, the pocket borough of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, sprung a big surprise by registering a poor turnout of voters in the initial hours of polling Thursday.

Second phase of polling begins in Uttar Pradesh

April 23, 2009 at 9:11 AM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Polling for the second of the five-phase Lok Sabha election began in Uttar Pradesh Thursday morning.

Rahul Gandhi among 324 candidates for 17 Lok Sabha seats (Poll curtainraiser - Uttar Pradesh)

April 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM

Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's electoral fate will be decided in the second phase of the country's 2009 general elections Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi criticises BJP's former 'India Shining' campaign

April 22, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Allahabad/ Amethi, Apr 22 (ANI): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'India Shining' campaign during the last election, saying it shone only in the houses of the rich.

India can never forgive Prabhakaran: Priyanka Gandhi

April 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Amethi, April 21 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Tuesday said that India cannot forgive LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran for her father's assassination in 1991, but she personally does not hate him.

Left needs to move forward from its regressive anti-development policies: Priyanka Vadra

April 21, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Apr.21 (ANI): Priyanka Vadra, the daughter of UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has said that the Left needs to have a rethink on some of its regressive and anti-development policies if it is desirous of taking Indian forward in the new millenium.

Priyanka Gandhi defends Congress' decision to go alone in UP

April 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Amethi, Apr 20 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Monday defended the Congress' decision to go alone in Uttar Pradesh in ongoing general elections.

Politics 'doesn't come from within' for Priyanka

April 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 20 (IANS) Working up the crowds, addressing half a dozen public meetings, Priyanka Gandhi Monday campaigned here for her brother and Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi, but said she herself was keeping off active politics of her own volition.

Rahul Gandhi accuses Mayawati of preventing Amethi, Rae Bareilly's development

April 18, 2009 at 9:41 PM

Amethi, Apr 18 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday criticized Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh Government for drifting Amethi and Rae Bareilly away from development.

I'll work to bring back Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi

April 18, 2009 at 5:04 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh of 'pushing back' development in the party strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli and said he would concentrate his efforts to bring the Congress back to power in the state.

Mayawati government stymying development in Amethi, Rae Bareli: Rahul Gandhi

April 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh of 'pushing back' development in the constituencies he and his mother Congress president Sonia Gandhi represented in parliament.

Rahul to campaign in Amethi Saturday

April 17, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Congress general secretary and sitting MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi will visit his constituency in Uttar Pradesh Saturday for election campaign, a party official said Friday.

IIM graduate turned politician urges youngsters to follow suit

April 16, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Ranjan Choudhary left a plush office and well-paying corporate job in Australia to plunge into the heat and dust of the Indian political arena. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Mohanlalganj now wants other educated youths to do the same -- to 'change the political system'.

He contests against Gandhi family with a passion

April 15, 2009 at 9:38 AM

Barnala (Punjab), April 15 (IANS) He is a Gandhian, wants to be prime minister and has been taking on India's most politically powerful family for the last three decades with a wish to end dynastic rule. And now Mitt Singh Sehajara, 67, is back to doing what he loves - contesting against the Nehru-Gandhi clan.

Advani accuses Congress of injustice to Ambedkar

April 14, 2009 at 9:40 PM

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Tuesday lashed out at the Congress party, saying it had not done justice to Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar. The Congress termed the accusation 'ridiculous'.

BSP's Akhilesh Das draws all-round flak for remarks on Nafisa

April 14, 2009 at 9:40 PM

Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Remarks by Akhilesh Das, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Lucknow for the Lok Sabha elections, against his Samajwadi Party rival Nafisa Ali have drawn flak from all quarters, including Priyanka Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi on hectic campaign trail

April 14, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Amethi, April 14 (IANS) Over a dozen public meetings, a run of nearly 100 km in a BMW SUV, with only a common request to the voters of Amethi - 'Please vote for my brother'. That was how Priyanka Gandhi spent Tuesday as she criss-crossed the Uttar Pradesh constituency canvassing for votes for her brother, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi exhorts people to vote for Amethi's development

April 14, 2009 at 3:43 PM

Amethi, Apr 14 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday exhorted people to vote for her brother Rahul Gandhi for the continuous growth of the area.

Pranab welcomes Priyanka's remarks on joining politics

April 13, 2009 at 7:03 PM

Baharampur, (West Bengal), April 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday welcomed Priyanka Gandhi's comments that she was not averse to joining politics.