The UDF’s Congress candidate, Sudheer Khan, secured victory by a narrow margin of 83 votes, regaining the division that the CPM had won in the previous two elections.
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In a setback for the BJP, the United Democratic Front (UDF) won the crucial bypoll in the Vizhinjam division of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.
The UDF’s Congress candidate, Sudheer Khan, secured victory by a narrow margin of 83 votes, regaining the division that the CPM had won in the previous two elections.
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Sudheer Khan polled 2,902 votes, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate received 2,819 votes. BJP candidate Sarvashaktipuram Binu garnered 2,437 votes in the closely contested election.
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With this win, the number of UDF members in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has increased to 20. The result has shattered the BJP’s hopes of attaining a simple majority in the 101-member council.
The saffron party currently has 50 members in the Corporation council, one short of the 51 required for a simple majority.
Apart from its victory in Vizhinjam, the UDF also won the Payikadam ward of the Moothedam grama panchayat in Malappuram district in the bypolls.
Meanwhile, the CPM-led LDF secured a victory in the Onakkur 10th ward of the Piravom Pampakuda grama panchayat in Ernakulam district.
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