BJP’s Smriti Irani, who was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 after she soundly defeated Rahul Gandhi, lost from Amethi. She was defeated by Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma.
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2. K Annamalai
Engineer-turned-IPS officer K Annamalai was fielded by BJP from Coimbatore seat as the party hoped to make electoral gains in Tamil Nadu.
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3. Vikramaditya Singh
He lost to Kangana Ranaut in Mandi by over 74,000 votes. Vikramaditya Singh is the son of six-time Himachal chief minister late Virbhadra Singh and sitting MP Pratibha Singh.
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4. Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah conceded defeat to Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh.
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5. Mehbooba Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti is another former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister who showed poor poll performance.
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6. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
The five-term Congress MP lost to Trinamool Congress’ Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur. The region was considered a secure seat for Chowdhury.
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7. Maneka Gandhi
The BJP leader lost in Sultanpur. She was defeated by Samajwadi Party’s Rambhual Nishad by 43,027 votes.