Kasaragod, May 19: The district saw the Left Democratic Front (LDF) emerging victorious in its traditional stronghold of Thrikkarippur, Kanhangad, and Uduma, while the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) retaining Kasaragod and Manjeswaram segments with contrasting figures.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been cherishing long to have maiden entry to the State Assembly from Manjeswaram, suffered a shock 89 votes defeat at the hands of IUML forcing the saffron party to seek recounting in the segment shortly after the results were declared.
P.B. Abdul Razak, sitting MLA from Manjeswaram, retained the segment polling 56,870 votes while BJP's K. Surendran received 56,781 votes. Upset over the shock defeat, the BJP immediately sought yet another vote counting. However, the outcome remained unchanged even after recounting.
Interestingly, one K. Sundara, widely viewed as Mr. Surendran's namesake, received 467 votes possibly frustrating what could have been an upset victory for the BJP.
Former CPI(M) MLA C.H. Kunhambu despite putting up a spirited fight, had to be contend with the third spot garnering 42,565 votes.
In Uduma, sitting CPI(M) MLA K. Kunhiraman retained the segment in a keenly fought contest defeating senior Congress leader K. Sudhakaran with a margin of 3,832 votes despite the latter continued to maintain lead all through during the counting process. Mr. Kunhiraman, who won the segment with 11,380 votes in the previous election, mopped up 70,679 votes and Mr. Sudhakaran polled 66,847 votes, while BJP's K. Sreekanth garnered 21,231 votes.
N.A. Nellikkunnu, sitting MLA from Kasaragod, retained the segment defeating BJP's Kundar Raveesha Tantri with a margin of 8,607 votes. While Mr. Nellikkunnu polled 64,727 votes, Raveesha Tantri secured 56,120 votes and votes garnered by LDF-supported INL candidate A.A. Ameen stood at 21,615 votes. E. Chandrasekharan, sitting CPI MLA from Kanhangad, retained the segment in emphatic fashion defeating his immediate Congress rival Dhanya Suresh with a margin of 26,011 votes.
While Mr. Chandrasekharan, who had won the segment by 12,178 votes margin in the 2011 poll, garnered 80,558 votes against the 54,547 votes polled by Ms. Dhanya Suresh. NDA nominee M.P. Raghavan of the BDJS made a strong presence securing 21,104 votes.
In the CPI (M) stronghold of Thrikkarippur, the party's M. Rajagopalan defeated Congress nominee K.P. Kunhikannan by 16,959 votes margin virtually doubling the party's victory margin in the previous poll.
Mr. Rajagopalan polled 79,286 votes and Mr. Kunhikannan received 62,327 votes and the BJP's M. Bhaskaran showcased its nominal presence securing 10,767 votes.
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