Congress announces candidates for Lok Sabha, assembly bypolls, fields Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Wayanad

The Congress on Tuesday announced candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly bypolls and fielded Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra from Wayanad for Lok Sabha bypolls. The Congress also fielded Rahul Mamkootathil from Palakkad for the Kerala assembly bypolls and said Ramya Haridas will contest from Chelakkara for assembly bypolls in Kerala. 

Earlier in the day, the Election Commission announced bypolls to Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala and Nanded seat in Maharashtra. Wayanad seat was vacated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi



after he was also elected to Lok Sabha from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections held earlier this year.

Rahul Gandhi also expressed confidence of Priyanka Gandhi winning from Wayanad. "Priyanka Gandhi is going to fight the elections and I am confident that she is going to win the elections. The people of Wayanad can think that they have two members of the Parliament, one is my sister and the other is me. My doors are always open for the people of Wayanad, I love every single person in Wayanad," he added.