Palakkad election result: Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil takes lead, BJP’s C Krishnakumar trails

Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil is leading in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll with 17,276 votes, surpassing BJP's C Krishnakumar by 1,366 votes, according to the latest Election Commission data. The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil.

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In the Palakkad Assembly bypoll Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil led with 17,276 votes, as per latest data by the election commission data (ECI). He is followed by C Krishnakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who has secured 15,910 votes, trailing by 1,366 votes. Independent candidate Dr.

P. Sarin is significantly behind with 8,979 votes, a loss of 8,297 votes. Assembly Election Results Election Results 2024 Live Updates Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates The counting of votes began on Saturday morning at Victoria College, where the strong room was opened at 8 am.



Also See: Election Results 2024 Initially, BJP’s C Krishnakumar was in the lead following the first round of counting, according to Election Commission updates. However, by the third round, Congress’s Mamkootathil had taken the lead, with a margin of 1,228 votes. Also see: Bypoll Election Results Maharashtra Jharkhand Maharashtra Alliance View i Party View Seats: 288 L + W Majority: 145 BJP+ 213 MVA 58 OTH 17 Leads + Wins : 288 / 288 BJP+ LEADING Jharkhand Alliance View i Party View Seats: 81 L + W Majority: 41 INDIA 49 NDA 30 OTH 2 Leads + Wins : 81 / 81 INDIA LEADING Source: PValue This bypoll became necessary after the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Vadakara in the general elections earlier this year.

In 2016, Shafi Parambil had won the Palakkad seat with 57,559 votes, defeating BJP candidate Sobha Surendran, who received 40,076 votes, by a margin of 17,483 votes. The main contenders in the current bypoll are Rahul Mamkootathil from the Congress-led UDF, C Krishnakumar from the BJP-led NDA, and P Sarin from the CPI(M)-led LDF..