Shock for UDF as heavyweights taste defeat at the hustings :

Shock for UDF as heavyweights taste defeat at the hustings
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Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers
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Mayoral hopeful N. Venugopal and Dy. Mayor Premakumar among prominent losers
It did not begin well for the UDF.
The first result announced on the day came as a rude shock to the Congress, as its Mayor candidate and senior leader N. Venugopal lost the contest by one vote.
An electoral defeat in Island North, which Mr. Venugopal has always held as his home turf, was something unpalatable for the seasoned politician. Venugopal, who will turn 70 shortly, suffered defeat at the hands of a political novice, T. Padmakumari of the BJP.

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