Three-way cliffhanger in Kerala capital: Congress veteran on comeback trail faces ‘Mayor bro’ test, state’s first woman IPS officer

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Vattiyoorkavu Assembly seat in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram faces a three-way contest on April 9. Congress veteran K Muraleedharan seeks comeback, incumbent LDF's V K Prasanth defends his 22,000-vote 2021 margin, and NDA's R Sreelekha, Kerala's first woman IPS officer, contests. Vote margins narrowed significantly between 2011 and 2021, with NDA support tripling. Complex caste dynamics and floating voter loyalties make the outcome uncertain.

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