KOZHIKODE: The CPM suffered a severe blow again in the Onchiam soil. P Sreejith of RMP experienced a major win in the bypolls held at the fifth ward of Onchiam grama panchayat. Sreejith defeated LDF candidate Rajaram Thaipally of the LDF for 308 votes. The CPM had given major importance to the by-election held in a ward of a panchayat. State leaders had reached here for campaigning. Poet and cultural activist Rajaram Thaipally was fielded here as it was a prestigious fight for the CPM. The bypolls were held following the death of panchayat member A G Gopinath. RMP leader N Venu said the victory shows the strength of the party.