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7 key candidates in LS Polls Phase 5

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1. Rahul Gandhi

Contesting from Rae Bareli seat. Rahul has already contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kerala's Wayanad seat that he won in 2019. 

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2. Smriti Irani

Contesting from Amethi, she is pitted against Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma, a longtime loyalist of the Gandhi family. This is Irani's third election from Amethi.

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3. Rajnath Singh

Contesting from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Rajnath Singh will face Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra from this seat. 

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4. Chirag Paswan

Contesting from Hajipur, Bihar. National President of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chirag Paswan is contesting against RJD's Chandra Ram.

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5. Piyush Goyal

Contesting from Mumbai North. He replaced incumbent Gopal Shetty as BJP's candidate for the constituency. Goyal is pitted against Congress candidate Bhushan Patil.

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6. Omar Abdullah

Contesting from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. He is contesting against Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party candidate Fayaz Ahmad Mir and JKPC's Sajjad Gani Lone.

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7. Rohini Acharya

Fielded from Saran. She is contesting against BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy who recorded resounding wins against Lalu Prasad's kin in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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