Hello
1247results for ""
Scripting history, the Congress-led UDF swept the Puthuppally bypoll, with Chandy Oommen winning with a margin of 37,719 votes and handing the LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas his third defeat in a row in the constituency. Onmanorama senior reporters Ayyappan R and George Poikayil, who covered the proceedings from the ground, analyse the outcome of the Puthuppally bypoll.
The elections were held in seven assembly constituencies in six states.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Huge police force and central force are deployed in the area to restore peace.
BJP's vote share of 6,558 (5 per cent) is less than what it secured in 2011 (11,694 , 5.57 per cent). As the party has not secured 1/6th of the total votes in the elction, the candidate will lose his deposit.
Jayarajan questioned the steep fall in BJP's vote share and claimed that there is no sabotage in LDF's vote share.
He said he was aware of the volume of expectations bestowed upon him by the people of Puthuppally as the successor of Oommen Chandy and promised to fulfill them.
Chandy, son of Oommen Chandy, romped home by a victory margin of 36,454 votes as the votes polled in the September 5 bypoll were counted on Friday.
Addressing media, Mariya said the people of Puthuppally have accepted her brother as their own, just like how they treated her father.
CPM leader AK Balan said for the LDF to win Puthuppally would be one of the wonders of the world.