<p>Palakkad: Congress-led UDF candidate Rahul Mamkootathil on Saturday extended his lead by over 15,000 votes as the counting of votes got underway in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll.</p><p>According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Mamkootathil secured 49,509 votes after the 11th round of counting, while Krishnakumar garnered 34,210 votes. </p><p>The LDF candidate, Dr P Sarin, who was in third place, received 27,926 votes.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/bypoll-election-results-2024-live-updates-here-priyanka-in-wayanad-must-win-battle-for-h-d-kumaraswamy-son-nikhil-in-channapatna-shiggaon-sandur-bharath-bommai-karnataka-news-bypolls-punjab-bjp-jds-congress-akhilesh-narendra-modi-yogi-west-bengal-uttar-pradesh-byelections-latest-trends-palakkad-assam-bihar-chhattisgarh-gujarat-kerala-madhya-pradesh-meghalaya-punjab-rajasthan-sikkim-uttar-pradesh-uttarakhand-3288065">Click here for live coverage of the bypoll results!</a><br><br>Krishnakumar initially led the count. However, Mamkootathil gained a narrow lead of 1,425 votes in the seventh round of counting and has steadily increased his margin in the subsequent rounds.</p>.Kerala bypoll: After Wayanad and Chelakkara, Palakkad too witnesses drop in voter turnout.<p>Among the 10 candidates contesting, the main contenders are Mamkootathil from the Congress-led UDF, Krishnakumar from the BJP-led NDA, and Sarin from the CPI(M)-led LDF.</p><p>The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Vadakara in the general election this year.</p>
<p>Palakkad: Congress-led UDF candidate Rahul Mamkootathil on Saturday extended his lead by over 15,000 votes as the counting of votes got underway in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll.</p><p>According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Mamkootathil secured 49,509 votes after the 11th round of counting, while Krishnakumar garnered 34,210 votes. </p><p>The LDF candidate, Dr P Sarin, who was in third place, received 27,926 votes.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/bypoll-election-results-2024-live-updates-here-priyanka-in-wayanad-must-win-battle-for-h-d-kumaraswamy-son-nikhil-in-channapatna-shiggaon-sandur-bharath-bommai-karnataka-news-bypolls-punjab-bjp-jds-congress-akhilesh-narendra-modi-yogi-west-bengal-uttar-pradesh-byelections-latest-trends-palakkad-assam-bihar-chhattisgarh-gujarat-kerala-madhya-pradesh-meghalaya-punjab-rajasthan-sikkim-uttar-pradesh-uttarakhand-3288065">Click here for live coverage of the bypoll results!</a><br><br>Krishnakumar initially led the count. However, Mamkootathil gained a narrow lead of 1,425 votes in the seventh round of counting and has steadily increased his margin in the subsequent rounds.</p>.Kerala bypoll: After Wayanad and Chelakkara, Palakkad too witnesses drop in voter turnout.<p>Among the 10 candidates contesting, the main contenders are Mamkootathil from the Congress-led UDF, Krishnakumar from the BJP-led NDA, and Sarin from the CPI(M)-led LDF.</p><p>The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Vadakara in the general election this year.</p>