Kerala Results: Pinarayi, KK Shailaja, Sreedharan and Suresh Gopi safe early leads  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It’s benefit LDF in response to early developments as CM Pinarayi Vijayan eyes a historic second consecutive time period in energy with counting underway in 40771 polling cubicles throughout the state.

The NDA too had begin with their three outstanding candidates — Metroman E Sreedharan in Palakkad, Kummanam Rajasekharan in Nemom and actor-MP Suresh Gopi in Thrissur — within the lead.

Prominent among the many LDF candidates who’re main are Pinrayi Vijayan (Dharmadom), Ok Ok Shailaja (Mattannur), M M Mani (Udumbanchola) and Kadakampally Surendran (Kazhakkoottam).

The outstanding UDF candidates who had been main had been Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala (Harippad), former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (Puthuppally) and P Ok Kunhalikkutty (Vengara).

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As many as 24,709 officers, together with reserve personnel, are taking part within the counting course of. While 2.03 crore EVM votes from 40,771 polling cubicles are being counted, the variety of postal ballots taken up for counting is round 5 lakh. Strict compliance with Covid protocol is being ensured all through the counting course of. 

Due to a lot of postal ballots and a rise within the variety of polling cubicles by round 90%, the declaration of outcomes is prone to be delayed. Recounting of postal ballots can be performed in seats the place the margin secured by the profitable candidate is lower than the postal ballots polled.          

Most of the exit polls have predicted the LDF returning to energy and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had directed officers to make preparations for swearing-in of the brand new authorities on the very subsequent day (May 3) owing to the worsening Covid state of affairs.