Wayanad Election Results 2024: All Eyes On Rahul Gandhi's High-Stakes Kerala Seat
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Wayanad Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Updates: In 2019, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi secured over seven lakh votes, triumphing over the CPI.
One of the most closely-watched Lok Sabha seats, Kerala's Wayanad is set to witness a three-way contest between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the BJP's K Surendran, and Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India.
The constituency was formed after delimitation in 2008 and has been controlled by the Congress since 2009. In 2019, Rahul Gandhi secured 65% of the vote share, winning over seven lakh votes. Mr Gandhi secured an impressive victory, triumphing over P P Suneer of the CPI by an impressive margin of 4.31 lakh votes.
The hill constituency has been the Congress leader's primary seat since his defeat to BJP's Smriti Irani in Amethi, a former Congress bastion.
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