Priyanka Gandhi, 52, was fielded by Congress in the bypoll in Wayanad after Rahul Gandhi vacated the constituency to retain his second seat Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh.

Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday expressed happiness over his wife’s nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections, saying that he is delighted that she has taken a step for herself.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra filed the nomination for her maiden electoral battle from Wayanad for the Lok Sabha bypoll on Wednesday as Congress took out a massive roadshow in Kalpetta.

Wayanad is set to have two MPs, one of them "unofficial", and both will work together to protect its interests, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today. Mr Gandhi said this at a public meeting as his sister and party colleague Priyanka Gandhi Vadra filed her nomination to contest the upcoming bypoll in the Lok Sabha seat.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, submitted her nomination on Wednesday to contest an election to parliament, the latest candidate from a family that has dominated politics and given the country three prime ministers.

Leading the charge in support of his sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who filed her nomination from Wayanad on Wednesday, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that it was the only constituency that has two Members of Parliament.

Before her nomination, Priyanka Gandhi held a vibrant roadshow in Wayanad, accompanied by her brother Rahul Gandhi. The by-elections in Wayanad are set for November 13, and Priyanka is expected to submit her nomination shortly.

Earlier, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Vadra officially signed her nomination papers in the presence of local leaders.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has filed her nomination for the Lok Sabha bypoll in Wayanad, marking her electoral debut. She was accompanied by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge. The seat became vacant after Rahul Gandhi chose to relinquish it.