Despite rains, heavy polling in early hours at Chengannur
Leader of Opposition in Kerala state assembly, Ramesh Chennithalawas among early voters in constituency, which had witnessed a fierce contest between all the three fronts in the run up to the polls.
Published: 28th May 2018 02:37 PM | Last Updated: 28th May 2018 02:37 PM | A+A A-
People showing their voter IDs and inked fingers after voting at a polling booth. Image used for representational purpose only. (Express Photo| Nagaraja Gadekal)
ALAPPUZHA: Braving heavy rains, people turned out in large numbers to cast their vote in the morning today as by-poll in the Chengannur Assembly constituency began.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala state assembly, Ramesh Chennithalawas among the early voters in the constituency, which had witnessed a fierce contest between all the three fronts in the run-up to the polls.
While CPI(M)'s Saji Cheriyan, the party's Alappuzha district secretary, is the candidate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress leader D Vijayakumar is the United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee.
Former BJP president P S Sreedharan Pillai, is testing his luck once again from the constituency.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA K K Ramachandran Nair (CPM) in January this year due to illness.
The outcome of the by-poll is widely seen as a referendum on the performance of the Pinarayi Vijayan led government in the state and Narendra Modi government at the centre.
The nearly two-month-long electioneering witnessed an unparalleled fierce campaign by the fronts, who used all means to launch attacks against each other.
