Kerala bypoll | Samadani increases lead to 93,301 in Malappuram LS bypoll
The Hindu
The byelection in Malappuram was necessitated when IUML national general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty resigned from the Lok Sabha to contest to the Assembly
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) candidate M.P. Abdussamad Samadani increased his lead in Malappuram Lok Sabha byelection to 93,301 over Left Democratic Front (LDF) rival V.P. Sanu. When Mr. Samadani gained 50.11 per cent votes, Mr. Sanu got 37.5 per cent votes. BJP candidate A.P. Abdullakutty got only 5.95 per cent votes. The byelection in Malappuram was necessitated when IUML national general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty resigned from the Lok Sabha to contest to the Assembly. Mr. Kunhalikutty has been elected to the Assembly from Vengara with a comfortable margin.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.