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Kerala results HIGHLIGHTS | Historic second term for CM Pinarayi Vijayan, BJP wiped out

CPM's 'Rockstar' KK Shailaja secured her constituency of Mattanur with a massive margin.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister K K Shailaja, two of CPM's popular faces in Kerala. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister K K Shailaja, two of CPM's popular faces in Kerala. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
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The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to break the state's four-decade-old trend of swinging between the communists and the Congress-led United Democratic Front.

As many as 957 candidates, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, 11 of his Cabinet colleagues, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, former Union Minister K J Alphons and BJP State president K Surendran, among others, were in the fray in the election.

With counting coming to a close, BJP who had at least Nemom in the last Assembly elections has this year drawn a blank in the state.

CM Vijayan, and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala won from their constituencies. 'Rockstar' KK Shailaja also secured her constituency of Mattanur with a massive margin.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who had camped in the state for several days with the party hoping that the state will herald a turn in its electoral fortunes, is now poised to be the opposition for the next five years.

Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran wins from Kazhakootam

Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran wins from Kazhakootam by a margin of 23,497 votes.

LDF wins people's mandate

LDF wins people's mandate with victory in 99 out of the 140 seats, UDF shrinks in size from last Assembly Elections with 41 seats. BJP loses all contested seats including in the first account they opened in the state, Nemom.

'Metroman' E. Sreedharan loses to Congress' Shafi Parambil in Palakkad

BJP candidate E Sreedharan, popularly known as 'Metroman', loses to Congress' Shafi Parambil from Palakkad Assembly constituency, Election Commission reported.

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K. Babu is seen greeting his supporters at the Maharaja's College in Kochi after winning from the Tripunithua Assembly constituency.

WATCH | Nemom MLA V Sivankutty addresses the media

M Swaraj trails K Babu by slender margin

Suresh Gopi finishes third in Thrissur

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KT Jaleel leads

For the first time, minister KT Jaleel takes lead in the final round in Thavanoor. He has an edge of 666 votes now over Firos Kunnamparambil.

KK Shailaja wins by record margin

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja wins from Mattannur constituency by a record margin of 61,000 votes.

LDF's KJ Maxi retains Kochi

E Sreedharan trails

Shafi Parambil leads E Sreedharan by 2300 odd votes from Palakkad.

Kerala CM Vijaya leads with over 47,000 votes in Dharmadom

Metroman Sreedharan's lead margin further reduces to 200 in Palakkad

Metroman Sreedharan's margin is reduced to just 200 at Palakkad against Shafi Parambil of UDF

Kerala BJP president in third position in Konni assembly constituency

Sitting MLA and LDF candidate K U Jenish Kumar is leading with 35412 votes in Konni assembly constituency. BJP state president and NDA candidate K Surendran is in third position.

Sreedharan's lead in Palakkad reduced to 1700 votes

Sreedharan of the BJP lead reduced to 1700 votes after Pirayiri panchayat, a UDF stronghold was counted. Only two more panchayats remain to be counted.

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury salutes people of Kerala for faith in LDF

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury says he salutes the people of Kerala for reposing their faith in the CPM-led Left government in Kerala.

EC trends at 1.35 PM

LDF set for clean sweep in Pathanamthitta

Former Thrissur Mayor Bindu wins from Irinjalakuda

R Bindu, wife of LDF Convenor and CPM state secretary in charge A Vijayaragavan- won the elections by margin of over 6000 votes from Irinjalakuda.

CPM secures win in Alappuzha

P P Chitharanjan of CPM won in Alappuzha with a margin of 12803 votes

BJP loses lead in Thrissur

Thrissur constituency heads for photo-finish as CPI candidate P Balachandran gets a wafer thin lead of 200 votes pushing NDA candidate Suresh Gopi to third place

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Kerala BJP president K Surendran trails in Manjeshwar

IUML's AKM Ashraf has a lead of 1,355 votes over BJP's state president K Surendran after Round 6 in Manjeshwar

After 10 rounds BJP's Sreedharan increases lead in Palakkad

'Metroman' Sreedharan marches forward in Palakkad as lead consolidates to over 7000 against Shafi Parambil of Congress

Slender lead for IUML over BJP in Kasaragod after round 4

'Metroman' E Sreedharan in the driver seat in Palakkad

E. Sreedharan of the BJP leads by 5500 votes over his nearest rival, Shafi Parambil of the Congress in Palakkad constituency.

12 out of 14 lead for LDF in Thiruvananthapuram

After three and half hours of counting of votes, LDF is heading for a sweep in the capital by leading in 12 out of 14 seats. NDA leads in Nemom while UDF leads in Kovalam.

Excise Minister T P Ramakrishnan wins Perambra constituency

Excise Minister T P Ramakrishnan (CPIM) has registered the first win for LDF in Kerala elections 2021 securing Perambra constituency by a margin of 5033 votes.

KPCC president Mullappalli Ramachandran watching election results at KPCC HQ in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo  | EPS. BP Deepu)
KPCC president Mullappalli Ramachandran watching election results at KPCC HQ in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo  | EPS. BP Deepu)

BJP's Suresh Gopi is the last man standing to prevent a clean sweep of LDF in Thrissur

LDF is heading for a sweep in Thrissur, the strong hold of the ruling front for the past four assembly elections, with the front leading 12 out of 13 seats, while the NDA candidate actor turned MP Suresh Gopi maintains his lead in the Thrissur constituency.

