In an electrifying Puthupally by-election prediction contest, Rose Malayalam, in collaboration with Ireland’s renowned Indian restaurant, Sheila Palace, has declared two winners who shared the coveted first prize. The competition drew participants from diverse corners of the globe, all eager to predict the election’s outcome, including the winning candidate and their majority. However, no one could accurately foretell the final results, as the UDF candidate Chandi Oommen clinched victory with a substantial lead of 37,719 votes.
Surprisingly, the closest predictions came remarkably close, with two individuals foreseeing Chandy Oommen’s majority as 37,500 votes. Anu Thomas, an employee of Cork University Hospital hailing from Pudupally, and Kurian Skaria, working in Dubai, shared the top honors. Anita Cyril from Dublin secured the second position, predicting a majority of 37,400 votes for Chandy Oommen. The competition, hosted by Rose Malayalam, Ireland’s foremost Malayalam online news portal, and Sheila Palace, an Indian restaurant operator in Dublin and Waterford, Ireland, garnered participants through comments on Rose Malayalam’s Facebook page. Congratulations to the winners on their impressive predictions!