Rahul Gandhi had won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad but chose to retain the former, a move that left Wayanad necessitated a bypoll in the seat.

If Priyanka Gandhi wins Lok Sabha polls, she will be the third MP from the Gandhi family in the current Parliament. Sonia Gandhi is a member of Rajya Sabha

The BJP has nominated Navya Haridas to contest against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Lok Sabha bye-election for the Wayanad seat. This bypoll follows Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary election success from Raebareli.

Navya Haridas, 36, holds a B-Tech degree in mechanical engineering from KMCT Engineering College, Calicut University

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Navya Haridas to contest against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the byelection for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, South India. The party announced her candidature on Saturday through a list of candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly byelections.

Priyanka Gandhi, of the Congress party, will contest the Wayanad bypolls, filing her nomination on October 23, accompanied by her brother Rahul Gandhi. The election is slated for November 13. If successful,

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced that party leader Navya Haridas will be the candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll, facing Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday fielded Navya Haridas, a young party leader, against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Lok Sabha bye-election from the seat.

The Wayanad seat became vacant after Congress leader and current Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was elected from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and chose to retain that seat, having won in both constituencies.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Navya Haridas to contest against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections, scheduled for November 13, with results to be announced on November 23.