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Choice of political candidates, over the last three decades, by the electorate has thrown up surprises in the Kangayam Assembly segment of Tiruppur district that has been witnessing rapid economic strides owing to diverse industrial activities in the main town, as also agriculture in the hinterland. In the previous two elections in 2016 and 2011, AIADMK candidates had emerged victorious over those of Indian National Congress by comfortable margins. In the 2001 election, the face-off between the DMK and AIADMK candidates resulted in the victory of the latter.
On the way to south Chellanam, the idyllic coastal stretch that marks the border between Ernakulam and Alappuzha districts, the police have set up a checkpoint to monitor vehicles criss-crossing the boundary for unauthorised movement of cash to splurge on campaign. The campaign spot could be heard before it was seen thanks to songs blaring from loudspeakers and percussion beats filling the air. Meanwhile, Twenty20 candidate Xavier Julappan, stepping out of Our Lady of Health Church in Saude, sounded confident.
