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Rahul Gandhi wins with strong margin in Wayanad

Last Updated 23 May 2019, 15:42 IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi won by a large margin of 4,31,770 votes in Wayanad in Kerala. He is, however, trailing and headed for a loss in his bastion of Amethi to Union Minister Smriti Irani.

In Wayanad, Rahul got 7,06,367 votes and runner up CPI's P P Suneer secured 2,74,597 votes.

Rahul's candidature in Wayanad allowed the Congress and its allies to capture a record number of 19 out of 20 seats in Kerala. The party has already had an upper hand over the CPM-led LDF on the Sabarimala issue. With Rahul's entry, the Congress party was able to resolve issues with party factions and gave the alliance the upper hand.

In 2014, Rahul won Amethi by a margin of 1,07,903 votes while in 2009 he had a margin of 3,70,198 votes, which was his highest margin. In his debut in 2004, Rahul beat his opponents by a margin of 2,90,853.

In the first election after the formation of the contituency, Congress leader M I Shanawas won in Wayanad by a lead of 1,53,439 votes. This margin was reduced to 20,870 in 2014.

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(Published 23 May 2019, 11:08 IST)

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