Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani (Left) lost from the Amethi constituency; Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Right) lost from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.
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The much-awaited results of the 18th Lok Sabha elections were declared on June 4. While the ruling BJP failed to secure an absolute majority in the parliament, Narendra Modi-led NDA bagged a total of 293 seats, successfully crossing the magic figure of 272. Apart from the usual buzz surrounding high-profile constituencies, much of the spotlight was also centred around heavyweight candidates in fray. Speaking of heavyweights, none get much bigger than the incumbent cabinet ministers.
Among the ministers in contention, most secured victories from their respective constituencies, as expected. However, there were quite a few who failed to ride the BJP-wave and ended up on the losing side.
While all the 'Davids' steal the spotlight in every 'David and Goliath' story ever, here we shift focus on the fallen 'Goliaths'. So without further ado, let's take a look at the list of Lok Sabha candidates in 2024 who failed to bank on their ministerial stature.
Smriti Irani
Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani.
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Constituency: Amethi (Uttar Pradesh)
Lost to: Kishori Lal Sharma (Indian National Congress)
Vote margin: 1,67,196
Arjun Munda
Union Tribal Affairs and Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda.
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Constituency: Khunti (Jharkhand)
Lost to: Kali Charan Munda (Indian National Congress)
Vote margin: 1,49,675
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey.
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Raj Kumar Singh
Union Minister of Power Raj Kumar Singh.
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Constituency: Arrah (Bihar)
Lost to: Sudama Prasad (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)
Vote margin: 59,808
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology of India Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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Constituency: Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Lost to: Shashi Tharoor (Indian National Congress)
Vote margin: 16,077
Ajay Mishra Teni
Minister of State for Home Affairs of India
Ajay Mishra Teni.
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Constituency: Kheri (Uttar Pradesh)
Lost to: Utakarsh Verma 'Madhur' (Samajwadi Party)
Vote margin: 34,329
Kaushal Kishore
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore.
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Constituency: Mohanlalganj (Uttar Pradesh)
Lost to: R K Chaudhary (Samajwadi Party)
Vote margin: 70,292
Niranjan Jyoti
Union minister of state for Rural Development Niranjan Jyoti.
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Constituency: Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Lost to: Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel (Samajwadi Party)
Vote margin: 33,199
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.
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Constituency: Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
Lost to: Harendra Singh Malik (Samajwadi Party)
Vote margin: 24,672
Kailash Choudhary
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary.
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Constituency: Barmer (Rajasthan)
Lost to: Ummeda Ram Beniwal (Indian National Congress)
Vote margin: 41,7943
Danve Raosaheb Dadarao
Union Minister of State for Railways Danve Raosaheb Dadarao.
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Constituency: Jalna (Maharashtra)
Lost to: Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale (Indian National Congress)
Vote margin: 1,09,958
Kapil Patil
Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Kapil Patil.
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Constituency: Bhiwandi (Maharashtra)
Lost to: Balya Mama - Suresh Gopinath Mhatre (Nationalist Congress Party(SP))
Vote margin: 66,121
V Muraleedharan
Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs of India V Muraleedharan.
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Loganathan Murugan
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Union Minister Loganathan Murugan.
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Constituency: Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)
Lost to: Andimuthu Raja (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
Vote margin: 2,40,585
Nisith Pramanik
Minister of State for Home Affair Nisith Pramanik.
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Constituency: Coochbehar (West Bengal)
Lost to: Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (All India Trinamool Congress)
Vote margin: 39,250
Subhas Sarkar
Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar.
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Constituency: Bankura (West Bengal)
Lost to: Arup Chakraborty (All India Trinamool Congress)
Vote margin: 32,778
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