Kochi, May 4 (PTI) Congress leader V D Satheesan recorded a victory from North Paravoor constituency with a margin of over 20,000 votes in the Kerala Assembly elections.
Satheesan defeated CPI(M) candidate E T Taison Master by 20,600 votes.
Though he trailed by over 200 votes after the first of the 17 counting rounds, Satheesan regained the lead and went on to secure a comfortable victory.
The win marks Satheesan’s fifth consecutive victory from the constituency since 2001. He had earlier lost the seat to CPI candidate P. Raju in 1996.
Satheesan, one of the contenders for the chief minister’s post, is currently in Thiruvananthapuram and is expected to return to North Paravoor in the coming days.
As Leader of the Opposition, Satheesan led the Congress-led UDF in the Assembly elections. PTI TBA SSK
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