LDF leads in 3 constituencies, UDF in 2 in Idukki district

LDF leads in 10 out of 11 seats of Kannur district

LDF marches ahead during the early hours of counting in Kannur. Except in Irikkur, UDF candidates trail behind in all other seats. At Dharmadom, CM Pinarayi Vijayan has a lead of 7810 against his rival C Raghunath. Surprisingly, UDF has been pushed back to second place at Peravur and Kannur.

Health Minister K K Shylaja, has a lead of 17753 at Mattannur.

UDF's Kappen gains upper hand in Pala

In a fierce battle in Pala, UDF candidate Mani C Kappen appears to be heading to victory with a comfortable margin taking into account the present trend in the counting of votes. After completing three rounds of counting, Kappen is leading by 9019 votes against his rival candidate Jose K Mani of Kerala Congress.

Chennithala lone warrior for UDF in Alappuzha district

LDF leads in over 90 seats

CPM candidate MM Mani takes unassailable lead of more that 13,000 votes in Udumbanchola

CPM candidate and Power Minister MM Mani has established an unassailable lead of 13,000 votes after two and half hours of counting as the counting of votes is in progress.

KK Shailaja leads in Mattannur

LDF's K K Shailaja (Mattannur), M M Mani (Udumbanchola) and Kadakampally Surendran (Kazhakkoottam) in the lead

NDA's Sreedharan, Rajasekharan, Suresh Gopi in the lead

The NDA's three prominent candidates -- Metroman E Sreedharan in Palakkad, Kummanam Rajasekharan in Nemom and actor-MP Suresh Gopi in Thrissur -- in the lead.

Vijayan, Chennithala, Chandy take the lead in respective constituencies

ECI trends at 9.45 AM

WATCH | Usually bustling counting centres wear a deserted look as partymen asked to stay away due to Covid

UDF's Mani C Kappan leads in Pala

As per early trends, UDF candidate Mani C Kappan is leading in Pala assembly constituency

LDF picks up early lead

Kerala Elections: Nothing short of win will do for LDF, UDF in do-or-die battle

Drawing confidence from multiple pre-poll and post-poll surveys, the ruling LDF government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is optimistic of a convincing win. Chennithala, however, has urged the UDF workers to keep their morale high and directed counting agents to ensure a fool-proof scrutiny as there is a large number of postal ballots to be counted this time.

In fact, nothing short of a win will be acceptable to Pinarayi and Chennithala. The CM, who has become the poster boy of the Left movement in the country in the last five years, badly wants to retain his fortress so that Left politics will stay relevant. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Kerala's first lead trend is here; BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan leads in Nemom

Counting amid Covid surge may see results delayed

  • As many as 24,709 officials, including reserve personnel, have been deployed for counting.

  • 2.03 crore EVM votes from 40,771 polling booths will be counted

  • 5 lakh postal ballots will be taken up for counting

  • Strict compliance with Covid protocol will be ensured throughout the counting process.

  • Due to a large number of postal ballots and increase in the number of polling booths by around 90%, the declaration of results is likely to be delayed.

  • Recounting of postal ballots will be done in seats where majority of the winning candidate is less than the postal ballots polled.

    • Initial trends are out; LDF leads after 30 mins of postal ballot counting

    Counting of over 2 crore votes begin

    Counting of votes has begun in the 140 assembly constituencies and Malappuram Lok Sabha seat in the state, where election and by-election respectively were held on April 6.

    As many as 24,709 officials, including reserve personnel, have been deployed for counting. While 2.03 crore EVM votes from 40,771 polling booths will be counted, the number of postal ballots to be taken up for counting is around five lakh. Strict compliance with Covid protocol will be ensured throughout the counting process. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

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    Exit polls favour LDF, but can rival fronts spring up a surprise?

    WATCH | Officials open strong room at a counting center in Thiruvananthapuram

    Here's what Kerala's political leaders have predicted

    The political future of 957 candidates in Kerala to be decided today

    As many as 957 candidates, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, 11 of his Cabinet colleagues, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, former Union Minister K J Alphons and BJP State president K Surendran, among others, were in fray in the election to the 140 seats.

    It's counting day

    After nearly a month-long wait in the strong rooms, EVMs which hold the fate of as many as 957 candidates for Kerala's 140 seats have seen the light of day as officials prep up for counting of votes.

    Officials opening strong room at a counting center in Mar Ivanios Vidhyanagar in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo | Express)
    Officials opening strong room at a counting center in Mar Ivanios Vidhyanagar in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo | Express)

    It's counting day

    After nearly a month-long wait in the strong rooms, EVMs which hold the fate of as many as 957 candidates for Kerala's 140 seats have seen the light of day as officials prep for counting of votes.

    Officials opening strong room at a counting center in Mar Ivanios Vidhyanagar in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo | Express)
    Officials opening strong room at a counting center in Mar Ivanios Vidhyanagar in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo | Express)
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