Kerala Assembly Elections | A barometer of popularity for rival Kerala Congress factions
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Keenly watched contest in Thodupuzha with Joseph faction and KC(M) squaring off instantly
Thodupuzha is one of the 2 constituencies in Idukki the place the P.J. Joseph faction of the Kerala Congress, a constituent of the United Democratic Front, is in direct contest with the Kerala Congress(M), which is now within the Left Democratic Front. The different one is the Idukki constituency within the district.
In Thodupuzha, P.J. Joseph is within the fray after gaining a report margin within the final Assembly elections. His predominant rival K.I. Antony of the KC(M) is a novice within the constituency.
Mr. Joseph had received from the constituency 9 occasions and within the 2016 elections he was half of the undivided Kerala Congress(M), which was a constituent of the UDF then.
After the demise of founder-leader K.M. Mani, the KC(M) had break up alongside factional traces with one faction led by P.J. Joseph and the opposite by Jose K.Mani. The latter faction, now legally recognised as KC(M), broke away from the UDF and is now half of the LDF.
Thodupuzha, a key constituency within the low vary of Idukki, is keenly watched as to how voters will obtain the 2 Kerala Congress teams contesting from rival fronts. It can also be a prestigious constituency for the LDF with a sizeable quantity of farmers forming the citizens.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Shyamraj can also be within the fray within the constituency.
If the outcomes of the final Lok Sabha and native physique elections are thought-about, the Assembly section has a tilt in direction of the UDF.
Thodupuzha is an agrarian constituency the place Mr. Joseph has pockets of assist. However, with the KC(M) within the rival entrance, issues are unpredictable now.
In the 2016 Assembly elections, Mr. Joseph received from Thodupuzha with a margin of 45,587 votes. The LDF candidate obtained 30,977 votes. The NDA additionally carried out creditably securing 28,845 votes.
However, the UDF had a lead of 37,116 votes within the Assembly section within the final Lok Sabha elections. The LDF obtained 47,319 votes and the NDA 15,223 votes. However, within the native physique elections final yr, the UDF lead got here down to six,424 votes.
The LDF is pinning hopes on the declining margin of the UDF. It hopes the momentum it gained within the native physique polls will stand it in good stead within the Assembly polls.
The NDA can also be a significant factor because it has appreciable affect within the constituency, particularly in municipal areas of Thodupuzha.
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