Chandy Oommen wins it for Congress
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Express News Service
KOTTAYAM: Riding on a sympathy wave swelled by a powerful anti-government present, UDF candidate Chandy Oommen romped house within the Puthuppally by-election, necessitated by the demise of his father Oommen Chandy, registering a file margin of 37,719 votes. The Congress candidate secured 61.17% of the votes and defeated CPM’s Jaick C Thomas by the second-highest margin within the historical past of meeting by-elections within the state. Chandy Oommen secured 80,144 votes towards Jaick’s 42,425 (32.38%).
The ballot end result is inconsequential to the numbers of the ruling and opposition fronts within the meeting. But it’s certain to drive the ruling CPM-led LDF to do some critical introspection with just a few months remaining for the all-imporant Lok Sabha ballot. NDA’s G Lijin Lal misplaced his deposit. He might garner solely a paltry 6,558 votes towards 11,694 votes received by the BJP within the 2021 meeting election.
As quickly as counting started on Friday morning, Chandy Oommen raced previous Jaick and steadily elevated his lead with every spherical.
He established a formidable majority in all of the eight grama panchayats within the constituency. Jaick failed to achieve the higher hand even in his personal sales space in Manarcad panchayat and cooperation minister V N Vasavan’s sales space in Pampady.
Earlier, counting was delayed by 10 minutes following confusion over opening the sturdy room at Baselius College in Kottayam. Postal votes have been counted initially and counting of EVM votes started by 8.40 am. After the primary spherical of counting was accomplished, Oommen loved a lead of 5,487 votes.
‘Will usher in devpt to constituency’
While the fifth spherical was progressing, he handed his father’s margin within the final meeting election (9,044 votes). Oommen’s margin handed 25,000 when half of the votes have been counted. He registered a file margin within the historical past of Puthuppally constituency within the tenth spherical of counting.
Speaking to the media after the outcomes have been introduced, Oommen stated he would comply with in his father’s footsteps and usher in improvement to the constituency.
“I consider this as the 13th victory of my father. I assure the voters that I will live up to their expectations. They have voted for the continuation of the development. My father was here for the past 53 years ensuring care and development. I would be here to continue the same,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Jaick stated the LDF has not misplaced its political base within the constituency, however did not counter the sympathy wave. “When we compare this election results with those of previous years, we can see that LDF has not lost its political base. I did not see any lapse anywhere in the election work. However, it was not easy for the LDF to win an election which was held in an emotional setting,” he stated.
KOTTAYAM: Riding on a sympathy wave swelled by a powerful anti-government present, UDF candidate Chandy Oommen romped house within the Puthuppally by-election, necessitated by the demise of his father Oommen Chandy, registering a file margin of 37,719 votes. The Congress candidate secured 61.17% of the votes and defeated CPM’s Jaick C Thomas by the second-highest margin within the historical past of meeting by-elections within the state. Chandy Oommen secured 80,144 votes towards Jaick’s 42,425 (32.38%).
The ballot end result is inconsequential to the numbers of the ruling and opposition fronts within the meeting. But it’s certain to drive the ruling CPM-led LDF to do some critical introspection with just a few months remaining for the all-imporant Lok Sabha ballot. NDA’s G Lijin Lal misplaced his deposit. He might garner solely a paltry 6,558 votes towards 11,694 votes received by the BJP within the 2021 meeting election.
As quickly as counting started on Friday morning, Chandy Oommen raced previous Jaick and steadily elevated his lead with every spherical. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
He established a formidable majority in all of the eight grama panchayats within the constituency. Jaick failed to achieve the higher hand even in his personal sales space in Manarcad panchayat and cooperation minister V N Vasavan’s sales space in Pampady.
Earlier, counting was delayed by 10 minutes following confusion over opening the sturdy room at Baselius College in Kottayam. Postal votes have been counted initially and counting of EVM votes started by 8.40 am. After the primary spherical of counting was accomplished, Oommen loved a lead of 5,487 votes.
‘Will usher in devpt to constituency’
While the fifth spherical was progressing, he handed his father’s margin within the final meeting election (9,044 votes). Oommen’s margin handed 25,000 when half of the votes have been counted. He registered a file margin within the historical past of Puthuppally constituency within the tenth spherical of counting.
Speaking to the media after the outcomes have been introduced, Oommen stated he would comply with in his father’s footsteps and usher in improvement to the constituency.
“I consider this as the 13th victory of my father. I assure the voters that I will live up to their expectations. They have voted for the continuation of the development. My father was here for the past 53 years ensuring care and development. I would be here to continue the same,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Jaick stated the LDF has not misplaced its political base within the constituency, however did not counter the sympathy wave. “When we compare this election results with those of previous years, we can see that LDF has not lost its political base. I did not see any lapse anywhere in the election work. However, it was not easy for the LDF to win an election which was held in an emotional setting,” he stated.
