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Voting for 3 RS seats in Kerala concludes
April 14, 2003 14:27 IST
Voting in a crucial election for three Rajya Sabha seats in Kerala conluded in Thiruvananthapuram within two hours of its commencement on Monday.
All 140 MLAs turned up to cast their vote, sources in the legislature secretariat said.
The results are expected to be out by the the evening.
The election has assumed political significance mainly due to the presence of a rebel Congress nominee in the fray, put up by senior Congress leader K Karunakaran.
The rebel, Kodoth Govindan Nair, has been expelled from the party for six years for his refusal to pull out of the fray in favour of the official nominees, Vayalar Ravi and Thennala Balakrishna Pillai.
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Sub: issue
Mr.K.Karunakaran, he creats all problems in congress. Actualy he needs some rest and sit at home
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Sub: K.KARUNAKARAN
It is high time to ask the senior leader Mr.K.Karunakaran to take rest and sit at home simply watching his children Muraleedharan's & padmaja's political ...
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Mr. Karunakaran does'nt have the support of the people, which he claims. He is worried about the huge support Mr Antony is getting. That's why ...
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Sub: Karunakaran to be expelled
The MLAs who are known as supporters of Karunakaran are being cheated by Karunakaran and his son. They don't know that karunakaran is playing this ...
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It will be good for the people Kerala if the infighting, partisan congress goverment in Kerala is defeated. Considering the way they are performing , ...
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