Much to introspect for key fronts in Perumbavoor

Considerable drop in vote share of UDF, LDF, and BJP

The key fronts have something to worry about on the outcome of the battle for Perumbavoor constituency. The vote share of the United Democratic Front (UDF), the Left Democratic Front (LDF), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slipped compared to the 2016 Assembly elections. Congress candidate Eldhose Kunnappilly’s vote share dipped from 44.11% to 37.1% this time despite managing to secure the constituency by a reduced margin of 2,899 votes compared to the lead of 7,088 votes in 2016. The party’s performance in Koovapadi and Okkal panchayats was not up to the expected level. It seems that a section of the traditional Congress votes in these two local bodies went in favour of Babu Joseph, candidate of the Kerala Congress (M). The performance of Twenty20 candidate Chitra Sukumaran, who came third leaving behind the Bharatiya Janata party in the fourth position, had also impacted the total votes won by both the Left and United fronts.