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Malappuram bypoll result highlights: UDF candidate PK Kunhalikutty wins

The counting of votes is expected to get over by 11:00 am.

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Indian Union Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty registering a win in the Malappuram by election in Kerala. The voting for Malappuram seat was held on April 12 following the demise of former Union Minister and IUML leader E Ahamed. PK Kunhalikutty of Congress-led UDF candidate and IUML General Secretary, LDF candidate MB Faisal (CPI-M) and NDA nominee N Sreeprakash of BJ were in the fray along with six independent candidates. The counting of votes started at 8:00 am and ended at 12 noon. 71.33 per cent of the total electorate had voted in the elections.

Malappuram bypoll result live updates:

12:00 pm: IUML leader and UDF candidate  PK Kulhalikutty wins from Malappuram Lok Sabha seat, reports ANI

11:40 am: The vote margin now crosses 1.5 lakh with Kulhalikutty getting more than 5 lakh votes. The IUML had claimed that it will win the elections by more than 2 lakh votes.

11:00 am: Kulhalikutty has bagged over four lakh votes, as per local media reports.

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10:40 am: The counting of votes is now expected to get over in short time. IUML maintained a lead since the beginning and is now moving towards a comfortable victory.

10.26 am: The IUML now has 330343 votes and a lead of over 1,20,000 which seems unassailable at the moment.

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10.14 am: Kulhalikutty’s lead is now over one lakh votes. He could end up with a victory margin larger than that of E Ahamed who had won with a margin of 1,94,739 votes in 2014.

9:30 am: PK Kulhalikutty is now leading with 62,490 votes. The voting is expected to be over by 11:00 am.

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9:20 am: Local reports suggest that the IUML candidate is strongly maintaining the lead with CPI on the second position.

8:50 am: PK Kulhalikutty is now leading with 20,000 votes, according to local media reports.

8:27 am: PK Kulhalikutty is fighting on IUML ticket which is part of Congress-led UDF alliance in the state. The Malappuram Lok Sabha seat is dominated by Muslim population.

8:17 am: IUML leader and UDF candidate PK Kunhalikutty is leading as per early trends. MB Faisal of CPM is behind by 3000 votes

8:12 am: Over 9 lakh votes will be counted today. 9,36,315 persons had voted in the elections out of total 13,12,693.

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8:00 am: Counting of votes begins. The first trends are expected to come in by 8:15 am

7:50 am: The counting of votes will take place at government college in Malappuram where a tight security cover has been deployed.

7:30 am: The counting of votes for Malappuram by election will begin at 8 am.

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