Alzappuzha: Braving heavy rain, people turned up in large numbers to cast their vote on Monday as bypoll in the Chengannur Assembly constituency began.
Leader of opposition in the Kerala state assembly, Ramesh Chennithalawas among the early voters in the constituency, which had witnessed a fierce contest between all the three fronts in the run up to the polls.
While CPM's Saji Cheriyan, the party's Alappuzha district secretary, is the candidate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress leader D Vijayakumar is the United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee.
Former BJP president P S Sreedharan Pillai, is testing his luck once again from the constituency.
Leader of the opposition Ramesh Chennithala turns up with family to cast voteThe bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA K K Ramachandran Nair (CPM) in January 2018 due to illness.
Voters turned up early at polling boothsThe outcome of the bypoll is widely seen as a referendum of the performance of the Pinarayi Vijayan led government in the state and Narendra Modi government at the centre.
The nearly two-month-long electioneering witnessed an unparalleled fierce campaign by the fronts, who used all means to launch attacks against each other.
The outcome of the bypoll is widely seen as a referendum of the performance of the Pinarayi Vijayan led government in the state and Narendra Modi government at the centre.(With PTI inputs)
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