Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election was held on 13 November 2024. In the previous election held months prior, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was elected from two seats, Wayanad and Rae Bareli. Indian law states that while one can contest multiple seats in an election, they can only remain an MP for one. Thus, Gandhi resigned from Wayanad thereby causing a by-election. His sister, Priyanka Gandhi, is making a long-awaited electoral debut in the seat[citation needed], making the election notable. With the results being released on 23 November, she won the seat with a large margin - but below the 5 lakh target set by the Congress.
2024 Wayanad by-election|
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| Turnout | 64.22%  9.35% |
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In the 2024 general elections, Rahul Gandhi contested from two Lok Sabha constituencies, Wayanad and Rae Bareli. He won both the seats by more than 3.5 lakh votes. Rahul announced that he would remain a member of the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareilly and resigned from Wayanad.[1][2] On 21 October 2024, Election Commission of India announced the schedule for Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections and various state assembly by-elections were announced on the same day.
Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.[3]
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