Zee Media Bureau
Amethi: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Smriti Irani on Wednesday filed her nomination here to fight the Lok Sabha election in the constituency held by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
The actor-turned-politician will face the Congress vice president and Aam Aadmi Party candidate Kumar Vishwas in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
On microblogging website Twitter, Irani, earlier in the day, tweeted:
On my way to file my nomination for Amethi, with the blessings of Durga Ma and enthusisatic support from the constituency residents.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) April 16, 2014
Rahul Gandhi and Kumar Vishwas have already filed their nominations from the constituency.
Amethi goes to polls on May 07.