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Everything You Know About the Nilambur Bye Election 2025

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The biggest Kerala political story of 2025 is the local elections, but currently, everyone is fixated on the Nilambur bye-election, which is scheduled to take place in a few days. After the resignation of P V Anvar MLA earlier this year, the Election Commission had called for a bye-election to the seat vacated by the MLA. The speciality this time is that the bye-election is held less than a year before the general election and the winner of this match will be an MLA for less than a year only. This is one of the reasons why experts regard it as a semi-final to the general elections next year.  Let us understand Nilambur Constituency better by understanding its Geography. Geography of Nilambur  Most of us would know about a place called Nilambur. However, understanding a lot about it and the constituency concerned would be seldom known. Nilambur is a semi-rural constituency located on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. It is predominantly a forest area lying close to the Nilgiris. It...

Congress heading for the good or worse- Presidential Poll, Rajasthan crisis, Leaders Exiting, and Bharat Jodo Yatra

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The Congress party has been in the headlines in the country for the past two months and will continue to be so. The question is whether it is for the right reason or not. A couple of incidents brought Congress into the limelight even more than the BJP. Keeping the Gujarat and Himachal elections aside, we look into various issues the party has made headlines about and how will this lead the Congress. Yatra has crossed 1000 km.  #opinion #analysis  Leaders exiting party  Once a strong party, an umbrella party which accommodate people of all ideologies, social backgrounds, and point of view is now no more. Ever since the emergency, the party has seen several splits and leaders exiting the party for multiple reasons. No more damage has been caused to the party other than leaders of the Congress who left the party and started their own party. Starting from Shyama Prasad Mukherji who was a cabinet member in the Nehru cabinet, who then founded the Jana Sangh which today is the ...

Newscapsule for the month of September 2022

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Kerala  MV Govindan resigns as minister, MB Rajesh’s swearing-in ceremony was held.  PM Modi dedicates Indegeniously built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant to the public.  PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Kochi Metro Phase II, including Railway station renovation, Water metro.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kerala for the southern zonal council meet. Amit Shah didn't attend Nehru Trophy Boat Race  Govt gets legal advice to continue social impact assessment.  Special trains from Mysuru, Hyderabad, and Yeswanthpur to Kerala for Onam. Kerala celebrated Onam.  Rise in the number of passengers in Kochi Metro during Onam.  46.91 lakh litres of milk arrived in Kerala this Onam.  Milma registers an all-time record sale of milk, and curd in Kerala this...