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Sreenijin wrests Kunnathunad in a close contest
The Hindu
LDF candidate wins by a margin of 2,715 votes, defeating sitting MLA V.P. Sajeendran
LDF candidate P.V. Sreenijin wrested Kunnathunad from the UDF, in what was a close contest complicated by the presence of Anna-Kitex-sponsored Twenty20. Mr. Sreenijin won by a margin of 2,715 votes, defeating his closest rival V.P. Sajeendran of the UDF, who had been elected from the constituency for two consecutive terms. While Mr. Sreenijin bagged 52,351 votes, Mr. Sajeendran secured 49,636 votes. Twenty20 candidate Sujith P. Surendran finished third with 42,701 votes, followed by the BJP’s Renu Suresh who took the fourth place with 7,218 votes. It was a nail-biting finish, with the UDF taking the lead initially, while the LDF caught up quickly, albeit by a slender margin. Even in round eight of the 13 rounds of counting, Mr. Sajeendran was ahead, before the lead was snatched away by the LDF in the last few rounds. The constituency had seen a high voter turnout of 80.99%, the highest in the district.More Related News