Wayanad bypoll: 21 file nominations, including 'Election King' Padmarajan for his 245th battle

Thiruvananthapuram: As the last date for filing nominations for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll ended on Friday, as many as 21 candidates, including Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, filed nominations.

Among the 20 others include Tamil Nadu native K Padmarajan who is contesting his 245th election and holds record in this regard and UP native Gopal Swaroop Gandhi of the Kisan Majdoor Berojgar Sangh. K Padmarajan is popularly known as 'Election King'.

While Padmarajan had contested against Congress leader and Priyanka Gandhi's brother Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad in 2019, Swaroop Gandhi had contested against Rahul in Amethi raising farmer's issue.

Scrutiny of the nominations will be on October 28 and the last date for withdrawing the nomination is October 30.

Meanwhile, Priyanka will be campaigning in Wayanad again on Monday and Tuesday.