Mood at Nilambur will be somber when votes will be counted By IANS | Published on Sat, May 1 2021 12:57 IST | 3 Views Congress leader V.V. Prakash dead. Image Source: IANS News Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 : When all are interested in knowing who will rule Kerala for the next five years and will be closely following the counting of votes that begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday, one result and the progress in counting will be observed by all with a heavy heart and that is at the Nilambur assembly constituency in Malappuram district. The reason, why it's going to be like that is V.V. Prakash, hugely popular Malappuram district Congress Committee president and the party candidate from the Nilambur assembly constituency, passed away after he suffered a cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Thursday.