Thiruvananthapuram April 21 (IANS) Amid mounting controversy over the handling of election materials, Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Dr Rathan U. Kelkar on Tuesday issued a strict directive that no rooms at vote-counting centres be opened under any circumstances.The order extends to even beyond the completion of counting, with explicit instructions that unsealed rooms, too, must remain closed.The move follows disputes reported from Perambra in Kozhikode and Nenmara in Palakkad, prompting…
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Kozhikode, April 20 (IANS) A complaint by the Congress-led UDF on Monday alleging that a strongroom storing voting machines had been opened, triggered brief tension and confusion at Vellimadukunnu in Kozhikode.The Congress leaders raised suspicions of possible election manipulation before officials clarified that no breach had occurred.The controversy centres on the strongroom facility at JDT Islam College, where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from seven constituencies in Kozhikode district a…
Perambra (Kerala), April 3 (IANS) The controversy over an alleged communal campaign announcement in Perambra intensified on Friday, with CPI-M-led LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan asserting that he has not received any notice from the Election Commission based on a complaint by the UDF.Breaking his silence after releasing the LDF’s constituency manifesto, Ramakrishnan maintained that no formal communication had reached him from the Returning Officer.He dismissed the allegations as attempts to v…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) The political row over an alleged communal campaign in Perambra widened on Friday, with Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan accusing the CPI-M of deploying a “repeat strategy” to polarise voters, drawing parallels with the controversial ‘kafir screenshot’ episode in Vadakara during the Lok Sabha elections.Satheesan alleged that the campaign targeting UDF candidate Fathima Thahliya was not an isolated incident but part of a calculated attempt by the …
Perambra, April 3 (IANS) The election authorities have issued a notice to LDF convener and candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan in connection with the controversial campaign announcement in Perambra in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, intensifying the political heat in the constituency.The controversy came to light after a local resident, Mundakkandi Saleel, followed the announcement vehicle and recorded the audio.Senior CPI(M) leader Ramakrishnan is also the convenor of the ruling Left Front and is aiming f…
Perambra, April 3 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Kerala’s Perambra Assembly constituency in Kozhikode district, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) alleging that the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is resorting to communally charged campaign tactics to regain lost ground.The row centres on a controversial audio announcement allegedly broadcast from a campaign vehicle linked to LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan, who is also the convenor of the ruling Left.The…
Kannur (Kerala), April 2 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and MP K. C. Venugopal on Thursday alleged that, with its defeat imminent in the Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI-M leadership is backing the creation of fake Aadhaar cards in Payyannur to facilitate bogus voting.He said the developments emerging from Payyannur and Taliparamba (both in Kannur) are clear indications that the CPI- M, gripped by fear of defeat as polling day approaches, has begun reviving its old tactics.According to him,…