Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses press conference in Kannur, Kerala; Cautions against celebrations, considering the pandemic
Thiruvananthapuram: The LDF, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is all set for a comeback in Kerala as counting to the 140-seat Assembly is underway. As of 3 pm today, the LDF is now leading over 97 seats, while the UDF's leads are confined to 42 seats.
The BJP-led NDA now has 0 seats after Congress candidate Shafi Parambil defeated NDA candidate E Sreedharan in Palakkad by 3840 votes.
Looking back at previous elections, it's always the Left that has the edge when it comes to postal ballots and that has been noticed this time.
Voting took place in the state on April 6 to elect 140 legislators to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
The ruling Pinarayi Vijayan government has been touted to win the polls by all the exit polls, which have been dismissed by the Congress-led Opposition.
While the average number of postal ballots in a constituency stood around 500, this time in some constituencies, it has gone up to as high as 4,000 votes because voters aged above 80 were allowed this facility and this time there was more number of election officials.
Moreover this time one will have to wait for almost an additional 30 minutes to know the latest updates as the practice of providing live updates on the website of the Chief Electoral officer has been dispensed with and the results will only be available manually when the concerned official at the respective counting centre comes out with their half-hourly report.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses press conference in Kannur, Kerala; Cautions against celebrations, considering the pandemic
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has congratulated Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for winning Kerala elections 2021.
LDF candidate KT Jaleel defeats Firos Kunnamparambil in Thavanur by 3066 votes.
We accept the verdict of the people. It was unexpected. We accept this verdict. UDF is still a formidable force in Kerala. We will introspect into our functioning. We had exposed the loot and corruption by LDF in Kerala. This does not mean that those issues can be washed away. I congratulate all the winners," Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said, according to CNN-News18. According to the latest trends, Congress-led UDF is leading in 41 seats while the LDF is leading in 99.
BJP candidate E Sreedharan, popularly known as ‘Metro Man,’ has lost Palakkad assembly seat by 7,403 votes against Congress candidate Shafi Parambil.
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Palakkad constituency: Congress's Shafi Parambil defeats NDA's E Sreedharan by 3,840 votes.
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Health minister KK Shailaja leads by over 60,000 votes