Kasargod.  The houses of the two Congress workers who had complained to the Election Commission (EC) alleging bogus voting were attacked and vandalized and bombs were hurled at their residences. Congress has alleged CPI (M) to be behind the attack.  

On the complaint of two Congress workers who also furnished CCTV footages of alleged bogus voting at two booths in Pilathara, the EC had ordered re-polling.

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According to the exit polls, The UDF (Kerala) is likely to post a victory in 15 out of the total 20 seats in Kerala. On the other hand, the CPI(M)-led LDF is expected to win four seats in the 2019 general election, four less than what it had won five years ago.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) has stronghold on Kasargod since 1967. The grand old party has only won the seat thrice since 1957. The seat witnessed 80.57 per cent voter turnout in 2019. 

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CPI(M) incumbent and veteran parliamentarian P Karunakaran won the seat in a close battle with Congress candidate T Siddique with a margin of 6,921 votes. 

 CPI (M) fielded KP Sathishchandran against Congress candidate Rajmohan Unnithan.