I Will Work For The Country, Priyanka Gandhi After Taking Oath As Lok Sabha MP

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Makes Lok Sabha Debut After Massive Win In Wayanad

Updated on: 28 November 2024 1:29 pm

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I Will Work For The Country, Roars Priyanka Gandhi After Taking Oath As Lok Sabha MP Photo: PTI

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who won the Lok Sabha by-election from Kerala’s Wayanad, took oath as a Member of Parliament.

“I will work for the country,” she said after swearing in.

Kerala's Wayanad seat was previously held by Rahul Gandhi. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he contested two seats—Wayanad and Raebareli—and won both. He chose to vacate the Wayanad seat and retain Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. The party then nominated Priyanka for the bypoll, paving the way for her electoral debut.

Meanwhile, Following a massive win in Wayanad, Priyanka, 52, joined her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi as MPs in a rare instance of three members of a family serving together in Parliament.

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With a victory margin of more than 4.1 lakh votes, she outperformed her brother Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad. CPI’s Sathyan Mokeri was her closest rival, while BJP's Navya Haridas finished in the third spot.