Vengara Bypolls: IUML's KNA Khader wins by over 23,000 votes

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) candidate KNA Khader won the Vengara by-election on Sunday, with a hefty margin of over 23,000 votes.

Six candidates, including K N A Khader of the IUML, P P Basheer of CPI-M, K  Janachandran  (BJP) and  KC  Naseer of the SDPI, were in the fray.

The bypoll was necessitated after IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty vacated the seat to successfully contest the Malappuram Lok Sabha segment.