Wayanad gets ready for the by-election following Rahul Gandhi's departure.
During his recent visit to Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi voiced his agony about which constituency he should give up—Wayanad or Rae Bareli. In the end, he made the decision to leave Wayanad.
On June 17, 2024, in New Delhi, Congressmen and brother-sister team Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra embrace following Priyanka's announcement of her candidacy for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.
During his recent visit to Wayanad, Mr. Gandhi voiced his agony about which constituency he should leave—Wayanad or Rae Bareli—but in the end, he made the decision to leave Wayanad.
In the most recent Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Gandhi had won Wayanad and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
Senior Congress leaders met on June 17 at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi, when they resolved to keep Rai Beariely and abandon the Wayanad seat.
It also resolved to put forth his Wayanad-based sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
In the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Mr. Gandhi secured an overwhelming victory for the second time, defeating his closest opponent Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India by a margin of 3,64,422 votes.
Annie Raja garnered 2,83,023 votes, compared to 6,47,445 for Mr. Gandhi. With 1,41,045 votes, BJP candidate K. Surendran finished in third place. Mr. Gandhi secured a record majority of 4,31,770 votes to win the Wayanad seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
All eyes are now on Ms. Priyanka Gandhi to see whether she can replicate the incredible majority that Mr. Gandhi scripted in Wayanad and to find out who the LDF and NDA candidates are running against her.
In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, Mr. Gandhi received 64.8% of the total votes, whereas the CPI's P.P. Suneer came second with 25.2% votes.
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