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'My Father's 13th Win': Key Takeaways From Chandy Oommen's Puthuppally Victory

If over half a century's worth of support wasn't enough, Oommen Chandy's hold over Puthuppally was evident in the way the people of the constituency came together to bid goodbye to the 79-year-old leader. The Congress was quick to capitalise on the emotions of voters and fielded Chandy Oommen – who has been working with the party at an organisational …

In the end, the story of the byelection in Puthuppally ended with no major surprises. The inherent anti-Left sentiment of the region and the personal charisma of the late Oommen Chandy were enough for the United Democratic Front to notch up an impressive victory here. The Congress-led coalition United Democratic Front, which could readily seize on a perceived surge in …

The United Democratic Front has once again demonstrated its might in Puthuppally with its candidate Chandy Oommen winning by a landslide the byelection held to the Assembly constituency that was represented by his father Oommen Chandy for 53 years. When the final result of the byelection was announced, Mr. Oommen bagged 80,144 votes to trounce his nearest rival Jaick C. …

The United Democratic Front workers have erupted into frenzied jubilations here as the Congress leader Chandy Oommen has won by a landslide in the by-election held to the Puthuppally Assembly constituency, a seat represented by his father Oommen Chandy for 53 years. Riding on a massive sympathy wave triggered by the death of the veteran Congress leader and a perceived …

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Puthuppally bypoll | In the political shadow of Oommen Chandy

A poster placed near the now famous grave at St George Orthodox Church at Puthuppally, in Kottayam district, Kerala, reads: “Oommen Chandy; here lies a saint who intercedes”. The late Chief Minister’s son, Chandy Oommen, is the Congress’ high-profile candidate, given his famous forename and his father’s popularity that seems to endure beyond the grave. Puthuppally, an Assembly constituency where …

What CBI clean chit to Oommen Chandy means for Congress in Kerala

The CBI’s clean chit to Oommen Chandy over the sexual exploitation allegations levelled against him by solar scam accused Saritha Nair comes as a massive relief for the 79-year-old beleaguered former Kerala chief minister. I’ve been in public life for more than six and a half decades and have delivered my duties without fear or favour,” Chandy told INDIA TODAY …

Of the 52 seats that the Congress had won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 15 were from Kerala. Venugopal, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran, former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala on the first day. Opening the shivir in the morning, Mr. Venugopal alleged that the Enforcement Directorate had been converted into an “election …

A high voltage state-wide campaign raising the Sabarimala women’s entry issue and gold smuggling scam failed to better the fortunes of the Congress-led UDF at the hustings,as it lacked a strong state leadership to take on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF on the ground. Though the UDF, led by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala fought the …