Rajeev Chandrasekhar election result Highlights: Kerala BJP President wins in Nemom with over 57,000 votes
BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins the Nemom seat and dethrones Communist Party of India (Marxist) V Sivankutty, who won the 2021 Assembly Election from Nemom Assembly constituency
Rajeev Chandrasekhar election result Highlights: Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala unit president Rajeev Chandrasekhar is in a close contest with Communist Party of India (CPI-M)'s V Sivankutty in Nemom seat. Elections to this Assembly seat were held on April 9. As per early trends, Rajeev Chandrasekhar is leading with a margin of 4,342 votes
The voter turnout for Nemom was 73.96 per cent, as compared to the 69.81 per cent in 2021.
On May 4, the counting of votes is currently underway for this seat.
Check highlights:
10:00 PM: After winning the Nemom Assembly constituency, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in a post on X, said, “The people of Nemom have spoken, and I am deeply humbled.”
He added, “This historic victory belongs to every karyakarta, every volunteer, and every family in Nemom who believed that change was possible. You placed your trust in me, and I will honour it every single day.”
5:20 PM: Rajeev Chandrasekhar dethrones CPI (M) V Sivankutty as he wins the Nemom seat with a margin of 4,978 votes
5:00 PM: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar set to dethrone CPI (M) Sivankutty as he leads with 4.947 votes
4:45 PM: As counting is underway for the 18th round, Rajeev Chandrasekhar maintains the lead with 55,183 votes and a margin of 4,294 votes
4:30 PM: Gap widens between Chandrasekhar and Sivankutty. Kerala BJP President leading with 3,590 votes
4:15 PM: CPI (M) V Sivankutty trailing behind Rajeev Chandrasekhar with 45,482 votes as 16 out of 25 counting rounds are underway.
4:00 PM: Rajeev Chandrasekhar continues to maintain his winning streak with 45,283 votes.
3:30 PM: Kerala BJP President is leading with 43,312 votes, and Sivankutty trailing behind with 39,147 votes
3:00 PM: Rajeev Chandrasekhar is leading with 39,807 votes, followed by V Sivankutty at 36,931. So far, vote counting for 13 out of 25 rounds has been completed.
2:30 PM: Congress' Adv K S Sabarinadhan has been trailing behind BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI (M) V Sivankutty with 18,845 votes.
2:00 PM: CPI (M) V Sivankutty in a close contest with BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar. As per latest ECI updates, the margin between the two is thinning between the two leaders, with Sivankutty catching up at 30,733 votes and Chandrasekhar at 32,884 votes.
1:40 PM: Rajeev Chandrasekhar leading with a margin of 4,573 votes, with 31, 266 votes being polled, while CPI (M) V Sivankutty has gained 26,693 votes so far.
1:00 PM: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar is leading with a margin of 5,945 votes, with 29,045 votes polled.
Top five candidates for the Nemom seat:
As per the latest Election Commission of India (ECI) update at 1:00 pm, here's a list of the top five candidates for the Nemom seat
1. Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP): 22,026 votes polled
2. V Sivankutty (CPIM): 17,716 votes polled
3. Adv K S Sabarinadhan (Indian National Congress): 11,559 votes polled
4. None of the above (NOTA): 237
5. Vinu K (Aam Aadmi Party): 67
What happened in the 2021 Assembly elections?
Chandraekhar is eyeing victory from Nemom, where he is running in a close contest with Sivankutty, who won the seat during the 2021 elections and defeated Kummanam Rajasekharan of BJP by a margin of 3,949 votes, which was 2.72 per cent of the total votes cast for the seat. CPIM had a vote share of 38.44% in 2,021 in this seat
Past results of the Nemom Assembly Constituency
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly elections, the BJP's O Rajagopal won the Nemom seat and defeated V Sivankutty of CPI(M) by a margin of 8,671, which was 6.07 per cent of the total votes cast for the seat. BJP had a vote share of 47.46 per cent in 2016 in this seat.
In the 2011 Assembly elections in Kerala, V Sivankutty won the seat and defeated O Rajagopal of the BJP by a whopping margin of 6,415 votes, which was 5.51 per cent of the total votes cast for the seat. CPI (M) had a vote share of 42.99 per cent in Nemom during the 2011 election.
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