UDF, LDF retain seats in Kerala Assembly byelections

Rahul Mamkootathil led a victory rally in Palakkad after winning the Palakkad Assembly constituency seat, with the UDF retaining Palakkad by a record margin of 18,840 votes. The LDF also defended Chelakkara by 12,201 votes, with Congress’s Mamkootathil polling 58,389 votes in Palakkad and U.R. Pradeep of the CPI(M) winning in Chelakkara. The elections were marked by controversies, mudslinging, and high-level defections, with the Left retaining its stronghold in Chelakkara for the seventh consecutive time.

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