Kerala election results: CPI(M)-led LDF regains power, BJP opens account

93-year-old V S Achutanandan, the face of the LDF campaign and CPI(M) polit bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan,
Thomas Issac, E P Jayarajan and actor Mukesh are among prominent winners in the LDF.

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BJP’s leader and former Union minister O Rajagopal won from Nemom by defeating CPI(M) MLA V Sivankutty by a margin of 8,671 votes.

Adding to the Congress agony is the defeat of Chandy ministers like Shibu Baby John, KP Mohanan and K Babu.

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Real time update of Kerala election results 2016:

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Highlights:

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6:30 pm: Oommen Chandy to submit resignation to Kerala Governor tomorrow at 10 am.

5:43 pm: One CPI (M) worker dead after a bomb was hurled during LDF’s victory rally in Pinarayi, Kannur district of Kerala. (ANI)

2:15 pm: The picture so far in the state

The trends in Kerala at 2 pm