Overview

• Justice K Babu admitted Navya Haridas’s petition on June 10 and issued summons to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the challenge to her Wayanad by-poll win
• Haridas alleges Gandhi failed to disclose multiple immovable properties and other assets held by her and husband Robert Vadra in her nomination affidavit
• The petition contends these omissions violate mandatory disclosure norms under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and amount to corrupt practices
• Priyanka Gandhi secured her maiden electoral victory in November 2024 with 6,22,338 votes, defeating CPI candidate Sathyan Mokeri and outpacing Haridas by over four lakh votes
• Congress has dismissed the challenge as a publicity stunt even as the case highlights legal scrutiny over election transparency