Kerala Assembly Elections: As Political Currents Shift, Which Way Will Christians Vote?
The thinking of the church could impact the fortunes of the LDF and the UDF in almost 50 seats southwards from Thrissur district.
Representative image of poll day in Kerala. Photo: PTI
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Thrissur/Kottayam/Kollam: Just after the morning mass on Good Friday, the vicar of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Pattikkad, of the Thrissur diocese, had a surprise visitor. It was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate and government chief whip, K. Rajan. The purpose of his visit was simply to meet the priest in person and they talked for a good half an hour.Â
Dubai: Despite several unfavourable situations, hundreds of Indian expats from the UAE have managed to cast their votes in state elections and proudly displayed their inked fingers on social media to show their participation in the democratic process back home.
Though assembly elections are happening in four states Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the election fever is generally higher among Keralites in the UAE, who form the largest group of the more than 3.4 million Indian expatriates here.
Politically agile Keralites are traditionally known for flying home in thousands to cast their votes. However, their numbers have drastically diminished this time, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related travel hassles and safety concerns. Most of the people, who cast their ballots, are either active supporters of political parties in the state or are on vacation back home.
Four-time MP, three-time MLA, two-time Minister, Congress heavyweight Chennithala all set for battleground Kerala ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 17:04 IST
Haripad (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly since 2016, Ramesh Ramakrishnan Nair, popularly known as Ramesh Chennithala, is one of the key candidates contesting from the Haripad constituency for the fifth time, opposite BJP s K. Soman and CPI s R. Sajilal in the upcoming assembly elections.
Haripad Assembly constituency in Alappuzha district of Kerala is part of the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, which falls in the Travancore region of the state.
In the 2016 Assembly elections Congress Chennithala won from this seat defeating CPI s P. Prasad by a margin of 18,621 votes. After emerging victorious in this election, Chennithala was elected as Leader of the Opposition.
Fifth election in 12 years for Malappuram LS seat
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The byelection is being termed as unnecessary by critics
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The byelection is being termed as unnecessary by critics
Malappuram will witness a byelection to the Lok Sabha along with the Assembly election on Tuesday.
Interestingly, it is the second byelection in four years in Malappuram since the death of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president E. Ahamed in 2017.
When Ahamed’s death on February 1, 2017, had necessitated the first by-election two months later, the current byelection was necessitated by IUML national general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty’s resignation a couple of months ago.
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April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on
May 2.
The voting will take place strictly following the COVID-19 protocols issued by the Union Health Ministry. The officials inside polling booths will wear masks, face shields, and gloves and use hand sanitisers, said the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The voting time have been increased by an hour. The number of polling booths has also been increased from 66,007 to 88,936, added the ECI.
How many Assembly constituencies are there in Tamil Nadu?
There are 234 Assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu. 118 is the magic number i.e, the minimum seats required for a party or a coalition to stake claim for the formation of the government.