Picture by Prem SinghBefore Rahul Gandhi, several national leaders have contested from two or more Lok Sabha seats in a single general election. Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh in 1991He won both seats against Congress candidates, getting over 50 per cent of the vote share. Mulayam Singh Yadav. He relinquished the Mainpuri seat where his grand-nephew Tej Pratap Singh Yadav was re-elected in a bypoll. Modi got more than 55 per cent votes and won Varanasi.

Source: The Telegraph April 01, 2019 13:41 UTC