Kerala Assembly elections 2021 | Key winners and losers
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May 02, 2021 21:40 IST
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister Shailaja secure landslide victories while E. Sreedharan and Suresh Gopi fade away despite showing promise.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan greets party supporters during an election campaign ahead of Kerala Assembly Polls, in Thiruvananthapuram, Friday, March 26, 2021. File
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister Shailaja secure landslide victories while E. Sreedharan and Suresh Gopi fade away despite showing promise.
The ruling Left Democratic Front, with a lead in 99 of 140 seats, has emerged as a decisive winner of 2021 Assembly elections. Congress-led United Democratic Front, which harboured ambitions of forming the government this round, was sidelined to a mere 41 seats, while BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has lost the one seat they had won in 2016 electi
Mixed results for Kerala Congress parties
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Jose K. Mani’s loss is the most embarrassing moment in this Assembly elections
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Jose K. Mani’s loss is the most embarrassing moment in this Assembly elections
For the Left Democratic Front, the defeat of the Kerala Congress (M) chairman Jose K. Mani is easily the most embarrassing moment in this Assembly elections.
The scion of the late KC(M) leader K.M. Mani, he had nursed Pala with fervour, but was engulfed by its anti-Left character. Even the CPI(M) s bid to save its confidant in the prestige battle against arch rival Mani C. Kappan failed to check the defeat.
Candidates confident of win in Kottayam
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Lower voter turnout in a number of constituencies
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Lower voter turnout in a number of constituencies
Even as the figures released by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday confirmed a drop in the total voter turnout in Kottayam, the parties and their candidates came up with claims of victory.
As per the final figures released by the EC, the total polling percentage recorded by Kottayam stood at 72.16 as against 76.90 recorded in 2016.
Of this, Vaikom stood on top of the tally with a voter turnout of 75.61% while Kaduthuruthy was at the last position with 68.05 %.