Brisk voting in Kannur, Kasaragod
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Border Security Force deployed in front of the Akliyath UP School Polling Station at Azhikode in Kannur on Tuesday.
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Polling official attacked in Payyannur; one held for impersonation
Brisk polling was witnessed in Kannur and Kasaragod districts for the Assembly elections on Tuesday. The voter turnout in Kannur was 77.75% while Kasaragod saw a turnout of 74.91%.
The polling percentage in the 2016 Assembly elections was 80.63% in Kannur district. The voter turnout was 80.88% in Taliparamba this time while Thalassery recorded 73.93% polling.
Without Jayarajans , Pinarayi Vijayan attempts to hold CPI(M) s strong bastion of Kannur ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 03:02 IST
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha
Kannur (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): The CPI(M) stronghold of Kannur district, where incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is contesting from holds a hidden J factor that may impact the April 6 Assembly polls in Kerala.
After close to two decades, this Assembly election will for the first time see none of the three Jayarajans of Kannur contesting.
The Jayarajans - EP Jayarajan, Industries Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet, P Jayarajan who represented Koothuparamba constituency from 2001 to 2011 and former district secretary of Kannur along with MV Jayarajan the present Kannur district secretary who was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1996 and 2001 from Edakkad constituency are missing in the fray.
Kerala Assembly elections | It’s battle royale for supremacy in the Left fortress of Kannur district
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
Kannur district, which traditionally favoured the CPI(M) in the Assembly elections, is set to witness a fierce battle between the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the other two main fronts.
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
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BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the LDF and the UDF
Kannur district, which traditionally favoured the CPI(M) in the Assembly elections, is set to witness a fierce battle between the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP-led NDA too working hard to make a dent in the vote bases of the other two main fronts.
This time, 75 candidates are in the fray to fight for the 11 Assembly constituencies in the district. The LDF and the UDF led have fielded their candidates in all the 11 seats, while the NDA is contesting in 10, following the nomination of BJP district president N. Haridas to the Thalassery constituency was rejected.
Poonam Binayak, CNN • Updated 17th March 2021
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