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Face saver for Gandhi family: Sonia retains her bastion Raebareli

Sonia Gandhi has won by a margin of 1,67,178 votes, the Election Commission's website said

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi

Press Trust of India Lucknow

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has won from Raebareli Lok Sabha seat, defeating her nearest rival, BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh.

Gandhi has won by a margin of 1,67,178 votes, the Election Commission's website said.

While Gandhi got 5,34,918 votes, Singh secured 3,67,740 votes.

The SP and the BSP had supported her on this seat.

In 2014, she had won by a margin of 3,52,713 votes by defeating BJP's Ajay Agarwal.

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First Published: May 23 2019 | 9:06 PM IST

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