NEW DELHI: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday took oath as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha.
She took the oath whereas holding a replica of the Construction, and wore a white saree with a golden colour border.
Alongside together with her oath as an MP, it is for the first time in historic previous that three members of the Nehru-Gandhi family (excluding Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi) shall be present in Parliament.
Whereas Pryanka’s brother Rahul Gandhi is a Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat, her mother Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha MP.
Whereas the Nehru-Gandhi family has been energetic in electoral politics ever since independence, there have certainly not been three members of the family collectively in Parliament sooner than.
Inside the these days held by-elections, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra obtained the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 4,10,931 votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the Communist Celebration of India (CPI).
The Wayanad seat was beforehand held by Rahul Gandhi, who shifted to Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh after being elected to the Lok Sabha from there on this yr’s regular elections.
The election in Wayanad, a Congress stronghold, featured a three-way contest between Priyanka Gandhi, BJP’s Navya Haridas, and CPI’s Sathyan Mokeri.
After receiving her election certificates, Priyanka Gandhi described it as an emblem of perception and shared values. She said on X, “My colleagues from Wayanad launched my certificates of election proper now. For me, it is not solely a doc; it is a picture of your love, perception, and the values we’re devoted to. Thanks, Wayanad, for choosing me to take forward this journey to assemble a better future for yourselves.”
On November 23, she thanked the voters of Wayanad for his or her help, saying on X, “I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the assumption you might need positioned in me. I will make sure that over time, you actually actually really feel this victory has been your victory and that the actual particular person you chose to represent you understands your hopes and wishes and fights for you as one amongst your particular person. I look forward to being your voice in Parliament!”
