One of the Nehru-Gandhi bastions, Rae Bareli covers five State constituencies - Bachhrawan, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sareni, and Unchahar. Since its inception till date, Congress has held this seat, barring three elections. In 1977, Indira Gandhi lost her election to socialist leader Raj Narain and BJP’s Ashok Singh emerged victorious in 1996 and 1999. The Gandhis who have represented Rae Bareli are Feroze Gandhi (1952, 1957), Indira Gandhi (1967, 1971), Arun Nehru (1980, 1984), and Sonia Gandhi (2004, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2019). Rae Bareli will be a keenly watched seat as Ms. Sonia has backed out from contesting this year.
INC won 3 times since 2009 elections.
| 2019 | INC 55.8% | BJP 38.36% |
| 2014 | INC 63.8% | BJP 21.05% |
| 2009 | INC 72.23% | BSP 16.4% |
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