Shreyams Kumar Wins Rajya Sabha Bypoll From Kerala
MV Shreyams Kumar contested from Kerala because the Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) candidate
Thiruvananthapuram:
MV Shreyams Kumar, state president of the ruling LDF best friend Loktantrik Janata Celebration, was once elected to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala within the bypoll held in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday to fill the emptiness led to by way of the dying of his father and media baron MP Veerendra Kumar.
Mr Kumar polled 88 votes whilst the Congress-UDF candidate, Lal Varghese Kalpakavadi were given 41 votes, Kerala Legislative Meeting Secretary SV Unnikrishnan, who was once the Returning Officer, mentioned.
The Rajya Sabha bypoll, necessitated following the dying of 83-year-old veteran socialist MP Veerendra Kumar on Might 28, was once held within the state meeting premises in Thiruvananthapuram.
The lone BJP MLA O Rajagopal stored away, whilst the vote of PC George was once declared invalid.
Of the entire of 136 votes, 130 have been polled and 6 weren’t provide.
From the Left Democratic Entrance, nonagenarian and previous Leader Minister VS Achutanandan and George M Thomas didn’t solid their votes, whilst from the UDF camp, Kerala Congress Jose Okay Mani faction members– Roshi Augustine and N Jeyaraj weren’t provide.
Kerala Congress Joseph faction chief CF Thomas additionally didn’t vote.
Karat Razak of the LDF and KM Shaji of the UDF may just no longer vote as their appeals in opposition to the Kerala Top Courtroom order, pointing out their elections void, are pending sooner than the Ultimate Courtroom.
Upper Training minister KT Jaleel, who’s in quarantine, solid his franchise, however didn’t take part within the meeting court cases, which debated the opposition UDF’s no self assurance movement in opposition to the Pinarayi Vijayan govt.
Within the 140-member Meeting, the LDF has 93 individuals, whilst the Congress-led United Democratic Entrance (UDF) has 45.
But even so, one member is nominated from the Anglo Indian group, however he does no longer have balloting rights.
BJP has one member, whilst PC George is an Unbiased.
Two seats are vacant following the dying of 2 individuals.
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