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Congress wins crucial Kerala assembly by-election
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IBNS) The Congress-led coalition government has won a crucial by-election in Kerala at a time when it is confronting corruption allegations.
The Congress candidate, KS Sabarinathan, has been elected to the state legislature from Aruvikkara by a margin of more than 10,000 votes.
Sabarinathan, a debutant in electoral politics, is the son of G Karthikeyan, who was a Congress leader and served as Speaker of the Kerala Assembly.
He defeated the incumbent, Vijayakumar, of the Left.
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