Priyanka Joins Gandhis: Which Other Families Are In Parliament Together?

Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing Rahul's victory margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in her electoral debut.

Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes.

Source : PTI

Priyanka Gandhi Oath: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take oath as the MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Seat on Thursday, making her the third Gandhi family member in the current Parliament. Her brother, Rahul Gandhi, is the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and represents the Rae Bareily seat in the House. Senior party leader Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

Priyanka won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, surpassing Rahul's victory margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in her electoral debut.

The 52-year-old Congress leader defeated Sathyan Mokeri of the CPI(M)-led LDF by securing more than six lakh votes to succeed her brother, Rahul Gandhi, in the hill constituency, which he had won twice since the 2019 elections.

A Look At Other Families In Parliament

Akhilesh And Dimple Yadav: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav are both members of the Lok Sabha and sit in front rows in the House. Akhilesh Yadav won the Kannauj Lok Sabha elections and his wife was elected from the Mainpuri seat, a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party. Akhilesh's cousin Akshay Yadav is also an MP from the Ferozabad seat, while his other cousin, Dharmendra Yadav is an MP from Badaun. The family is also related to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Sharad Pawar And Supriya Sule: Sharad Pawar is an incumbent member of Rajya Sabha who was elected to the House in 2014. His daughter, Supriya Sule, is a Member of the Lok Sabha from the Baramati seat in Maharashtra.

Pappu Yadav And Ranjeet Ranjan: Pappu Yadav won the Purnia Lok Sabha seat in Bihar as an independent candidate, with a margin of over 23,000 votes. His wife, Ranjeet Ranjan, is a serving Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from Chhattisgarh. She was elected to the House in 2022. 

Kanimozhi and Dayanidhi Maran: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and DMK leader Kanimozhi is Lok Sabha MP from Thoothukudi seat. Karunanidhi's grandnephew Dayanidhi Maran is an MP from Chennai Central. 

P Chidambaram And Karti Chidambaram: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram is a Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, while his son Karti represents Karnataka's Shivganga seat in Lok Sabha.