Nilambur bypoll: IUML leader M.K. Muneer says never had any pact with Jamaat or Welfare Party of India

Nilambur bypoll: IUML leader M.K. Muneer says never had any pact with Jamaat or Welfare Party of India

A day after United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Aryadan Shoukath won the Nilambur bypoll in Kerala with a decisive margin, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader M.K. Muneer, MLA, has said the coalition never sought any help from the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and its political outfit, Welfare Party of India (WPI), for the election. The ruling […]

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Nilambur bypoll win not UDF’s victory, says BJP leader P.K. Krishnadas 

Nilambur bypoll win not UDF’s victory, says BJP leader P.K. Krishnadas 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive committee member P.K. Krishnadas on Monday dismissed the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) bypoll victory in Nilambur as not a triumph for the Congress-led front, but for what he termed a “terrorist organisation”, Jamaat-e-Islami. “This is not a victory for the UDF. It is a victory for Jamaat-e-Islami. The UDF […]

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Nilambur bypoll: Anti-government sentiment drove byelection verdict, says Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal

Nilambur bypoll: Anti-government sentiment drove byelection verdict, says Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal

Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) State president Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal on Monday said the UDF’s decisive victory in the Nilambur bypoll was a clear reflection of strong anti-government sentiment. He described the win as “unanimous” and credited it to the front’s focus on popular and relevant issues during the campaign. […]

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Nilambur bypoll election result: UDF wrests back Assembly seat in Kerala with resounding win

Nilambur bypoll election result: UDF wrests back Assembly seat in Kerala with resounding win

UDF activists celebrating Aryadan Shoukath’s victory in the Nilambur Assembly byelection on Monday (June 23, 2025). | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Aryadan Shoukath delivered a resounding triumph in the Nilambur Assembly byelection, outpacing Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s M. Swaraj by a significant margin of 11,077 votes as the votes polled […]

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Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar factor cannot be ignored, says KPCC president Sunny Joseph

Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar factor cannot be ignored, says KPCC president Sunny Joseph

KPCC president Sunny Joseph | Photo Credit: TH Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph on Monday (June 23, 2025) said the United Democratic Front (UDF) is nearing the anticipated victory margin in Nilambur, where counting trends have indicated a big lead. He stated that the UDF had predicted a victory margin of 12,000 […]

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Nilambur bypoll: UDF workers begin celebrations as Aryadan Shoukath’s lead crosses 5,000-mark

Nilambur bypoll: UDF workers begin celebrations as Aryadan Shoukath’s lead crosses 5,000-mark

Aryadan Shoukath | Photo Credit: SAKKEER HUSSAIN United Democratic Front (UDF) workers began celebrations as UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath’s lead crossed the 5,000-mark when counting progressed into the seventh round by covering Vazhikkadavu, Moothedam Edakkara and Pothukal panchayats on Monday in the Nilambur bypoll in Kerala. When two-thirds of the total votes were counted, Mr. […]

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CPI(M) says setback in Nilambur bypoll will cause UDF to ‘implode’

CPI(M) says setback in Nilambur bypoll will cause UDF to ‘implode’

M.V. Govindan | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has said a possible setback in the Nilambur Assembly bypoll in Kerala would cause the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance to “implode.” CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan told reporters on Friday that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leadership had expressed […]

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Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar kicks up fresh row by refusing to embrace UDF candidate Shoukath on poll day

Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar kicks up fresh row by refusing to embrace UDF candidate Shoukath on poll day

P.V. Anvar | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah P.V. Anvar, All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Kerala State convener who is contesting the byelection in Nilambur as an Independent, kicked up a row by refusing to embrace United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Aryadan Shoukath when they met at a polling station at Nilambur on Thursday (June […]

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Nilambur bypoll in Kerala: Polling progresses on a brisk note

Nilambur bypoll in Kerala: Polling progresses on a brisk note

Voters queuing outside a polling station at GMLP School, Nilambur. | Photo Credit: Sakeer Hussain Polling started on a brisk note for the Assembly byelection in Nilambur in Kerala on Thursday (June 19, 2025) morning. Many voters reached the polling stations well before polling started at 7 a.m. Polling will continue until 6 p.m. Nilambur […]

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Nilambur bypoll in Kerala: Opposition UDF accuses LDF of stoking Islamophobia for Sangh Parivar votes

Nilambur bypoll in Kerala: Opposition UDF accuses LDF of stoking Islamophobia for Sangh Parivar votes

Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) campaign of stoking Islamophobia to consolidate its position among Sangh Parivar and hardline groups hailing from the other minority communities in the high-stakes Nilambur Assembly […]

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