Puthuppally bypoll Analysis | Final electoral tribute to OC, Jacobite revenge, mystery of BJP votes

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.