Kerala election result: Neck-and-neck fight in Mananthavady; Congress surges in Kalpetta, Sulthan Bathery

The Mananthavady Assembly constituency successful Wayanad is witnessing a neck-and-neck contention betwixt O. R. Kelu, a CPI(M) person and Minister successful the outgoing Cabinet, and Usha Vijayan of the Congress, with the pb changing frequently.

After Ms. Vijayan took an aboriginal pb successful the archetypal rounds of counting, Mr. Kelu regained the pb successful the 4th round. However, by the extremity of the 10th circular of counting, Ms. Vijayan has erstwhile again moved ahead, starring by a borderline of 1,072 votes.