# Electoral history of Rahul Gandhi

This is a summary of the electoral history of Rahul Gandhi, who is currently serving as the 12th leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and as the member of the Lok Sabha for Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, since June 2024.
In the 2004 general election, Gandhi contested from Amethi and won, securing 390,179 votes with a vote share of 66.18 per cent. He contested again in the 2009 general election from Amethi, winning with 464,195 votes and a vote share of 71.78 per cent. In the 2014, 2014 general election, he retained his seat in Amethi, winning with 408,651 votes and a vote share of 46.71 per cent. In the 2019 Indian general election, he lost from Amethi, securing 413,394 votes with a vote share of 43.86 per cent. He won from Wayanad in the same election, garnering 706,367 votes with a vote share of 64.67 per cent. In the 2024 general election, Gandhi contested from Wayanad and Rae Bareli and won both garnering 364,422 votes with a vote share of 59.69 per cent and 390,030 votes with a vote share of 66.17 per cent respectively. Top leadership of Congress decided that Gandhi will retain Rae Bareli in the 18th Lok Sabha and Priyanka Gandhi was announced as the Congress candidate for Wayanad bypoll.

## Summary

| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Result |
| 2004 | Amethi | INC | 390,179 | 66.18% | Won |
| 2009 | Amethi | INC | 464,195 | 71.78% | Won |
| 2014 | Amethi | INC | 408,651 | 46.71% | Won |
| 2019 | Wayanad | INC | 706,367 | 64.67% | Won |
| 2019 | Amethi | INC | 413,394 | 43.86% | Lost |
| 2024 | Wayanad | INC | 647,445 | 59.69% | Won |
| 2024 | Rae Bareli | INC | 687,649 | 66.17% | Won |

## Detailed results
### General election 2004

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.
2004 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 390,179 | 66.18 |
| | BSP | Chandra Parkash Mishra | 99,326 | 16.85 |
| | BJP | Ram Vilas Vedanti | 55,438 | 9.40 |
| | Independent | Sri Ram | 12,320 | 2.09 |
| | AD | Udai Raj Maurya | 11,280 | 1.91 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 290,853 | 49.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589,596 | 44.50 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election 2009

Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.
2009 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 464,195 | 71.78 |
| | BSP | Asheesh Shukla | 93,997 | 14.54 |
| | BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 37,570 | 5.81 |
| | JPS | Bhuwal | 10,396 | 1.61 |
| | Independent | Swami Nath | 9,642 | 1.49 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 370,198 | 57.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646,650 | 45.16 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election 2014

Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.
2014 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 408,651 | 46.71 | 25.07 |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 300,748 | 34.38 | 28.57 |
| | BSP | Dharmendra Pratap Singh | 57,716 | 6.60 | 7.94 |
| | AAP | Dr. Kumar Vishvas | 25,527 | 2.92 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,784 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,07,903 | 12.33 | 32.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,74,872 | 52.39 | 7.22 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 26.82 | |

### General election 2019
#### Wayanad

2019 Indian general election: Wayanad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 706,367 | 64.94 | 23.73 |
| | CPI | P. P. Suneer | 274,597 | 25.24 | 13.68 |
| | BDJS | Thushar Vellappally | 78,816 | 7.25 | N/A |
| | SDPI | Babu Mani | 5,426 | 0.50 | 1.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,31,770 | 39.69 | 37.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,87,783 | 80.37 | 6.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,59,679 | | 8.82 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 23.73 | |

#### Amethi

2019 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 468,514 | 49.71 | 15.33 |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 413,394 | 43.84 | 2.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,940 | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,120 | 5.85 | 6.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,42,956 | 54.08 | +1.69 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.00 | |

### General election 2024
#### Wayanad

2024 Indian general election: Wayanad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 647,445 | 59.69 | 5.25 |
| | CPI | Annie Raja | 2,83,023 | 26.09 | 0.85 |
| | BJP | K. Surendran | 1,41,045 | 13.00 | 6.75 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,999 | 0.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,64,422 | 33.59 | 7.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,86,459 | 74.19 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.25 | |
Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

#### Rae Bareli

2024 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 687,649 | 66.17 | 10.37 |
| | BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 297,619 | 28.64 | 9.72 |
| | BSP | Thakur Prasad Yadav | 21,624 | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,872 | 0.76 | 0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390,030 | 37.61 | 20.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,369,97 | 58.04 | 1.70 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |