Election Yarn

Onmanorama's 'Election Yarn' series unravel the threads of history and delve into captivating tales from past general elections.

When an IAS officer eased tension during elections with his song

Election Yarn

April 24, 2024

When an IAS officer eased tension during elections with his song

K Jayakumar recollects an instance where he realized the power of words and emotional impact on people.

ELECTION YARN

April 22, 2024
Why Chirakkal's communist victory made waves in Soviet Russia

On August 16, 1949, for the first time in India, a communist party was elected through voting to govern a local body.
ELECTION YARN

April 17, 2024
When Sudheeran went on a fast for coastal railway

Why did Kerala voters bestow Congress its only triumph in the 1977 general elections held right after the Emergency
ELECTION YARN

April 10, 2024
When Jan Sangh's election poster irked CPM & Congress

In 1970 CPM's R Krishnan retained the seat with a margin of 5,460 votes but the difference between the Congress-backed independent and Jana Sangh's Rajagopal was just 2,000 votes.
ELECTION YARN

March 27, 2024
When a pregnant Accamma Cherian took on sexism and election

This article discusses how a pregnant Accamma Cherian fought the first Lok Sabha bypoll in Meenachil as a Left independent.
ELECTION YARN

March 20, 2024
When Advani brought Trivandrum to a grinding halt

Onmanorama's 'Election Yarn' series unravel the threads of history and delve into captivating tales. This article discusses the BJP's Lok Sabha election campaign in Kerala by LK Advani and AB Vajpayee in 1987.
ELECTION YARN

March 17, 2024
When a young Kadannappally deflated EK Nayanar

Kadannappally Ramachandran defeated EK Nayanar by 28,000 votes in the 1971 Lok Sabha Elections.