Congress MP and Chief of the Opposition (LoP) within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi confirmed up in his former constituency of Wayanad in Kerala on Monday to help his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s candidacy on the final day of campaigning forward of the bypoll on Wednesday.
The bypoll in Wayanad, necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat to retain his second seat of Rae Bareili in Uttar Pradesh, will see Priyanka up in opposition to Sathyan Mokeri of the CPI and Navya Haridas of the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP). Whereas Mokeri is a three-time former MLA who unsuccessfully made a bid for Wayanad in 2014, Haridas is a two-time councillor of Kozhikode Municipal Company.
On Monday, the Gandhi siblings took half in two huge roadshows in Sulthan Bathery and Thiruvambady meeting segments through which hundreds of supporters of the Congress-led UDF took half, elevating slogans and banners.
Rahul Gandhi, standing atop a marketing campaign car, informed social gathering staff and voters that his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, has been taking part in election campaigns for him, their father, and their mom since 1989. But, she has by no means been an MP, he stated.
“Most individuals marketing campaign for a few occasions and say they need to be the MP. So, I’m assured that she is going to perceive and work with you on resolving a few of your key calls for similar to a brand new medical faculty, revoking the evening site visitors ban (to Karnataka) and scale back man-animal battle. I’ve already stated that Wayanad would be the solely constituency in India with two members of Parliament – one unofficial and one official. You will note each of us elevating Wayanad’s points in Parliament,” Rahul Gandhi stated.
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In her closing marketing campaign speech in Sultan Bathery city, Priyanka Gandhi stated it will be her ”best honour” to signify the folks of the Wayanad constituency in Parliament.
“You’ve gotten acquired me with a lot love and affection in your houses and on the streets. I’m deeply grateful for that. Each morning, I begin early and finish the day very late, however I’ve by no means felt drained due to the love you’ve given me,” the Congress normal secretary stated.
Priyanka Gandhi stated that she is going to work “as arduous as my brother Rahul” did in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the voters. “When you give me an opportunity to repay the love you’ve given me, to face shoulder to shoulder with you, Rahul will inform you that I’m the most effective fighter you’ve got,” she stated.
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Priyanka Gandhi’s rival and CPI candidate Mokeri stated victory for him in Wayanad was sure. “I used to be capable of full three rounds throughout this constituency. We’ve got obtained a superb response from the voters. Individuals voted for Rahul Gandhi the final time, however haven’t obtained the most effective outcomes. Loads of impartial votes that had drifted away from us within the final two elections will come again to us this time,” he stated.
On the similar time, BJP candidate Haridas stated that the achievements of the Narendra Modi authorities within the final 10 years will work in her favour.
“We’re very assured. We’re seeing large help throughout our public conferences. However, the Congress have been caught distributing meals kits with pictures of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. These kits got here from different states. The social gathering must reply questions relating to such allegations to the voters,” she stated.
The Wayanad parliamentary constituency, created publish delimitation in 2009, has been gained by the Congress within the final 4 elections since. MI Shanavas represented the seat from 2009 to 2019. Rahul Gandhi’s victory margin in 2019 in Wayanad of 431,000 votes was the best within the constituency and noticed him elected to the Lok Sabha when he confronted defeat on the similar time in Amethi. In 2024, Rahul Gandhi’s victory margin got here right down to 360,000 votes. The constituency consists of three meeting segments in Wayanad district, three in Malappuram and one in Kozhikode district. Minorities account for over 50% of the citizens.
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Campaigning ends in Chelakkara meeting seat
Campaigning for the bypoll to the Chelakkara meeting seat in Thrissur district additionally got here to an finish on Monday night. Supporters of UDF, LDF and NDA gathered in massive numbers in the course of the Chelakkara city for the “kalashakottu” — a show of energy — within the night, waving flags, banners and dancing amid music.
The bypoll was necessitated after then CPM MLA and temple affairs minister Ok Radhakrishnan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Alathur this yr. An LDF stronghold, the constituency has solely seen CPM MLAs since 1996.
Whereas the Left has fielded former MLA UR Pradeep, the Congress nominated former MP Ramya Haridas and the BJP Ok Balakrishnan. In 2021 meeting elections, the CPM had gained by a margin of 39,400 votes. The UDF then had a vote share of 28.71% and the BJP 15.68%.
