PALAKKAD: In a major boost to the opposition Congress-led UDF, its candidate Rahul Mamkootathil retained the Palakkad Assembly seat , winning the by-poll by a significant margin of 18,840 votes, despite challenges posed by the BJP-led NDA and CPI(M)-headed LDF. Mamkootathil secured 58,389 votes against BJP's C Krishnakumar who garnered 39,549 votes, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Assembly Election Results Election Results 2024 Live Updates Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates LDF candidate P Sarin, the former Digital Media Convener of KPCC, who switched to the left after the party announced the candidacy of Youth Congress state president Mamkootathil, finished third with 37,293 votes.
Krishnakumar initially led the count; however, Mamkootathil gained a narrow lead of 1,425 votes in the seventh round of counting and has steadily increased his margin in the subsequent rounds. In 2021 Assembly polls, Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who got 54,079 votes won the seat with a majority of 3,859 votes against 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, the BJP candidate who received 50,220 votes. LDF candidate C P Promod finished third with 36,433 votes.
Maharashtra Jharkhand Maharashtra Alliance View i Party View Seats: 288 L + W Majority: 145 BJP+ 225 MVA 48 OTH 15 Leads + Wins : 288 / 288 BJP+ WON Jharkhand Alliance View i Party View Seats: 81 L + W Majority: 41 INDIA 56 NDA 24 OTH 1 Leads + Wins : 81 / 81 .