Kerala State BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed on Sunday that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won the recent Nilambur Assembly by-election due to support from Jamaat-e-Islami, which he described as an "illegal, anti-national, and anti-constitutional' organisation."
According to the Election Commission of India, Alifa received 1,02,759 votes while BJP's Ghosh received 52,710 votes. Congress' Shaikh managed to get 28,348 votes while 2,502 votes went to NOTA (None of the above).
After winning the Nilambur Assembly by-election, UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress on Monday criticised the government for years of neglect in Nilambur and said the result reflects widespread frustration and suffering among the people of Kerala.
In a significant blow to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala, UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress defeated LDF's M Swaraj of CPI(M) by a large margin of 11,077 votes in the Nilambur assembly by-election.
As the vote counting begins for the assembly by-elections in five constituencies, the official trends by the Election Commission from Kerala's Nilambur seat show UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath of Congress leading by 2,286 votes over LDF's M Swaraj of CPI(M) in the fourth round of counting
The Election Commission (EC) has revised the start time for vote counting in the Ludhiana West Assembly by-election to 8:00 am on June 23, instead of the previously scheduled 7:00 am. The Deputy Commissioner was notified of the new timing through an official letter.
The Nilambur Assembly by-election in Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 70.76% as of 5 PM, according to data from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kerala.
United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front LDF workers enter into a scuffle with each other in Kurumbalangod of Malappuram district during polling for the Nilambur Assembly by-election on Thursday.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress of displaying an "anti-Gujarati mindset" over its objection to the selection of an Ahmedabad-based firm for webcasting services in the Kaliganj Assembly by-election.
Voter turnout in the Assembly by-elections saw varied participation by 11 am, with Kaliganj leading at 30.34%, followed by Nilambur (30.15%), Visavadar (28.15%), Kadi ( 23.85%), and Ludhiana West at 21.51%, as per the Election Commission of India.
Voter turnout in the Assembly by-elections saw varied participation by 9 am, with Nilambur leading at 13.15%, followed by Visavadar (12.10%), Kaliganj (10.83%), Kadi (9.05%), and Ludhiana West at 8.50%, as per the Election Commission of India.