Nilambur bypoll: Binoy Viswam accuses Congress of joining hands with communal parties

Nilambur bypoll: Binoy Viswam accuses Congress of joining hands with communal parties

Communist Party of India (CPI) Kerala State secretary Binoy Viswam  | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Accusing the Congress party of joining hands with parties associated with “both majority communalism and minority communalism”, Communist Party of India (CPI) Kerala State secretary Binoy Viswam has said the results of the upcoming Nilambur byelection will reflect the people’s […]

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Nilambur bypoll: Welfare Party of India’s support for UDF sparks political row over alliances with ‘communal forces’

Nilambur bypoll: Welfare Party of India’s support for UDF sparks political row over alliances with ‘communal forces’

M.V. Govindan, CPI(M) Kerala State secretary (file) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Welfare Party of India’s (WPI) declaration of support for the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in the high-stakes Nilambur Assembly byelection in Kerala has sparked off a political slugfest between the opposing campaigns over the touchy question of “courting communal forces for electoral […]

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Boy’s death in Nilambur: Congress seeks Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s response on Forest Minister’s ‘conspiracy’ remark

Boy’s death in Nilambur: Congress seeks Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s response on Forest Minister’s ‘conspiracy’ remark

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph has sought Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s response on Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran’s remark alleging a “conspiracy” related to the electrocution of a 15-year-old boy near Nilambur in Malappuram district on June 7. Ananthu, alias Jithu, was electrocuted by an […]

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15-year-old boy’s electrocution ignites political fire in Kerala’s Nilambur bypoll

15-year-old boy’s electrocution ignites political fire in Kerala’s Nilambur bypoll

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Image A 15-year-old boy was electrocuted from a power trap set up for wild boars at Vazhikkadavu near Nilambur on Saturday (June 7, 2025) evening. Two other boys were injured in the accident, which triggered a wave of protests and heated allegations during the ongoing campaign for […]

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Congress leader Venugopal’s remark on social welfare pensions ahead of Nilambur bypoll draws flak from LDF

Congress leader Venugopal’s remark on social welfare pensions ahead of Nilambur bypoll draws flak from LDF

Congress MP K.C. Venugopal. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Left Democratic Front (LDF) campaign in the Nilambur Assembly by-election sought to put the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the dock by accusing the opposition alliance of denigrating the distribution of social welfare pensions as “ballot-eve by-offs”.  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) […]

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Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar to contest as independent after EC rejects Trinamool nomination

Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar to contest as independent after EC rejects Trinamool nomination

P.V. Anvar (file) | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) rejected the nomination filed by All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Kerala State convener P.V. Anvar for the June 19 Assembly byelection in Nilambur. The Election Commission rejected his nomination as AITC candidate on technical grounds during scrutiny. But the commission […]

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Nilambur byelection evolves into a high-profile four-cornered electoral battle

Nilambur byelection evolves into a high-profile four-cornered electoral battle

Malappuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with LDF candidate M Swaraj during the inauguration of the ruling Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) campaign for the upcoming Nilambur assembly constituency by-election, in Malappuram district, on June 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The byelection to elect a legislator to represent the Nilambur Assembly constituency in the Malappuram […]

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Not joining UDF, will not contest in Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar

Not joining UDF, will not contest in Nilambur bypoll: P.V. Anvar

P.V. Anvar | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Kerala State convener P.V. Anvar has categorically said that he will not be part of the United Democratic Front (UDF). He has also made it clear that he will not contest the June 19 Assembly byelection in Nilambur. Addressing the media at […]

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P.V. Anvar’s dissent won’t affect UDF in Nilambur bypoll, says K. Sudhakaran

P.V. Anvar’s dissent won’t affect UDF in Nilambur bypoll, says K. Sudhakaran

K. Sudhakaran | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Senior Congress leader K. Sudhakaran on Tuesday dismissed concerns over former MLA P.V. Anvar’s dissatisfaction with the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) candidate selection for the Nilambur byelection, asserting that Mr. Anvar’s possible solo contest will not impact the UDF’s prospects. Mr. Sudhakaran clarified that though Mr. Anvar was […]

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Byelection to Nilambur assembly constituency in Kerala on June 19

Byelection to Nilambur assembly constituency in Kerala on June 19

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah The keenly awaited byelections to the Nilambur Assembly Constituency in Kerala’s Malappuram distriict will be held on June 19, the Election Commission of India announced on Sunday (May 25, 2025). The votes will be counted on June 23. As per the ECI announcement, […]

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