Journalism of Courage
As counting of votes ended, Mamata Banerjee is set to lead a government for the second time in West Bengal. J. Jayalalithaa became the second chief minister to retain power in Tamil Nadu after MGR. Kerala saw a close fight, and the CPM-led LDF won the election. In Assam the BJP put an end to Congress’ 15-year uninterrupted rule. Puducherry is set to see a new chief minister, as AIADMK won there.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday led her AIADMK to a second five-year term, convincingly defeating a divided opposition and proving wrong exit polls that predicted her ouster.
CPI(M)-led LDF regained power in Kerala cruising to a comfortable majority by inflicting a massive drubbing to the ruling Congress-headed UDF. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will submit his resignation on Friday.
The TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur seat thrashing Congress leader Deepa Dasmunsi by almost 15000 votes.
Congress leader Tarun Gogoi retained his Titabar seat beating BJP’s Kamakhya Prasad Tasa by around 17000 votes. However, his party failed to counter the anti-incumbency wave.
Former Kerala chief minister and incumbent Leader of Opposition in the state VS Achuthanandan has won in Malampuzha.
The DMK chief M Karunanidhi retained his Thiruvarur seat thrashing AIADMK’s R Paneerselvam by a big margin of 67549 votes.
The BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal secured 49602 votes to defeat Rajib Lochan (30679) of Congress by over 19000 votes in Majauli.
PMK's Anbumani Ramadoss was the runner-up in Pennagaram segment in Tamil Nadu, which fell under his Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency.
KM Mani has won his 13th consecutive term in Kerala assembly from his home constituency of Pala.
The AUDF leader Badruddin Ajmal lost to Congress’ Wazed Ali Shah from South Salmara. Ajmal is also the president of the Assam State Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and a member of the advisory board of Darul Uloom Deoband.
Congress leader Deepa Dasmunsi lost to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur.
Former Indian football captain and Trinamool candidate Bhaichung Bhutia was defeated from Siliguri by 14,072 votes.
Cricketer S Sreesanth lost from Thiruvananthapuram, but managed to secure 34,000 votes.
The AGP chief Atul Bora defeated Congress’ Arun Phukan from Bokakhat by over 40,000 votes.
BJP leader Chandramohan Patowary defeated former Congress Minister Nilamani Sen Deka by 33,943 votes.
CP(I)M candidate Rajib Majumder is contesting from Maniktala assembly constituency in West Bengal, lost to TMC's Sadhan Pande witha margin of over 25, 000 votes.
West Bengal BJP leader, Dilip Kumar Ghosh won.
Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, once called Tarun Gogoi’s blue-eyed boy, the BJP leader defeated his old party (Congress) candidate Niren Deka in Jalukbari by a huge margin of 85935 votes.
Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandson, is contesting for BJP against Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur. He lost to CM Mamata Banerjee.
BJP's star candidate Roopa Ganguly, who was contesting from Howrah North in West Bengal has lost to cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla of TMC.
BJP leader and Kerala state president Kummanam Rajasekharan has lost in Thiruvananthapuram constituency.
DMK chief's son, MK Stalin is contesting from Kolathur in Tamil Nadu. He won the election with a huge margin over 37,000 votes.
Kerala BJP candidate O Rajagopal contested from Nemom constituency in Thiruvananthapuram and won.
AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam contesting in Bodinayakanur constituency of Tamil Nadu has won.
BJP Tamil Nadu's State chief, Tamilisai-Soundararajan lost in her constituency of Virugambakkam in Chennai.
