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Nilambur byelection results on Monday

• Posted on June 23, 2025

Counting of votes polled in the Nilambur Assembly bye-election held on June 19 is set to begin at Mar Thoma Higher Secondary School, Chungathara, at 8 a.m. on Monday (June 23, 2025). Early trends are likely to be available by 10 a.m., and results are likely by mid-day.

All arrangements are in place for the counting of votes. As many as 1,76,070 votes were polled (75.87%) in the bye-election, which was necessitated by the resignation of Nilambur’s Left Democratic Front (LDF)-backed Independent MLA P.V. Anvar in January.

When 1,74,667 of the 2.32 lakh voters polled their votes through electronic voting machines (EVMs), 1,403 polled through other means. Among them were 163 through voter facilitation centres, 310 home votes of differently abled persons, 896 home votes of senior citizens above 85 years, and 34 service votes through electronically transmitted postal ballot system (ETPBS).

Fourteen tables have been set to count the EVM votes, four tables for other votes and one table for ETPBS pre-counting. The vote count will begin with postal ballots and then proceed to EVMs.

The votes polled in the 263 polling stations will be counted in 19 rounds. As many as 14 polling stations will be considered for each round. However, the last round (19th round) will have only 11 polling stations.

As many as 86 trained officials have been posted for counting, comprising 25 micro observers, 24 counting supervisors, 30 counting assistants, and seven assistant returning officers.

After counting is over, VVPAT slips of five polling stations chosen through draw of lots after each round will be counted separately under the supervision of the Election Commission Observers.

District Collector V.R. Vinod, who is the District Election Officer, said here on Sunday that surveillance cameras would record the entire counting process. Apart from Mr. Vinod, Election Commission Observers too will supervise the counting.

Mr. Vinod said that there would be three-tier security by Central and State security forces. He said arrangements were made for contestants and their agents to watch the counting. However, the public will not be allowed entry into the counting centre.

As many as 10 candidates were in the fray as Nilambur went to bypoll on June 19. Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate M. Swaraj and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Aryadan Shoukath were the frontrunners as both political fronts took on each other fiercely.

All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) State convener P.V. Anvar, who contested as an Independent after he fell out with the LDF and quit his Assembly membership, has made huge claims about a potential victory. But both the LDF and UDF have chosen to ignore his claims. Apart from Mr. Swaraj, Mr. Shoukath and Mr. Anvar, BJP candidate Mohan George too is expected to make an impact in the election.

Nilambur Assembly byelection vote counting begins at Mar Thoma Government Higher Secondary School, early trends by 10 a.m., results by mid-day. | Source: The Hindu

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