Congress wins Kerala bypolls with margin of 10,000 votes
Sabarinathan is the son of late Congress leader G Karthikeyan
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-06-30 12:01 GMT
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led coalition government in Kerala won the by-election amidst corruption allegations.
Congress candidate, 31-year-old KS Sabarinathan, was elected to the state legislature from Aruvikkara by a margin of over 10,000 votes.
Sabarinathan is the son of late Congress leader G Karthikeyan, who passed away on March 7, this year due to liver cancer.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, took to Twitter to congratulate Sabarinathan.
A young leader is born in Kerala, a party is vindicated. @INCIndia gains momentum heading into local govt elections in Oct, Assembly in 2016
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 30, 2015Sabarinathan has won! http://t.co/jntfRq6j14 @INCIndia defies cynics,wins bypoll. Congrats @SabarinadhanKS & @Oommen_Chandy! More wins2come!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 30, 2015