KOCHI: The High Court has identified anomalies in the Thrissur Kerala Varma College Union Chairman Election vote counting and recounting process. Following discrepancies in the vote count, KSU chairman candidate S Srikuttan has requested a re-election. Justice TR Ravi addressed this concern in response to Srikuttan's petition.

The High Court ruled that proper procedures were not adhered to during the counting and recounting of the election records. The Single Bench has postponed the judgment on the petition.

Originally, Srikuttan had won by one vote in the initial count. However, in the recount, SFI candidate KS Anirudh was declared the winner by ten votes. Srikuttan contested this outcome leading to the legal proceedings.

Highlighted anomalies pointed out by the High Court

Many documents lack the Returning Officer's signature, instead signed by another officer.

Reduction of one vote for NOTA in the recount.

Discovery of four additional invalid votes during the recount.

Non-compliance with the rule for changing the counting of invalid votes.

Technical inconveniences deemed illegal.

Recounting of invalid votes without clarification on their status.

Lack of explanation for the recount request.

Officials left the counting center before the voting concluded.

In the initial vote count

S Srikuttan: 896

KS Anirudh: 895

NOTA: 19

Invalid: 23

In the recount

KS Anirudh: 899

S Srikuttan: 889

NOTA: 18

Invalid: 27