Puthuppally exit poll

The survey indicates that Chandy Oommen will get a majority of more than 18, votes. The UDF candidate secured 53 puthuppally exit poll of the total 1,31, votes polled. Others will get three percent of the vote.

The party's response to Oommen's triumph characterized it as a win against the misrule of the LDF and a complete political victory for the Congress. No by-election in Kerala has got such a landslide margin. The message is very clear Right from the beginning, Oommen, the son of the late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, established a substantial lead, while his closest rival, the ruling LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas, failed to secure a lead in any of the rounds. In the recent bypoll, the Opposition Congress-UDF successfully defended the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala as their candidate, Chandy Oommen, secured a resounding victory with a lead of over 36, votes, according to sources from the Election Commission. The Election Commission, less than a month after Chandy's death on July 18, on August 8 had announced September 5 as the date of polling and September 8 for counting of the votes. Oommen and Thomas called out each other for debates on the issues of development in the state and Puthuppally as well as an assessment of the ruling Left front's governance.

Puthuppally exit poll

Kottayam: Chandy Oommen, son of late Congress leader Oommen Chandy, will win the Puthuppally by-election by a healthy margin, garnering 53 per cent of polled votes, and retain the constituency for the United Democratic Front, the Axis My India exit poll has predicted. According to the survey, Oommen will get a majority of more than 18, votes 14 per cent while his rival Jaick C Thomas of the Left Democratic Front will get only 39 per cent votes. The Axis My India exit poll was conducted by meeting voters who cast their votes at various booths in the constituency. The exit poll results were released ahead of the counting of votes on Friday. Others will get only 3 per cent of the votes. A total of 1,76, people cast their votes in the Puthuppally by-election, necessitated by the passing away of two-time chief minister Oommen Chandy, who represented the constituency for 53 years on the trot. A polling percentage of While Meenadom panchayat recorded the highest polling percentage Those above 80 years of age and differently abled persons cast their votes through postal ballot. A total of 2, persons voted in this manner. In addition, there were service votes. Taking all the votes polled into consideration, the final polling percentage in the constituency is Home News Kerala.

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The voting began at 7am. The constituency has 1. The bye-election was necessitated due to the death of veteran Congress leader, two-time chief minister and time MLA Oommen Chandy, who represented the seat uninterrupted since Among Hindus, who form over half of the population in Puthuppally, Ezhava and Nair communities dominate. Christians comprise nearly 40 percent of the population with Orthodox and Jacobite Syrian Christian communities being influential in the constituency.

The RLD and Congress too welcomed the result. There was talk of the influential OBC leader of eastern UP being accommodated as a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government if he won. The defeat leaves him nowhere. Read More. The party, which leads the Left Democratic Front LDF government in the state, will find it difficult to seek solace in the refrain that the Congress has merely retained a seat that has been its pocket borough since , riding on a sympathy wave after the death of party veteran Oommen Chandy. Soon after the by-election schedule had been declared, CPI M state secretary and party Politburo member M V Govindan had stated that the Puthuppally contest would be a referendum on the party's regime, led by Pinarayi Vijayan. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself led the LDF campaign, turning up at the constituency thrice and attending conventions in all eight village panchayats. That apart, many of his Cabinet colleagues and senior CPI M leaders were involved in micro-level campaigning at Puthuppally. Its candidate and Kottayam district secretary G Lijin Lal managed to get only 5. In the party's worst showing in the constituency since , Lal got only 6, votes, against 11, in

Puthuppally exit poll

For 53 years, the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala has thrown up no poll surprises. These days, it is hard to believe that. The BJP may barely register a presence on the ballot, but on the field, it is as visible as the other two as it campaigns for its candidate and Kottayam district president, G Lijin Lal. A member group of state leaders is camping here, under the leadership of the party Kerala co-in-charge, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal. Senior leaders, including Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, have addressed family gatherings at the booth level. Apart from the prestige battle, for Pinarayi, it is a chance to further demonstrate his hold on the state. In the last two weeks, the CM has visited the constituency thrice, and attended public meetings in all eight village panchayats.

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The Boxanagar assembly segment has 66 per cent minority voters of a total of 43, electors. Next Story. You are now subscribed to our newsletters. Join Hindustan Times Create free account and unlock exciting features like Newsletters, Alerts and Recommendations Get personalised news and exciting deals Bookmark the stories you want to read later. Police said six persons were injured when they were allegedly attacked by some villagers at Mohanbhog in Dhanpur Assembly constituency. Right from the beginning, Oommen, the son of the late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy, established a substantial lead, while his closest rival, the ruling LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas, failed to secure a lead in any of the rounds. Ranjeet, however, was not named as the BJP candidate. While the poll turnout was around 19 per cent until 9 am, the voting pace picked up with most polling stations seen packed with electors standing in queues despite a sunny and humid day. While Meenadom panchayat recorded the highest polling percentage There are over 1. The Puthuppally constituency has 1. The counting of votes will take place on September 8 and the result will be declared on the same day. In the recent bypoll, the Opposition Congress-UDF successfully defended the Puthuppally Assembly constituency in Kerala as their candidate, Chandy Oommen, secured a resounding victory with a lead of over 36, votes, according to sources from the Election Commission. Representative image.

Rukhiya will turn 80 in the coming year. Chandy had a special connection to Valiyapalli.

Mint Premium View Less -. Get alerts on WhatsApp. My Account. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. After polling concluded, of the 1,76, voters, 1,28, people -- 64, men, 64, women and two transgenders -- cast their votes. People began queuing up outside the polling booths from 6 am and by 1 pm To conduct a peaceful election, 30 companies of central forces have been deployed. In addition, there were service votes. Anything can only be said after 8th September, when the results are announced Join Hindustan Times Create free account and unlock exciting features like Newsletters, Alerts and Recommendations Get personalised news and exciting deals Bookmark the stories you want to read later. Chandy represented the constituency in Kottayam district for more than five decades without any break until his demise on July