NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has announced the by-election for the Thrikkakkara constituency in Kerala. The by-poll will be held on May 31. The counting of votes will take place on June 3. The last date for submission of nominations is May 11. The last date for withdrawal is May 16.

The by-poll is being held following the demise of PT Thomas. Although Thrikkakkara is a sitting seat of the UDF, the LDF is likely to give importance to the by-election as the victory in the election will help it to get 100 seats in the Assembly. On the other hand, there are rumours that PT Thomas' wife Uma Thomas is likely to contest as a UDF candidate. The UDF has not officially commented on this.