Rahul Gandhi is leading in both the parliamentary seat he contested from this Lok Sabha election, as per early trends. The Congress leader is ahead in Kerala’s Wayanad and his family stronghold of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi is leading in both the parliamentary seat he contested from this Lok Sabha election, as per early trends. The Congress leader is ahead in Kerala’s Wayanad and his family stronghold of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
In 2019, Gandhi had won from Wayanad but lost Amethi seat to BJP’s Smriti Irani.
Early trends show the Congress leader leading by over 18,000 votes against his nearest rivals in the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.
Gandhi had won from Wayanad LS seat in 2019 with a huge margin by getting 7,06,367 votes out of the total of 10,92,197.
Rahul Gandhi vs INDIA Bloc ally In Wayanad
Rahul Gandhi is facing CPI leader and women’s rights activist Annie Raja in Wayanad, where he is seeking a second term. The contest has aroused public interest particularly since both the Congress and CPI are part of the Opposition INDIA alliance. In 2019, Gandhi was elected from the Wayanad constituency after he defeated P P Suneer of the CPI by an impressive 4.31 lakh votes.
