Thrikkakara bypoll result: Congress-led UDF's Uma Thomas wins Assembly seat by historic margin of over 25,000 votes

While the CPI(M), which had conducted an unprecedented grassroots level campaigning under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the constituency, termed the defeat as "unexpected" and a "shock", the jubilant Congress said their resounding victory was a slap on the face of the second Vijayan government on its first anniversary.

Kochi: The Congress-led UDF on Friday (June 3) retained the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency here in the much-awaited bypoll, giving a big blow to the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala. Congress nominee Uma Thomas won the seat by a historic margin of over 25,000 votes against the Left candidate Jo Joseph. The bypoll victory is a morale booster for the Congress-UDF which had suffered a huge setback in the Assembly polls held a year ago. 

While the CPI(M), which had conducted an unprecedented grassroots level campaigning under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the constituency, termed the defeat as "unexpected" and a "shock", the jubilant Congress said their resounding victory was a slap on the face of the second Vijayan government on its first anniversary.

Kerala | People celebrate at Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee office in Thiruvananthapuram as Congress-led UDF candidate Uma Thomas wins the Thrikkakara Assembly by-election pic.twitter.com/Y59iYx5XqN

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Uma showcased an impressive lead in all the 12 rounds of the counting since the beginning. She polled a total of over 72,000 votes, while her nearest rival Joseph could garner only over 47,000 votes. BJP nominee A N Radhakrishnan came third.