The byelection was necessitated following the demise of senior Congress chief P. T. Thomas, who represented the constituency twice.
The byelection was necessitated following the demise of senior Congress chief P. T. Thomas, who represented the constituency twice.
The counting of votes for the Thrikkakara byelection started with the opening up of postal ballots at 8 a.m., on Friday, June 3, 2022. The early tendencies of the fiercely contested battle between the United and Left fronts will emerge by round 9 a.m.
The counting of votes shall be held in 21 rounds. The votes forged in 21 cubicles every shall be counted within the first 11 rounds. The last result’s anticipated by round 11 a.m.
The byelection was necessitated following the demise of senior Congress chief P. T. Thomas, who represented Thrikkakara twice, on December 22, 2021. The Congress occasion had gained a lead of round 1,000 votes within the cubicles figuring within the first spherical of counting within the 2021 Assembly election.
Eight candidates have been within the fray because the struggle was primarily among the many three key fronts being represented by Uma Thomas (United Democratic Front); Jo Joseph (Left entrance); and A. N Radhakrishnan (National Democratic Alliance).
Polling was held in 239 cubicles within the city constituency. Thrikkakara had recorded the bottom voter turnout of 68.77 on this election.
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Source: www.thehindu.com
