NOTA heartburn for those who lose by a narrow margin
May 03, 2021
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Winning margin was less than 1,000 in at least 30 Assembly constituencies in the five States that went to polls
A loss in an election deeply hurts a candidate if the margin of defeat is very narrow. It hurts even more if the margin of defeat is less than that of NOTA (none of the above) votes polled in that particular election.
The winning margin was below 1,000 in at least 30 assembly constituencies in the five States in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Of them, at least 21 winning candidates in these constituencies would have thanked NOTA for their win as their victory margin was less than that of NOTA votes polled. In seven of these constituencies BJP candidates won, followed by DMK in four, and the Congress and TMC in three each.
Muslim candidates improve tally in Assam, Kerala; number goes down in WB
Only Assam and Kerala registered a slight rise in the number of Muslims elected to the assembly, while it went down in West Bengal. Tamil Nadu and Puducherry showed no improvement in the trend.
By Sakina FatimaandSruthi Vibhavari| Published: 3rd May 2021 5:54 pm IST Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) during a rally in Assam, Feb 8, 2021 (PTI Photo)
Hyderabad: The results of five state assembly elections that were announced by the Election Commission on Sunday revealed that Muslim candidates in the contest barely showed any significant rise in tally.
With Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan scripting a new political history in Kerala by becoming the first sitting government to retain power, all eyes are on the badly hit Congress, which leads the United Democratic Front, as never before has such .
Rainbow coalition, social engineering helped LDF
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Entry of LJD, Kerala Congress (M) and INL have helped the front
A well thought-out political strategy coupled with some social engineering mechanism appeared to have helped the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) defy the anti-incumbency in the State.
More than what churned out the spectacular victory of LDF albeit riding on the constructive popularity of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was a combination of factors, including the rainbow coalition comprising 11 constituents, that was successfully experimented in the three-tier local body polls in December.
Poor coordination of electioneering, absence of K. Muraleedharan spoil party’s chances
After its crushing defeat in the Assembly polls, the Congress leadership will do an introspection on failing to open an account for the fourth time in a row in Kozhikode district.
The leadership had given a thought to revamping its electoral strategy for the Assembly polls when the party was roundly trounced in the three-tier local body polls in December.
However, this time too, the party failed to win a legislature seat. At the same time, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), backed by the United Democratic Front , opened its account in the Assembly by winning the Vadakara seat.