Puthuppally: Just as the legacy set by him remains etched in the hearts of his staunch admirers, the name of the late Oommen Chandy is yet to be deleted from the voter list for the Puthuppally assembly constituency where a bypoll necessitated by his death is now on.
The name of former chief minister and long-time MLA Oommen Chandy is listed as voter no 647 in booth no. 126 at the Georgian Public School, Puthuppally.
The name of a voter is removed from the voter list post death, but the deletion process takes a while to complete.
After the death is reported to the panchayat concerned, the information is passed on to the authorities concerned by the booth-level official. The name will be deleted from the list subsequently.
Oommen Chandy, who passed away on July 18, used to cast his votes with his family members at the Georgian School.
His son Chandy Oommen is contesting today's bypoll in the Puthuppally constituency as the United Democratic Front candidate. Oommen Chandy represented the assembly seat continuously for 53 years till his death.
