All eyes will be on Piravom on Wednesday as the counting of the votes, polled in the bypoll held in the assembly constituency on Saturday, begins at 8 am at Nirmala Junior School, Moovattu- puzha. The result is expected to be out by 10.30 am.
According to Election Commission, counting officials and agents have been directed to be present at the venue by 6 am.
The officials would be deputed to the table on random basis at 7 a.m. There will be 14 tables for counting and each table is to take up nine rounds. There were 134 polling booths in the constituency.
Of the previous nine elections held in the constituency, the LDF had won three and UDF the remaining ones. In the last election in 2011, the UDF candidate, Mr T.M. Jacob, had won by just 157 votes.
Both the UDF and LDF camps expressed hopes of a victory this time. The UDF candidate, Mr Anoop Jacob, visited Cardinal George Alencherry on Tuesday and also met campaign workers.
LDF candidate M.J. Jacob spent the day meeting party workers and visiting election offices. BJP candidate K.R. Rajagopal is also hopeful of improving the tally from the 4,000 odd votes polled in 2011.