The sharp decline in the voter turnout in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi made her maiden electoral contest, has cast a pall over the Congress camp, which was aiming to increase Priyanka's victory margin to record levels.
Congress leaders are keeping their fingers crossed about the outcome, especially when they have targeted to secure a victory margin of over 5 lakh votes for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The voter turnout dropped to 64.72%, a 9.15 percentage point decrease from the previous election.
This marks the lowest turnout in the constituency since its formation in 2009.
In the 2019 election, when Rahul Gandhi contested, the constituency saw a higher turnout of 80.37% and his victory margin was 4.31 lakh votes.
The voter turnout in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll dropped by over 1 lakh electors compared to the general election held in April.
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