However, CPM Ernakulam district secretary CN Mohanan said the result was unexpected. The verdict is accepted. Admits failure. Incredible. He said he would look into the defeat.
Out of 10 postal votes, Uma Thomas got 6 postal 3 votes, Joe Joseph got 2 votes and AN Radhakrishnan got 2 votes. Three votes invalid.
The final result may be out by 11 p.m. The voting machine was opened at 7.30 am in the presence of the candidates and the representatives of the political parties. There are 21 tables set up for counting votes.
The new MLA of Thrikkakara will be known when the votes cast by 1,35,342 voters in 239 booths are counted. 21 voting machines will be counted in one round. By the end of eleven rounds the picture will be clear.
The booths in the Edappally area of Kochi Corporation were counted first. The counting will pass through Palarivattom, Padivattom and Anchumana areas. By the fifth round, the booths in the Corporation area up to Vyttila were counted.
The counting of votes in Thrikkakara will start from the eighth round. Despite the tumultuous campaign, the lowest turnout was recorded in Thrikkakara this time. Leading campaigns by the Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition and the clear rainy weather were expected to bring the trend to a record high on the morning of polling day. But by the time the polls were over, all the calculations were wrong.