Priyanka Gandhi, sister of India's main opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will contest her first election soon, the party has announced.
Ms Gandhi is a descendant of the Nehru-Gandhi family, India's most famous political dynasty.
The 52-year-old will contest the Wayanad seat in the southern Indian state of Kerala after her brother relinquishes it.
A win for Ms Gandhi would mean the presence of all three Gandhi family members in the Indian parliament.
Her mother Sonia Gandhi, former president of the Congress party, is an MP in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament.
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