Thiruvananthapuram: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, was headed for a huge win having secured over four lakh votes.
Right from the start of counting, Priyanka Gandhi has been racing ahead without any problems. As per the Election Commission officials, she was leading by over 4,61,566 votes. Her nearest rival, Sathyan Mokeri from the CPI was trailing, having polled 1,56,646 votes so far. The counting was continuing in the centres and the final count was awaited.
The BJP candidate, Navya Haridas, a young software engineer turned Kozhikode Corporation Councillor was fighting hard and the lead between the second-placed CPI veteran Sathyan Mokheri was also increasing. As of 12 pm, Priyanka Gandhi has maintained massive lead and is ahead by 3,04,920 votes
Seeing the trend, the Congress workers are in a jubilant mood and have started to hit the streets at Wayanad and Palakkad.