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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.

 

Rahul, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and other senior party leaders including AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, submitted his nomination papers to the Wayanad District Collector who is also the Returning Officer.

 

After submitting the papers, he read out the oath to uphold the Constitution which concluded the submission process.

 

"As I file my nomination for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 from my home, my Wayanad, I irrevocably guarantee one thing— 'Nyay' to one and all. My steadfast duty will be, come whatever may, to protect the interests of every last person in Wayanad, and across our beloved Bharat," said Rahul after filing the nomination.

 

He, further, added: "Wayanad is my home, and the people of Wayanad are my family. From them, I have learned a great deal over the last five years and received an abundance of love and affection.... This election is a fight for the soul of India; it is a fight to preserve our democracy from the forces of hatred, corruption, and injustice that seek to suppress the voice of Bharat Mata. I, along with every member of INDIA, will not rest until this battle is won. We will bring together every citizen from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and from Manipur to Mumbai to strengthen our Union of States."

 

Rahul arrived in Wayanad by helicopter in the morning and then held a roadshow from Kalpetta to Civil Station here before reaching the District Collector’s office to submit his nomination.

 

Prior to reaching the collector’s office, he addressed the public towards the end of the roadshow and said he was always with the people of Wayanad on all issues, including the human-animal conflicts which have claimed many lives in the high range district of the state.

 

Rahul will be contesting against BJP state president K Surendran and CPI leader Annie Raja from the Wayanad LS constituency. He had won from the same seat in 2019 with a massive margin of over four lakh votes.

 

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won after polling 7,06,367 votes out of a total of 10,92,197 with his closest rival — CPI’s PP Suneer — receiving only 2,74,597 votes.

 

Voting in Kerala for the Lok Sabha polls this year will be on April 26.