Priyanka Gandhi Vadra files nomination for Wayanad Lok Sabha bye-poll
The bye-election, necessitated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vacating the seat, will take place on November 13.
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday filed her nomination for the Lok Sabha bye-election in Kerala’s Wayanad constituency. This is the first time she is contesting an election.
The polling will take place on November 13 and the counting of votes will happen on November 23.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was accompanied by former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and her husband Robert Vadra.
In the 2024 general elections, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad and the Rae Bareli seats but had to retain just one of the constituencies as per the Representation of the People Act.
The bye-election in Wayanad was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi chose to represent Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha, where he had defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Dinesh Pratap Singh by 3.9 lakh votes. This was the first time Rahul Gandhi won the seat, considered a family stronghold.
In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi defeated the Communist Party of India’s Annie Raja by a margin of 3.6 lakh votes. He had represented the seat since 2019.
The Congress had announced in June that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the bye-poll in Wayanad whenever the Election Commission scheduled it.
On Wednesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a roadshow in the Kalpetta town of Wayanad before filing her nomination. Leaders...
