Congress retains Palakkad assembly seat with margin of over 18,000 votes | India News
[ad_1] PALAKKAD: In a major boost to the opposition Congress-led UDF, its candidate Rahul Mamkootathil retained the Palakkad Assembly seat, winning the by-poll by a significant margin of 18,840 votes, despite challenges posed by the BJP-led NDA and CPI(M)-headed LDF. Mamkootathil secured 58,389 votes against BJP’s C Krishnakumar who garnered 39,549 votes, according to the…