Wayanad is also among the seats on which people are most interested in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This seat of Kerala had become a topic of discussion across the country in 2019 when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had decided to contest elections from here apart from Amethi. This decision of Rahul proved to be right because he lost the election from Amethi and entered the Lok Sabha with the help of Wayanad. Like other seats in the state, elections for this seat in Kerala will be held on April 26 and the counting of votes will take place on June 4.
What has been the history of Wayanad seat?
Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala came into existence in 2009 and since then this seat has been dominated by Congress. In the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader M.I. Shanwas had won from this seat, while in 2019 this seat had sent Rahul Gandhi to the Lok Sabha. Since 2009, the main fight on this seat has been between Congress and CPI, but this time BJP has also fought against K. The contest has been made interesting by fielding a strong leader in the form of Surendran. This is the reason why today the eyes of the entire country are on Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.
Rahul Gandhi would like to win the elections by a big margin
Even though Rahul Gandhi had lost the interesting contest in Amethi in the last Lok Sabha elections, he had registered a huge victory in Wayanad. In 2019, out of the total 10,87,783 votes cast on this seat, he had secured 7,06,367 votes while his nearest rival P P Suneer had secured 2,74,597 votes. In this way, Rahul had defeated his nearest rival in those elections by a huge margin of more than 4.3 lakh votes. Although this time Rahul Gandhi also has a strong candidate from BJP as a challenger, but still he would like to win the election by a big margin.
K is waiting for his first win. Surendran
BJP state president K in front of Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad. Surendran is in the field. He was made the state BJP president on 15 February 2020 and since then he has been continuously trying to strengthen the party. Surendra has so far contested three Lok Sabha elections and has faced defeat in all three. At the same time, he has tried his luck 5 times in the assembly elections and every time he had to face defeat. He lost the two assembly elections by a margin of only 89 and 745 votes. This time Surendran will try his best to convert his history of defeat into victory.
CPI expects miracle from Annie Raja
Communist Party of India i.e. CPI has fielded its strong leader Annie Raja from Wayanad seat. She is also a member of the CPI National Executive. Current general secretary of CPI and former Rajya Sabha MP D. Raja is her husband. CPI hopes that Annie Raja can make an impact in the triangular contest and win this seat for the party. If seen in a way, Rahul Gandhi, K. The candidature of Surendran and Annie Raza has made the Wayanad elections very interesting. No one can clearly predict which side the camel will sit on this seat.
Why is Wayanad Lok Sabha seat important?
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Wayanad Lok Sabha seat has emerged as special in many ways. This seat can decide the political future of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to a great extent. At the same time, if the state president of BJP wins the elections from here, it will be a big thing for the party. At the same time, Annie Raja would also like to put this seat in CPI’s kitty for the first time. This means that whichever candidate will hoist the flag on this seat on June 4, will create history in some form or the other.
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