Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will file her nomination papers for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections today, Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Haq, former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will be present at the event. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will also hold a roadshow at Kalpetta New Bus Stand at 11 am. Thereafter, nominations will be submitted to the district collector around 12 noon.
– Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has arrived in Wayanad. He will go to Sultan Baths and later start the roadshow from Kalpetta bus stand with Priyanka Gandhi.
Priyanka actively participates in politics
Soon after the Election Commission announced the Wayanad by-election, the Congress announced that Priyanka Gandhi would be its candidate from the Wayanad seat in Kerala. After the Congress dispatched the AICC general secretary from Wayanad, party workers put up posters in the constituency with the words “Dear Wayanad” written on them. Priyanka Gandhi is all set to join active politics in her maiden election from the Kerala constituency after the Election Commission announced a by-election to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat last week.
BJP mobilizes against Priyanka
After winning both constituencies in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi decided to retain Amithi. As a result, the Wayanad seat fell vacant and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Navya Haridas and Priyanka Gandhi for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election. Navya is a mechanical engineer by profession and completed her B.Tech course in 2007. According to her social media profile, she is the MP from Kozhikode Corporation and serves as the state general secretary of the BJP Mahila Morcha.
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When does the vote take place?
On October 15, the Election Commission announced by-elections for 48 constituencies and 2 parliamentary seats. Along with the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, these by-elections will be held in two phases. The first phase of voting will be held on November 13 for 47 assembly constituencies and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. Meanwhile, the second phase of voting will be held on November 20, during which voting will be held for the Uttarakhand Kedarnath seat and the Maharashtra Nanded Lok Sabha seat. Thereafter, the votes will be counted and the results announced on November 23.
