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LDF bags nine of 11 constituencies in Kannur
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadam by a margin of 50,123 votes
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An LDF supporter waving the CPI(M) flag to celebrate the front s victory in Kannur on Sunday.
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadam by a margin of 50,123 votes
Kannur district turned red on Sunday as the Left Democratic Front swept the Assembly elections by winning nine of the 11 constituencies.
The LDF managed a comfortable win in Payyanur, Kaliyassery, Taliparamba, Kannur, Azhikode, Mattanur, Dharmadam, Koothuparamba, and Thalassery constituencies.
The United Democratic Front managed to retain its sitting seats in Irrikur and Peravoor while losing the Azhikode constituency to the LDF.
Congress hopes to win more seats in Malabar this time
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In past elections, party has won just six of the 60 seats in north Kerala
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In past elections, party has won just six of the 60 seats in north Kerala
After its dismal performance in north Kerala last time, the Congress is looking forward to improve its performance in the just- concluded Assembly polls.
In the previous elections, the party nominees ahd won just six of the 60 seats in north Kerala. Pathetically, it was without legislators in Kasaragod and Kozhikode districts in the past three terms.
Despite the hiccups in choosing its candidates in many Assembly constituencies, the Congress leadership finally managed to pull off towards the last round of electioneering. Ground realities revealed that Congress candidates would emerge victorious in a couple of seats more this time in the six districts, party functionaries said.