Kerala Exit Polls Predict Return of the Left
A total of 1,203 candidates are contesting for 140 assembly seats.
Battle For Votes
Exit poll figures for Kerala indicate a return of power for the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the state.
Burdened with the weight of corruption charges, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition appears to be trailing behind.
BJP might open its account in the state, after all.
The UDF, led by Oommen Chandy of the Congress has ruled the state for the past five years. The LDF winning, would be in line with the state’s track record of alternating between the two fronts for decades now.
The counting of votes is scheduled for May 19.
Exit Poll Figures
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The Quint in conversation with Ramanathan S discuss about Kerala exit polls and what they mean for the 2 front runners – the UDF and the LDF.
A Win For the LDF Predicted
India Today-Axis
Television channel India Today is predicting a win for LDF.
LDF: 88 – 101
UDF: 38 – 48
BJP: 0 – 3
Others: 1 - 4
C-Voter
The agency C-Voter is also predicting a safe win for LDF.
LDF: 74 – 82
UDF: 54 – 62
NDA: 0 – 4
Others: 0 – 4
Today’s Chanakya
Today’s Chanakya also predicts a close win for the LDF.
LDF : 66-84
UDF : 48-66
BJP+ : 4-12
Others: 0-1
Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 71 percent till 6 pm on Monday, the Election Commission said. The figure is a marginal drop from the 2011 polls, where the turnout was 75.12 percent.
Shashi Tharoor Not Ready To Write Off Congress Yet
Shashi Tharoor in his statement to NDTV accepts that some of the exit poll figures are indicating a win for the LDF.
On BJP’s chances at getting any seats in Kerala, Siddharth Vardarajan on NDTV said that If the BJP opens its account in the state, it would mean they have proved themselves to be a serious player.
- Political power in Kerala has oscillated between the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI-M led Left Democratic Front (LDF) for decades. The BJP is looking to open a fresh account.
- The polls will decide the fate of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his arch-rival VS Achuthanandan in the state.
- A total of 1,203 candidates, including 109 women, are contesting for the 140 assembly seats.
- Voting began at 7 AM on Monday and ended at 6 PM.
- 70.35 percent voting was recorded till 5 PM.
2011 Kerala Assembly Elections Results
(With agency inputs)
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