UDF walks away with Muvattupuzha
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Kuzhalnadan defeats sitting MLA Eldho Abraham by a margin of 6,161 votes
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Kuzhalnadan defeats sitting MLA Eldho Abraham by a margin of 6,161 votes
Mathew Kuzhalnadan of the UDF walked away with the Muvattupuzha seat, confronting the pro-incumbency wave, the vote share of sitting MLA, Eldho Abraham of the LDF, and a robust candidate fielded by Twenty20, who had the potential to woo the traditional vote base of both the UDF and LDF.
Mr. Kuzhalnadan, a doctorate holder in International Law and popular in news channel discussions, was trailing behind Mr. Abraham of the CPI, till Sunday noon. He swiftly caught up and won by a margin of 6,161 votes, garnering a total of 64,425 votes.
Church feud a crucial factor in Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, and Perumbavoor
Polling went off peacefully in the three largely rural constituencies of Ernakulam Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, and Perumbavoor with the segments recording 73.31%, 76.54% and 76.04% votes respectively, as on 7.10 p.m. on Tuesday.
Interestingly, 74.48% voters from Penganchuvadu tribal colony in Perumbavoor exercised their franchise even before 5 p.m. It was 80.39% at Thalumkandam booth in Kothamangalam, yet another remote forest locale in Ernakulam.
There were average or below-average queues in most booths in the three constituencies, where the popularity of the candidates of the corporate-backed Twenty20 has been giving sleepless nights to the three traditional fronts.
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