Priyanka Gandhi Vadra registers record win by over 4-lakh vote margin from Wayanad on election debut
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made a powerful election debut by winning the Wayanad by-poll by over 4 lakh votes on Saturday.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes strong impact on election debut, takes over 3-lakh lead in Wayanad by-polls
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making a strong impact on her election debut as she is currently leading by over 3 lakh votes from her nearest rival in Wayanad by-polls.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes strong impact on election debut, takes over 3-lakh vote lead in Wayanad by-polls
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making a strong impact on her election debut as she is currently leading by over 3 lakh votes from her nearest rival in Wayanad by-polls.
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Wayanad bypoll: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads by over 1 lakh votes
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading by over one lakh votes in the bypoll to Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, media reports said.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes strong lead in Wayanad by-poll
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading by over 1,00,000 votes votes as counting of votes for the Wayanad by-poll is currently underway on Saturday.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes strong lead in Wayanad by-polls
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading by over 85,000 votes as counting of votes for the Wayanad by-poll is currently underway on Saturday.
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