Priyanka Gandhi won Wayanad by more than 4 lakh votes, record victory for Congress
With a lead of nearly 4 lakh votes in the Wayanad by-election, Priyanka Gandhi has surpassed the victory margin of her brother Rahul Gandhi. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi won by a margin of 3,64,422. Rahul Gandhi then won a landslide victory by securing 6,47,445 votes. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has gone far ahead of her brother Rahul Gandhi in her electoral debut. She won the Wayanad by-election in Kerala by a margin of over 4 lakh votes. After this, Priyanka Gandhi congratulated the people of Wayanad on this victory.
Priyanka Gandhi said on X that ‘I am very grateful to you for the trust you have shown in me. I will make sure that over time, you really feel that this victory is your victory and the person you have chosen to represent you understands your hopes and dreams and fights for you. I am eager to be your voice in Parliament.’
The Wayanad seat fell vacant after Rahul Gandhi left. After this, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra entered the fray and it caught the attention of the whole country. Local Congress leaders had predicted that Vadra could get about six lakh votes out of the 9.52 lakh votes cast. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on X that ‘Our leader Priyanka Gandhi ji getting an early lead in the by-election in Wayanad, Kerala is a surprising first trend on the day of counting. The people of Wayanad are definitely going to register a big victory margin today, and Priyanka ji will make a parliamentary debut with a spectacular victory.’
Priyanka Gandhi breaks brother Rahul Gandhi’s record in Wayanad seat, opens account with bumper win in first election
Earlier in the day, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and a Congress ally of the Indian Union Muslim League predicted that Priyanka Gandhi would surpass her brother Rahul Gandhi’s record in the Lok Sabha by-election. The by-election in Wayanad was necessitated after the resignation of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Who vacated this seat after winning the Rae Bareli seat in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year.
