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Kerala: Ruling LDF wins Pala bypoll

LDF candidate Mani C Kappen defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunel of the opposition Congress-led UDF in the byelection for Pala assembly constituency.

Ruling LDF wins Pala bypoll
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Published : Sep 27, 2019, 2:22 PM IST

Kottayam (Ker): The ruling CPI(M) led LDF won the byelection to Pala assembly constituency, wresting the seat from the opposition Congress led UDF.

LDF candidate Mani C Kappen defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunel of the opposition Congress-led UDF in a closely contested fight.

Kappen, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, defeated Pulikkunel, a faction leader of the Kerala Congress(M) by 2,943 votes.

Pala was a bastion of the Congress-led UDF, held by veteran leader and former Finance Minister K M Mani for the last five decades.

The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of Mani in April.

The win has come as a huge relief to the LDF after its rout in the Lok Sabha polls.

The bypoll was viewed as an acid test for UDF and the BJP headed NDA as a victory would have given boost to the three major combines prospects in the by-elections to five more assembly constituencies scheduled for October 21.

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Kottayam (Ker): The ruling CPI(M) led LDF won the byelection to Pala assembly constituency, wresting the seat from the opposition Congress led UDF.

LDF candidate Mani C Kappen defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunel of the opposition Congress-led UDF in a closely contested fight.

Kappen, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, defeated Pulikkunel, a faction leader of the Kerala Congress(M) by 2,943 votes.

Pala was a bastion of the Congress-led UDF, held by veteran leader and former Finance Minister K M Mani for the last five decades.

The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of Mani in April.

The win has come as a huge relief to the LDF after its rout in the Lok Sabha polls.

The bypoll was viewed as an acid test for UDF and the BJP headed NDA as a victory would have given boost to the three major combines prospects in the by-elections to five more assembly constituencies scheduled for October 21.

Also Read: Protests in NY over atrocities on minorities in Pak

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Ruling LDF wins Pala bypoll
Kottayam (Ker), Sept 27 (PTI) The ruling CPI(M) led LDF
won the byelection to Pala assembly constituency, wresting
the seat from the opposition Congress led UDF.
LDF candidate Mani C Kappen defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunel
of the opposition Congress-led UDF in a closely contested
fight.
Kappen, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party,
defeated Pulikkunel, a faction leader of the Kerala Congress
(M) by 2,943 votes.
Pala was a bastion of the Congress-led UDF, held by
veteran leader and former Finance Minister K M Mani for the
last five decades.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of Mani in
April.
The win has come as a huge relief to the LDF after its
rout in the Lok Sabha polls.
The bypoll was viewed as an acid test for UDF and the BJP
headed NDA as a victory would have given boost to the three
major combines prospects in the by-elections to five more
assembly constituencies scheduled for October 21. PTI COR TGB
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