India, May 4 -- Contesting from the Poonjar constituency, P.C. George is in third position with 35573 votes after 16 rounds of vote-counting. The Indian National Congress's Adv. Sebastian M.J is leading with 56599 votes, ahead of second-placed Adv. Sebastian Kalathunkal (49971) of Kerala Congress (M).

George is a senior politician from Kerala and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with a long-standing presence in state politics. A seven-time MLA from the Poonjar constituency, he has spent over three decades in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Over the years, George has been associated with various Kerala Congress factions before founding his own party, Kerala Janapaksham (Secular), which later merged with the BJP in 2024.

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