Chandy Oommen wins by-election in Kerala’s Puthuppally with report margin

By Express News Service

KOTTAYAM: The folks of Puthuppally paid their final respects to their beloved chief Oommen Chandy. In the primary by-election held in Kerala’s Puthuppally Assembly constituency following the demise of Oommen Chandy, his son and UDF candidate Chandy Oommen recorded a humongous victory with a report margin of 37,719 votes.

In a keenly watched electoral battle forward of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, Oommen defeated LDF’s Jaick C Thomas. As per the studies of the Election Commission, Ommen secured  80,144 votes, whereas Jaick might guarantee solely 42,425 votes. Oommen Chandy represented the constituency for the previous 53 years until his loss of life in July this 12 months.

Oommen secured the lead proper from the start of the counting and continued until the final spherical. He secured a formidable majority in all eight grama panchayats within the constituency. Meanwhile, Jaick trailed even in his personal sales space in Manarcad panchayat. Significantly, NDA candidate G Lijin Lal failed to indicate a noticeable struggle because the saffron social gathering’s dropped significantly in comparison with the earlier election. He might safe solely 6,554 votes in opposition to 11694 votes within the Assembly election held in 2021.

UDF candidate Chandy Oommen’s supporters rejoice after his large win in 
Puthuppally bypoll. (Photo | Express)

Earlier, the counting was delayed by 10 minutes following some confusion over opening the sturdy room arrange on the Baselius College in Kottayam. After counting the postal votes within the preliminary stage, the counting of EVM votes started at round 8.40 am. As the primary votes have been counted, Oommen recorded a margin of greater than 6,000 votes. While counting the fifth spherical, Oommen handed his father’s margin (9044 votes) within the earlier Assembly election.

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Oommen’s margin handed 25,000 when half of the votes have been counted. He registered a report margin within the historical past of Puthuppally constituency within the tenth spherical of the counting.

Responding to the election outcomes, Congress Working Committee member A. Ok. Antony stated Oommen’s victory was a becoming verdict of the folks’s courtroom of Puthuppally.

“The astonishing victory of Oommen showed that the people’s court of Puthuppally has given stringent punishment to those who hunted Oommen Chandy. They should correct their mistakes at least hereafter. They should come forth to apologise for their wrong deeds,” he stated.

KOTTAYAM: The folks of Puthuppally paid their final respects to their beloved chief Oommen Chandy. In the primary by-election held in Kerala’s Puthuppally Assembly constituency following the demise of Oommen Chandy, his son and UDF candidate Chandy Oommen recorded a humongous victory with a report margin of 37,719 votes.
In a keenly watched electoral battle forward of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, Oommen defeated LDF’s Jaick C Thomas. As per the studies of the Election Commission, Ommen secured  80,144 votes, whereas Jaick might guarantee solely 42,425 votes. Oommen Chandy represented the constituency for the previous 53 years until his loss of life in July this 12 months.
Oommen secured the lead proper from the start of the counting and continued until the final spherical. He secured a formidable majority in all eight grama panchayats within the constituency. Meanwhile, Jaick trailed even in his personal sales space in Manarcad panchayat. Significantly, NDA candidate G Lijin Lal failed to indicate a noticeable struggle because the saffron social gathering’s dropped significantly in comparison with the earlier election. He might safe solely 6,554 votes in opposition to 11694 votes within the Assembly election held in 2021.

UDF candidate Chandy Oommen’s supporters rejoice after his large win in 
Puthuppally bypoll. (Photo | Express)

Earlier, the counting was delayed by 10 minutes following some confusion over opening the sturdy room arrange on the Baselius College in Kottayam. After counting the postal votes within the preliminary stage, the counting of EVM votes started at round 8.40 am. As the primary votes have been counted, Oommen recorded a margin of greater than 6,000 votes. While counting the fifth spherical, Oommen handed his father’s margin (9044 votes) within the earlier Assembly election.

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Oommen’s margin handed 25,000 when half of the votes have been counted. He registered a report margin within the historical past of Puthuppally constituency within the tenth spherical of the counting.
Responding to the election outcomes, Congress Working Committee member A. Ok. Antony stated Oommen’s victory was a becoming verdict of the folks’s courtroom of Puthuppally.

“The astonishing victory of Oommen showed that the people’s court of Puthuppally has given stringent punishment to those who hunted Oommen Chandy. They should correct their mistakes at least hereafter. They should come forth to apologise for their wrong deeds,” he stated.