Aryadan Shoukath has taken oath as the new MLA of Nilambur. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Shoukath took the oath in the presence of Speaker A. N. Shamseer.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Opposition Leader V. D. Satheesan, and ministers K. Rajan and M. B. Rajesh were present at the event.
Shoukath, representing the United Democratic Front (UDF), reclaimed the Nilambur constituency with a majority of 11,077 votes. M. Swaraj received 66,660 votes, while P. V. Anvar secured 19,760 votes. NDA candidate Mohan George got 8,648 votes, SDPI candidate Sadiq Naduthodi received 2,075 votes, and 630 votes were cast for NOTA.
